COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio House is set to weigh changes
to when provisional ballots are counted in the swing state and what it
takes to cast one.
Provisional ballots include those cast when voters don’t bring proper ID to the polls or cast them in the
wrong precinct.
A
bill slated to be voted on Wednesday would put into law a recent
federal court ruling that requires provisional ballots cast in the wrong
precinct, but right polling location, to be counted. Some polling
places contain voting machines for several precincts.
The measure
would also require voters to provide their date of birth and current
address on the provisional ballot affirmation in order for the ballot to
be eligible to be counted.
The Senate passed an earlier version of the bill.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio House is set to weigh changes
to when provisional ballots are counted in the swing state and what it
takes to cast one.
Provisional ballots include those cast when voters don’t bring proper ID to the polls or cast them in the
wrong precinct.
A
bill slated to be voted on Wednesday would put into law a recent
federal court ruling that requires provisional ballots cast in the wrong
precinct, but right polling location, to be counted. Some polling
places contain voting machines for several precincts.
The measure
would also require voters to provide their date of birth and current
address on the provisional ballot affirmation in order for the ballot to
be eligible to be counted.
The Senate passed an earlier version of the bill.
Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights
reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or
redistributed.