COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio Republican lawmakers have introduced legislation that would restrict the mail-in deadline, requiring all absentee ballots to be received by elections officials by the time that polls close. Some veterans raised concerns that this could prevent military and overseas ballots from being counted.

"It's a feeling that when your country calls you, you go," Army veteran Adam Miller said.

Joining the military is one of the most patriotic things an Ohioan can do, he said, but so is participating in the democratic process.

"Being able to cast your vote is one of the fundamental freedoms that patriots fought for," he said.

When you are deployed overseas or in another country, the only way to vote is by mail — which Miller did when he was fighting in the Middle East.

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