Ohioans would automatically be registered to vote upon applying for or renewing a driver’s license or other state-issued ID, under a proposed constitutional amendment submitted to the state on Wednesday.
The amendment, backed by the ACLU and other groups, also would allow eligible Ohioans to register to vote and cast a ballot on the same day throughout the early voting period. This would reinstate and expand what previously was referred to as “Golden Week,” which state lawmakers eliminated in 2014.