Election Day is less than a week away, and the League of Ohio Women Voters of Ohio recently hosted a webinar that went over Ohio’s post-election procedures to highlight the security of Ohio elections and the safety mechanisms in place when handling ballots and verifying results.

With less than a week before the polls close on Nov. 5, the U.S. Justice Department Wednesday reiterated its efforts to protect voters’ access to the ballot box through its civil rights, national security and criminal divisions.

The following is the language for the questions and issues on the ballot for the Nov. 5, 2024 general election in Highland County.

In a significant decision, the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday granted a temporary stay in the ongoing legal dispute over Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin’s executive order that resulted in the removal of over 6,000 Virginians from the state’s voter rolls.

As of Friday morning, almost 1.4 million Ohioans had already cast their ballot in this November’s election. But with Election Day drawing close, Ohio’s Secretary of State and watch dog organizations have filed new lawsuits tied to voting.

Republican vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance came to Atlanta Saturday to make the case for his running mate, former president Donald Trump, in the frenzied final stretch of a tight presidential race against Vice President Kamala Harris.

Nearly 30 million Americans by Thursday had cast their ballots ahead of Election Day, with 13 million choosing to vote in person at early voting centers and another 17 million submitting mail-in ballots, according to data from the University of Florida’s election lab.

Former first lady Michelle Obama warned voters that women’s lives could become “collateral damage” to protest votes and low voter turnout, which she said will help former President Donald Trump in his bid to seek a second term in the White House.

As a weekend morning in late September dips into the afternoon, Annar Parikh finally gets an eligible voter to answer the door.

Former President Donald Trump promised “America’s new golden age” of closed borders and world peace as he rallied a capacity crowd at Madison Square Garden in his home city in the final stretch of the 2024 presidential contest against Vice President Kamala Harris.

Civil rights groups throughout the state have endorsed the proposed Ohio Issue 1 redistricting reform and argued in favor of it during a town hall held Tuesday night.

Even though all six Ohio Supreme Court candidates were invited to speak at a recent forum held in partnership by the City Club of Cleveland and the Ohio Debate Commission, only the Democratic candidates showed up.

Vice President Kamala Harris faced questions about whether sexism is a factor in the presidential race during a Tuesday interview on NBC News, and said she makes no assumptions about whether voters will make their choices based on race or gender.

Democrats have increasingly cried out for new rules for the nation’s highest court, and the 2024 presidential election reflects a clear party divide over how Supreme Court justices should behave and whether they should remain on the bench for life.

Opponents of Ohio’s Issue 1 redistricting reform claim it would be bad for communities of color. Supporters of the proposal to replace politicians with a citizens commission point to the ways the current maps crack and pack Black voters.