Ohio Bans Grace Periods for Mail Ballots

Ohio has made it Harder to Vote by Mail. Senate Bill 293, which was recently Signed into Law, Repeals Ohio’s Practice of Counting Mail Ballots that are Postmarked prior to Election Day. but that Arrive up to Four Days after Election Day Polls Close.

This follows Trump (R) Executive Orders Against Mail-in-Voting, despite Voting that Way, and has Called for Ending these so-called Grace Periods for Mail Ballots everywhere. Ohio’s New Law Follows Trump's Lead, Threatening Thousands of Votes in the Process. Mail-in-Ballots are Safe and Secure, and now if you bring it to the your Post Office, you can ask to have it Postrmark, before it starts its jurney to your Polling site.

It's a Non-Prtisan Way for Eligible Voters to make their Voices Heard in our Elections. And now it's Harder for them to Participate in Elections in Ohio, whether they're a military Member Voting from Overseas, Someone who is Immunocompromised, in a Nursing Home, or any other Reason for Voting by Mail.

Military Service Members and their Eligible Family Members can Vote in U.S. Elections from anywhere in the World. They must Register to Vote and Request an Absentee Ballot using the Federal Post Card Application (FPCA). The FPCA allows them to Vote in Federal Elections and may also be eligible for Local and State Elections. Military Members can Vote from Anywhere they are Stationed, and they must Provide their Voting Residence, which is usually the Last Address they Lived at in the U.S. before Moving Outside of the U.S.

In New York, Military Service Members and their Dependents can Register as military Voters and Request an Absentee Ballot. They must Complete a Federal Post Card Application and Return it to their County board of Elections. The 1application will Tegister them as a Military Voter and Serve as their Absentee Ballot Application for Two Federal General Election Cycles. They can also state a Preference for how they would like to Receive their Ballot, Mail, Fax, or email.

The Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA) allows certain Military Service Members to Cast Ballots by email or on a Secure Web Portal, if Allowed in their State. Some States also Extend thisOoption to Domestic Voters with Disabilities. UOCAVA also Requires that Ballots be sent to Overseas Voters 45 days before Election Day.

Defending Vote-by-Mail, is a Crucial part of Protecting our Fundamental Right to Vote.










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