Overview
- The Ohio Senate passed Senate Joint Resolution 10 on Wednesday, June 4, 2026, by a 22–9 vote and sent the measure to the Ohio House where three‑fifths approval is required to place it on the November ballot.
- The proposed amendment would enshrine the state’s existing in‑person photo ID law into the constitution so future legislatures could not easily repeal or alter the rule.
- The Senate text does not require photo ID for absentee or mail ballots and instead allows future legislatures to set those rules which has prompted objections from some conservative lawmakers and activist groups.
- Legal analysts and Democrats warned the resolution omits an explicit statutory guarantee of free state IDs and that omission could invite litigation arguing the amendment creates an unlawful burden on voters.
- Supporters call the change an election‑security safeguard and one poll cited by supporters shows strong public backing while critics note Ohio has recorded very few in‑person voter‑fraud prosecutions since 2008 and say the amendment is redundant and political.