(ONN) – A new bill at the Ohio Statehouse could change how absentee ballots are counted in future elections.

State Senator Theresa Gavarone, from Bowling Green, introduced Senate Bill 293.

It would require all absentee ballots to be received by county election boards by the time polls close on Election Day.

Currently, Ohio law allows ballots that are postmarked by Election Day to still count if they arrive within four days after Election Day.

The bill has been assigned to the Senate General Government Committee for review.

It still needs approval from both chambers before it would become law.