OH SB216

Allows absent voters to cure defective identification envelopes by providing required information to the board of elections within seven days after the election, rather than having their ballots rejected outright.

Reduces the cure period for provisional ballots from ten days to seven days after the election for voters who lack required identification or have been successfully challenged.

Permits boards of elections, by a three-member vote, to designate a single voting location to serve multiple precincts, with authority to appoint a single presiding judge and combine pollbooks for those precincts.

Simplifies provisional ballot procedures by eliminating multiple affirmation options and requiring voters to complete a single standardized affirmation form that can serve as a voter registration or address change application for future elections.

Establishes procedures for handling provisional ballots cast in wrong precinct locations, allowing ballots to be remade and counted if the election official failed to properly direct the voter to their correct precinct.