This week marks the beginning of early voting for Ohio residents. On the ballot is Issue 3, a proposed amendment to the Ohio Constitution requiring voters to present a photo ID to vote. The ID would need to be government-issued, such as a driver's license. Residents can cast their votes at the Board of Elections Office, 3130 E. Main Street, Springfield.
Absentee voting by mail began Oct. 6; those interested must complete the paperwork in person or by mail by Oct. 27.
The amendment would allow state law to provide for an alternative method of verifying a voter’s identity for a voter who has a sincere religious objection to being photographed and, therefore, does not possess an approved form of government-issued photo identification.
It would also require that voters who do not vote in person must provide an approved form of government-issued photo identification, unless the law authorizes those persons to vote by providing a signature and at least one other specified unique identifier.
Approved forms of government-issued photo identification would include unexpired Ohio driver’s license or state identification card; a United States passport or passport card; or a United States military identification card, Ohio National Guard identification card, or United States Department of Veterans Affairs identification card.
A "yes" vote means approving of Issue 3; a "no" rejects it.
Here is who is on the ballot in Ohio's midterm elections:
Governor candidates
Republican
Vivek Ramaswamy
Democrat
Amy Acton
Libertarian
Don Kissick
U.S. Senate
Republican
Jon Husted
Democrat
Sherrod Brown
Greg Levy
Other
William Redpath
Secretary of State
Republican
Robert Sprague
Democrat
Allison Russo
Libertarian
Tom Pruss
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