A bill to require all absentee ballots arrive at boards of elections by election day—eliminating the four day grace period in current law--is headed to Gov. Mike DeWine. But while he signs most bills that come to him, he's suggested it’s not certain that he’ll sign this one.

Republican backers have said Senate Bill 293 is needed because ballots need to be at boards of elections on election night to have an unofficial count as soon as possible. And they've noted that 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 March stating that there is "a uniform and nondiscriminatory ballot receipt deadline of Election Day for all methods of voting", with ballots

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