Analysis: Ohio GOP legislators fast-track election law changes, despite opposition

The Republicans who rule the roost in the Ohio Statehouse have developed quite a habit recently of creating legislative solutions in search of an actual problem.

Since the Nov. 8 election, during the lame-duck session of the 134th Ohio General Assembly, legislators and at least one statewide elected official have come up with ideas that many see as nothing more than a power grab by a political party that already controls almost every nook and cranny of Ohio government.

Now, there are two bills on fast-track in the Ohio House and Senate which voting rights groups say would, in many cases, make it harder for people to vote.

Is it another power grab? Or a necessary cleaning up of Ohio election law aimed at reducing the risk of voter fraud?

Some of the changes Republican legislators want to see include: