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Republicans in the House Government Oversight Committee passed the resolution which could set it up for a full House vote this week.

The Ohio House and Ohio Senate are holding hearings on several election-related measures in the coming days.

More than 100 organizations — including faith groups, unions, and some conservative organizations — are pushing back on a bill that would require citizen-led constitutional amendments to have a supermajority at the ballot box.

Ohio lawmakers return after the Thanksgiving break to consider bills making changes in voting and election laws and to strip away some of the powers of the state school board and move them to the governor's office.

A collection of voter rights and community organizations is calling on lawmakers to reject certain provisions of bills that would change Ohio’s elections laws.

Issues 1 and 2 dealt with bail reform and non-citizens voting, and Ohio voters approved them overwhelmingly.

A bill to make changes in voting laws in Ohio is considered likely to be a priority for lawmakers in the Republican supermajority, and there could be a new element added in.

Voters will see Issue 1 and Issue 2 on the November ballot which are measures that would amend the state constitution to determine laws on bail and who can vote in Ohio elections.

Ohio's elections chief is cautioning that state law does not permit voters to return absentee ballots at their precincts on Election Day.

Boards of elections in Northeast Ohio are still recruiting people to work the polls for the Nov. 8 general election.