Elections & Democracy: Ohio Issue 3
A focused path through Ohio's current voter-identification law, the proposed Issue 3 constitutional amendment and the distinction between statutory and constitutional rules.
A focused path through Ohio's current voter-identification law, the proposed Issue 3 constitutional amendment and the distinction between statutory and constitutional rules. Follow the steps in order to distinguish the underlying legal or electoral facts from broader political judgments the research does not make.
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Start with current in-person law
WP021 finds that Ohio already requires photo identification for in-person voting under statutory law that took effect in 2023.
Check absentee voting separately
WP021 reads the proposed amendment as allowing non-in-person voting to use a signature plus another unique identifier when authorized by law.
Compare statute and constitution
WP021 distinguishes changing an ordinary statute from changing a requirement written into the Ohio Constitution.
Identify rules left to legislation
WP021 identifies adjacent election-administration rules that the proposed constitutional text does not itself resolve.
Separate legal description from policy judgment
WP021 separates what can be established from the amendment's text from policy questions the paper does not answer.
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