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Ohio · 136th Legislature (2025-2026) · Bill

SB 293: Revise deadline to return absent voter ballots

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 293 is a bill introduced in the Ohio Senate on October 14, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Revise deadline to return absent voter ballots. Primary sponsor: Theresa Gavarone (Republican), Andrew Brenner (Republican). It lists 38 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 20, 2026): Effective 3/20/26.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

To amend sections 3509.05, 3511.09, and 3511.11 of the Revised Code to require all marked absent voter's ballots to be delivered to the board of elections by the close of the polls on Election Day in order to be counted.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 39

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Theresa GavaronePrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate2
Andrew BrennerPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate19
Cindy AbramsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse29
Adam BirdCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse63
Monica BlasdelCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse79
Jerry CirinoCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate18
Gary ClickCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse88
Rodney CreechCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse40
Al CutronaCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate33
Jack DanielsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse32
Kellie DeeterCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse54
Mike DovillaCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse17
Tex FischerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse59
Jennifer GrossCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse45
Thomas HallCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse46
Adam HolmesCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse97
Marilyn JohnCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse76
Angie KingCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse84
Adam MathewsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse56
Ty MathewsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse83
Riordan McClainCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse87
Melanie MillerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse67
Johnathan NewmanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse80
Sandy O'BrienCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate32
Mike OdiosoCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse30
Bob PetersonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse91
Phil PlummerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse39
Sharon A. RayCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Michele ReynoldsCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate3
Tracy RichardsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse86
Kristina RoegnerCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate27
Bill RoemerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse31
Brian StewartCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse12
David ThomasCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse65
Jane TimkenCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate29
Shane WilkinCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate17
Josh WilliamsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse44
Bernie WillisCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse74
Steve WilsonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate7
Tom YoungCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse37

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Effective 3/20/26
  2. Effective
  3. Signed By The Governor
  4. Sent To The Governor
  5. Concurred in House amendments
  6. Passed
  7. Reported - Substitute
  8. Referred to committee
  9. Introduced
  10. Passed
  11. Reported - Amended
  12. Referred to committee

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Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source