voting reforms

A bipartisan bill that started out as an avenue for homeless Ohioans to get free identifying documents like birth certificates and state ID cards has been fast tracked as it's turned into something else.

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

The Ohio Ballot Board has given its approval to the language voters could see on the ballot this fall for two statewide issues, but opponents of both are considering asking the Ohio Supreme Court to take action to prevent those measures from going forward.

On a party line vote, an Ohio House committee has passed a bill that will make some changes to election law. Backers say it gives more flexibility to…