Ohio's election integrity is set to improve with new budget provisions as highlighted by Secretary of State Frank LaRose.

Ohio is legally required to redraw its congressional district map ahead of the 2026 election, and early reports indicate that big changes could be coming.

Instead of an independent seven-member commission, the Senate proposes a five-member body known as the Ohio Election Integrity Commission housed in the Ohio Secretary of State’s office.

I think Ohio has become something of a test subject state for seeing just how far a super majority can chip away at access to the ballot and our rights to direct democracy.”

Ohio could soon prosecute voter fraud more often, and the state unit charged with investigating potential fraud could become permanent. Secretary of State Frank LaRose applauded the Senate passage of Senate Bill 4 as a confidence boost for accurate elections and a message to offenders that prosecution could more readily come.

Gov. Mike DeWine signed his last budget right at the deadline, vetoing 67 items, but allowing a flat income tax and $600 million for the Cleveland Browns' stadium in Brook Park to go forward.

Liz Skalka is a reporter based in Maryland. She was previously a senior political reporter at HuffPost and the Ohio politics writer for The Blade in Toledo. She was also a reporter and columnist for Hearst Connecticut Media Group and an editor at The New York Post.

The Ohio Senate passed Senate Bill 4 to formalize the Election Integrity Unit, aimed at enforcing election integrity and enabling more effective prosecution of election fraud.

Ohio lawmakers are officially on summer break and a hotly debated piece of legislation failed to pass before legislators signed off until October. “I’m hopeful that

The newly-passed Ohio budget bill includes a provision that would require school board candidates to list their political party on the ballot.

These two Democrats will face off in the race for current Vice President J.D. Vance's seat in the U.S. Senate, which is currently occupied by former Lieutenant Governor Jon Husted.