Ohioans who vote absentee by mail may need to ensure they allow plenty of time for those ballots to arrive on or before Election Day. Republican state lawmakers have approved a bill that wipes out extra time for ballots to arrive after Election Day, except for military and overseas voters.

Rep. Sharon Ray (R-Wadsworth) said Senate Bill 293 was needed ahead of the next year's midterms.

“This bill will help protect and improve the election process in the state of Ohio," Ray said on the House floor. “It also assures that Ohio is abiding by federal election law and President Trump’s executive order.”

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost received a letter from the Department of Justice in September, warning that Ohio could face a federal lawsuit following an executive order Trump issued in Ma

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