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The bill from veteran Bill Seitz (R-Cincinnati) and freshman Sharon Ray (R-Medina), both Republican representatives, seeks to make changes just a few months after former President Trump won Ohio in a record turnout, but lost his re-election as voters nationwide cast ballots in historic numbers.
“It’s only natural that legislators would be curious and interested in passing election reform on the heels of the 2020 presidential election. That didn’t come as a surprise to any of us," said Aaron Ockerman, the Executive Director of the
Ohio Association of
Election Officials. Ockerman said he’s seen election law changes proposed after every major vote for the last two decades.