Ohio Issue 3
Ohio constitutional amendment, referred by the General Assembly, that enshrines photo ID for voting.
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What changes now that Ohio's voter ID rule is in the constitution?
Timeline for Ohio Issue 3
Passed at the ballot
US Midterms 2026: Voters back citizen-only voting in 5 statesBackground
Ohio voters approved Issue 3 on 3 November 2026 by 65.88% to 34.12%, on the Ohio Secretary of State's final unofficial results, with 4,186,334 votes cast on the issue. The Associated Press called it before 10pm on polling night.
Issue 3 writes Ohio's 2023 photo ID law into the state constitution. Voters must show approved government-issued photo ID, such as a driver's licence, state ID card or US passport. Republican majorities in the General Assembly put it on the ballot, on a party-line vote. Because the rule is now constitutional, changing it needs another statewide vote.
It was Ohio's only statewide issue this year. In-person photo ID passed in Ohio and Nevada on 3 November, while mail-ballot ID measures lost in Arizona, California and Colorado.
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Written with AI from Lowdown's published reporting. Not individually reviewed by an editor. Updated 5 November 2026. Editorial standards.