COLUMBUS (AP) — Republican Secretary of State Frank LaRose says Ohio needs to take the application process for mail-in ballots online, agree to pay postage on return applications and ballots and make other voting-law changes to assure the presidential election runs smoothly in November.
Ohio needs to be Ready for November. That’s why we are working with Ohio’s General Assembly and bipartisan county election officials to prepare now.
Here’s our plan. pic.twitter.com/8YduOwzuFq
— Frank LaRose (@FrankLaRose) May 6, 2020
He told The Associated Press on Tuesday he’s begun lobbying lawmakers on the need to act quickly.
Other changes LaRose proposes would shift the deadline for requesting an absentee ballot to a full week before the election rather than the Saturday before, and bolster financial support to counties for equipment and added staff.
Ohio’s primary was delayed because of the coronavirus and much of it was carried out using mail-in absentee ballots.