Signatures can be collected for vote amendment measure

Signatures can be collected for vote amendment measure

COLUMBUS

Backers of a constitutional amendment that would expand early voting hours and potentially lead to more provisional ballots being counted have been given the green light to begin collecting signatures to qualify for the November ballot.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine signed off on the proposed Ohio Voters Bill of Rights earlier this week, and the Ohio Ballot Board certified the issue as one amendment Thursday. Both signoffs were required before petitions on the issue could be circulated.

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