“I believe that this 4-day grace period is reasonable, & I think for many reasons it makes a lot of sense,” he told reporters. “Therefore, I normally would veto a repeal of this 4-day grace period. And, frankly, that’s what I wish I could do.”
DeWine said he his hand was forced, given the uncertain outcome of a Mississippi case that #SCOTUS is expected to decide next summer.
#SCOTUS has taken up the Mississippi’s appeal after a panel of 3 judges nominated by #Trump on the #5thCircuit Court of Appeals ruled in 2024 that its #law allowing #ballots that arrive shortly after #Election Day to be counted violated federal law.
“No one knows how the Supreme Court will rule,” DeWine said. “However, if the court in late June upholds the 5th Circuit case & Ohio’s grace period for counting late ballots is still in effect, the election situation in Ohio would be chaotic.”