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Issue 3: Require Voters to Present Photo Identification in Order to Vote

Ohio

My vote power

Above average

Election date

November 3, 2026

How do we calculate my vote power?

What determines the vote power rating for ballot measures: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. You have more power in ballot measures because you vote directly on the policy.

Representation: Average · 50 out of 100

This district covers a large share of its state, so each vote carries about average weight — like a vote in a statewide race. About 11,810,293 people live here.

Show the representation math

score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(11,810,293 ÷ 11,810,293) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50, measured against a statewide vote in OH (grades: 66+ high, 55+ above average, 33+ average, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)

Average representation + a direct vote on the policy → My vote power: Above average.

Ballot Measure

The Ohio constitution would require a government-issued photo ID, such as a driver's license, passport, or military ID, to vote in person, and ID details to vote by mail. You would need one of those IDs to vote; the law could allow another way for people with a religious objection to photos.

More about this measure

A YES vote means

Photo ID rules go into the Ohio constitution. In-person voters must show an approved photo ID, and mail voters must give photo ID details or a signature plus one other ID number.

A NO vote means

No photo ID rule is added to the constitution. Ohio's current voter ID law, which lawmakers can change at any time, stays in place.

Sources: ohiosos.gov2 · sanduskycountyoh.gov

Source: search-prod.lis.state.oh.us