The Ohio Elections Commission, established three decades ago to investigate complaints of campaign finance violations, is now scrambling to have its funding restored after its entire budget was left out of an Ohio House spending plan for next year.

Paper pollbooks are returning for Ohio’s primary election in May to dozens of counties across the state to check voters in before they cast their ballots. The change stems from an ongoing investigation into an electronic pollbook purchased by Perry County.

U.S. Sen. Jon Husted, Ohio gubernatorial hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy, and other Republican statewide candidates are each lobbying Ohio GOP leaders to award them state party primary endorsements next month.

Early voting is underway in this year’s May 6 primary election. An odd-year election on the heels of a presidential race doesn’t generate a lot of attention, but that doesn’t

Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel joined Ohio Politics Explained podcast to discuss his new job, higher education and speculation about his future.

Ohioans voting in the May 6 primary and special election will be deciding whether to pass Issue 2, a proposed constitutional amendment authorizing $2.5 billion in

County coroners warn change could compromise independence in death investigations, but the County Commissioners Association of Ohio says the move would increase regional efficiency.

The Ohio House’s version of the budget would eliminate the independent group charged with enforcing state campaign finance laws.

After the Ballot Board meetings, the second round of signature-gathering can begin. The group would need just under 250,000 valid signatures statewide from at least 44 of Ohio’s 88 counties. They would have to submit the signatures by the end of June to qualify for the November ballot.

Ex-State Rep. Ron Hood, known for his conservative politics, has died at 55. The staunch abortion rights foe started career in eastern Stark County.

WOOD COUNTY, Ohio — The Wood County Board of Elections says it will use paper pollbooks at all 27 voting locations in the county for the May 6 primary due to an issue with an electronic voter ...

Sunday marked Ohio’s first legal 4/20 day and recreational marijuana sales were booming for the unofficial weed holiday.