In a post-midnight vote in the Ohio House Chamber on Tuesday, legislators passed new voting laws for the state, including increased photo ID requirements and fewer days to apply for absentee ballots.
The legislation, which has now passed both chambers, will head to Governor Mike DeWine (R) to sign into law.
The governor told the Associated Press on Thursday he would need to read the final bill before he would consider signing it.
“The last two secretaries of state have both said that we have a very good system in the state of Ohio,” he said to the AP. “It’s easy to vote, hard to cheat, so I think we already have a good system in the state of Ohio.”…