On Friday, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed House Bill 458 into law, requiring voter ID for elections. Ohio’s Secretary of State’s Office released information regarding what kinds of documents would be deemed acceptable for verification in order to register and cast a ballot.

Governor DeWine made a statement about the law, saying,

“Elections integrity is a significant concern to Americans on both sides of the aisle across the country. At the same time, I have long believed that Ohio does a good of administering elections, as we have provided ample opportunities to cast votes while avoiding the problems we have seen in recent federal elections in other states.”

Ohio will now have some of the strictest voter ID laws in the country, after Gov. Mike DeWine signed HB 458 today. First big changes to voting law in 2023.

Here's a breakdown state's SOS made https://t.co/eXDrkQtVBU pic.twitter.com/TUqIGRqEi2

— Aaron Mendelson (@a_mendelson) January 6, 2023

The ACLU of Ohio has been opposed to the new law, citing voter suppression. Election-focused attorney and founder of Democracy Docket, Marc Elias has filed a lawsuit on Friday challenging the new voter ID law. Among the plaintiffs in the case is the Ohio Alliance for Retired Americans. A similar group in Arizona, Arizona Alliance for Retired Americans, was a plaintiff in a ballot box observer lawsuit, that was lost by Elias’ law firm during November’s general election. 

🚨NEW: @clevhomeless, OH @AFTunion, OH @ActiveRetirees & @unionveterans sue Ohio over new voter suppression law #HB458. The orgs argue that the law imposes "discriminatory burdens on the fundamental right to vote" in violation of the 1st & 14th Amendments. https://t.co/SFUWqKchcb

— Democracy Docket (@DemocracyDocket) January 6, 2023

As expected, @marceelias has filed a lawsuit against Ohio’s voting law bill signed into law Friday. The bill requires voters show photo ID, allows one ballot drop box per county, shortens the period to request early ballots and to count mail in ballots, among other changes pic.twitter.com/5ZxyWNQytc

— Karen Kasler (@karenkasler) January 8, 2023

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