DeWine vetoes bill requiring photo ID for mail voting in Ohio [View all]
Source: Scripps News/AP
Posted 3:04 PM, Jun 25, 2026
Gov. Mike DeWine has vetoed a new Republican-passed bill that would have required Ohioans to show a photo ID to vote by mail. DeWine announced late Wednesday that he had vetoed House Bill 472, which expanded the strict photo ID requirement Ohio has had for voting since 2023.
The Republican governor issued an unusually lengthy statement explaining his decision. He said the requirement would pose an unwieldy challenge for voters without providing any real benefit.
“This bill is not needed, because Ohio does an excellent job running elections,” DeWine said. “We know who wins on election night and not weeks later!”
In vetoing the bill, DeWine noted complaints from bipartisan elections officials, who said lawmakers passed the bill too quickly during a busy legislative session earlier this month, as well as from the Ohio chapter of the American Association of Retired Persons. Republicans unveiled the photo ID requirement for mailing as an amendment to an unrelated bill and then passed it two days later in a late-night vote.
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