Ohio Rev. Code § 3517.107 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 35 / Chapter 3517 / § 3517.107
§ 3517.107. Federal political committee registration
Status: in_force

August 15, 2012 Senate Bill 295 - 129th General Assembly (A) As used in this section, "federal political committee" means a political committee, as defined in the Federal Election Campaign Act, that is registered with the federal election commission under that act. (B) Any federal political committee may make contributions, expenditures, or independent expenditures from its federal account in connection with any state or local election in Ohio. Prior to making any such contribution, expenditure, or independent expenditure, the federal political committee shall register with the secretary of state by filing a copy of its most recent federal statement of organization. A federal political committee registered with the secretary of state under this division shall file with the secretary of state any amendment to its statement of organization that is required under the Federal Election Campaign Act to be reported to the federal election commission. (C) When, during any federal reporting period under the Federal Election Campaign Act, a federal political committee makes a contribution, expenditure, or independent expenditure from its federal account in connection with a state or local election in Ohio, the committee shall file with the secretary of state not later than the date on which its report is required to be filed with the appropriate federal office or officer under the Federal Election Campaign Act, copies of the following pages from that report: (1) The summary page; (2) The detailed summary page; (3) The page or pages that contain an itemized list of the contributions, expenditures, and independent expenditures made in connection with state and local elections in Ohio. The total amount of contributions, expenditures, and independent expenditures made in connection with state and local elections in Ohio shall be reflected on the summary page or on a form that the secretary of state shall prescribe. (D) When, during any calendar year, a federal political committee makes a contribution from its federal account in connection with a state or local election in Ohio to a state or local political action committee that is required under section 3517.11 of the Revised Code to file any statement prescribed by section 3517.10 of the Revised Code, and the federal political committee and state or local political action committee are established, financed, maintained, or controlled by the same corporation, organization, continuing association, or other person, including any parent, subsidiary, division, department, or unit of that corporation, organization, continuing association, or other person, the federal political committee shall file a statement with the secretary of state not later than the last business day of January of the next calendar year. The statement shall be on a form prescribed by the secretary of state and shall include a list of the names and addresses of contributors that are residents of Ohio that made contributions to the federal political committee during the calendar year covered by the statement and, for each name listed, the aggregate total amount contributed by each contributor during the reporting period.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3503.02 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 35 / Chapter 3503 / § 3503.02
§ 3503.02. Residence determination rules
Status: in_force

February 25, 2014 Senate Bill 109 - 130th General Assembly All registrars and precinct election officials, in determining the residence of a person offering to register or vote, shall be governed by the following rules: (A) That place shall be considered the residence of a person in which the person's habitation is fixed and to which, whenever the person is absent, the person has the intention of returning. (B) A person shall not be considered to have lost the person's residence who leaves the person's home and goes into another state or county of this state, for temporary purposes only, with the intention of returning. (C) A person shall not be considered to have gained a residence in any county of this state into which the person comes for temporary purposes only, without the intention of making such county the permanent place of abode. (D) The place where the family of a married person resides shall be considered to be the person's place of residence; except that when the spouses have separated and live apart, the place where such a spouse resides the length of time required to entitle a person to vote shall be considered to be the spouse's place of residence. (E) If a person removes to another state with the intention of making such state the person's residence, the person shall be considered to have lost the person's residence in this state. (F) Except as otherwise provided in division (G) of this section, if a person removes from this state and continuously resides outside this state for a period of four years or more, the person shall be considered to have lost the person's residence in this state, notwithstanding the fact that the person may entertain an intention to return at some future period. (G)(1) If a person removes from this state to engage in the services of the United States government, the person shall not be considered to have lost the person's residence in this state, and likewise should the person enter the employment of the state, the place where such person resided at the time of the person's removal shall be considered to be the person's place of residence. (2) If a person removes from this state to a location outside of the United States and the person does not become a resident of another state, the person shall not be considered to have lost the person's residence in this state. The place where the person resided at the time of the person's removal shall be considered to be the person's place of residence. (3) If a person is eligible to vote in this state under division (D)(2) of section 3511.011 of the Revised Code, the place where the person's parent or legal guardian resided in this state prior to that parent or legal guardian's removal to a location outside of the United States shall be considered to be the person's place of residence. (4) If an address that is considered to be a person's place of residence under division (G) of this section ceases to be a recognized residential address, the board of elections shall assign an address to the applicable person for voting purposes. (H) If a person goes into another state and while there exercises the right of a citizen by voting, the person shall be considered to have lost the person's residence in this state. (I) If a person does not have a fixed place of habitation, but has a shelter or other location at which the person has been a consistent or regular inhabitant and to which the person has the intention of returning, that shelter or other location shall be deemed the person's residence for the purpose of registering to vote.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3506.03 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 35 / Chapter 3506 / § 3506.03
§ 3506.03. Acquisition of equipment
Status: in_force

July 22, 1994 House Bill 143 - 120th General Assembly Upon the adoption of voting machines, marking devices, and automatic tabulating equipment either by the action of the board of elections or by the board of county commissioners, on the recommendation of the board of elections or by the affirmative vote of a majority of the electors voting on the question of the adoption of such equipment, such board of county commissioners shall acquire the equipment by any one or by any combination of the following methods: (A) By purchasing in whole or in part such equipment and paying the purchase price therefor in cash; or out of the proceeds of the issuance and sale of bonds, provided the question of issuing bonds for such purpose was submitted to the vote of the electors of the county pursuant to section 133.18 of the Revised Code and provided the issuance of such bonds was approved; (B) By purchasing in whole or in part such equipment and paying the purchase price in a series of consecutive annual approximately equal installments the number of which shall not exceed the estimated number of years of usefulness of such equipment, as determined by the fiscal officer of the county and by issuing to the seller negotiable promissory notes of the county, evidencing the annual installments to become due, specifying the terms of purchase, and bearing interest at a rate not exceeding the rate determined as provided in section 9.95 of the Revised Code, which notes shall be public obligations as defined in division (GG)(2) of section 133.01 of the Revised Code and shall not be subject to Chapter 133. of the Revised Code, provided the legislation authorizing the issuance of such notes shall make provision for levying and collecting annually by taxation amounts sufficient to pay the interest on such notes and to provide for the payment of the principal thereof when due, and provided that the amounts of such tax so levied each year may be reduced by the amount by which revenues available for appropriation for the payment of the expenses of conducting elections are appropriated for, and applied to, the payment of such interest and principal of such notes; (C) By leasing such equipment in whole or in part under contract of lease which shall provide for the rental, and also may provide for an option to purchase them or parts of them at a fixed price with the rentals paid to be applied to the purchase price, and payments under such contracts of lease may be made by the county out of funds of the county not otherwise appropriated; or which may be appropriated by the board of county commissioners, out of funds appropriated by the board of county commissioners to the board of elections for the costs and expenses of elections, with the approval of the board of elections; or out of the funds the board of county commissioners is authorized to provide by a levy and collection thereof annually by taxation.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3513.23 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 35 / Chapter 3513 / § 3513.23
§ 3513.23. Write-in votes
Status: in_force

December 23, 2002 House Bill 445 - 124th General Assembly (A) If an elector voting at a primary election writes in a blank space provided for that purpose on the ballot of one political party under the title of an office for which a nomination is to be made the name of a person other than the persons whose names are printed on the ballot as candidates for the nomination, and if that elector records the vote in the manner provided on the ballot next to the name written, that ballot shall be counted as a vote for the nomination of the person whose name is so written if that person has filed a declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate under section 3513.041 of the Revised Code. (B) In no event shall a person whose name is written on a primary election ballot be nominated as a candidate for election to an office if the name of no person living on the day of that primary election is printed on the ballot as a candidate for that nomination, unless the total number of votes cast for the person whose name is written on the ballot is not less than that number of petition signatures that would have been required for the printing of the person's name on the primary ballot pursuant to section 3513.05 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3523.11 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 35 / Chapter 3523 / § 3523.11
§ 3523.11. Transportation expenses of delegates
Status: in_force

February 26, 1986 House Bill 555 - 116th General Assembly Each delegate to the convention shall receive the legal rate of transportation by motor vehicle each way for mileage from and to his place of residence by the most direct route of public travel to and from the city of Columbus.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3505.01 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 35 / Chapter 3505 / § 3505.01
§ 3505.01. Forms of official ballots
Status: in_force

July 2, 2010 House Bill 48 - 128th General Assembly (A)(1) Except as otherwise provided in section 3519.08 of the Revised Code, on the seventieth day before the day of the next general election, the secretary of state shall certify to the board of elections of each county the forms of the official ballots to be used at that general election, together with the names of the candidates to be printed on those ballots whose candidacy is to be submitted to the electors of the entire state. On the seventieth day before a special election to be held on the day specified by division (E) of section 3501.01 of the Revised Code for the holding of a primary election, designated by the general assembly for the purpose of submitting to the voters of the state constitutional amendments proposed by the general assembly, the secretary of state shall certify to the board of elections of each county the forms of the official ballots to be used at that election. (2) The board of the most populous county in each district comprised of more than one county but less than all of the counties of the state, in which there are candidates whose candidacies are to be submitted to the electors of that district, shall, on the seventieth day before the day of the next general election, certify to the board of each county in the district the names of those candidates to be printed on such ballots. (3) The board of a county in which the major portion of a subdivision, located in more than one county, is located shall, on the seventieth day before the day of the next general election, certify to the board of each county in which other portions of that subdivision are located the names of candidates whose candidacies are to be submitted to the electors of that subdivision, to be printed on such ballots. (B) If, subsequently to the seventieth day before and prior to the tenth day before the day of a general election, a certificate is filed with the secretary of state to fill a vacancy caused by the death of a candidate, the secretary of state shall forthwith make a supplemental certification to the board of each county amending and correcting the secretary of state's original certification provided for in the first paragraph of this section. If, within that time, such a certificate is filed with the board of the most populous county in a district comprised of more than one county but less than all of the counties of the state, or with the board of a county in which the major portion of the population of a subdivision, located in more than one county, is located, the board with which the certificate is filed shall forthwith make a supplemental certification to the board of each county in the district or to the board of each county in which other portions of the subdivision are located, amending and correcting its original certification provided for in division (A)(2) or (3) of this section. If, at the time such supplemental certification is received by a board, ballots carrying the name of the deceased candidate have been printed, the board shall cause strips of paper bearing the name of the candidate certified to fill the vacancy to be printed and pasted on those ballots so as to cover the name of the deceased candidate, except that in voting places using marking devices, the board shall cause strips of paper bearing the revised list of candidates for the office, after certification of a candidate to fill the vacancy, to be printed and pasted on the ballot cards so as to cover the names of candidates shown prior to the new certification, before such ballots are delivered to electors.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3501.12 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 35 / Chapter 3501 / § 3501.12
§ 3501.12. Compensation of board members
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) The annual compensation of members of the board of elections shall be determined on the basis of the population of the county according to the next preceding federal census, and shall be paid monthly out of the appropriations made to the board and upon vouchers or payrolls certified by the chairperson, or a member of the board designated by it, and countersigned by the director or in the director's absence by the deputy director. Upon presentation of any such voucher or payroll, the county auditor shall issue a warrant upon the county treasurer for the amount thereof as in the case of vouchers or payrolls for county offices and the treasurer shall pay such warrant. (B) In calendar year 2018, the amount of annual compensation of each member of the board of elections shall be the greater of the following: (1) The sum of the following: (a) One hundred two dollars and forty-one cents for each full one thousand of the first one hundred thousand population; (b) Forty-eight dollars and seventy-nine cents for each full one thousand of the second one hundred thousand population; (c) Twenty-six dollars and fifty cents for each full one thousand of the third one hundred thousand population; (d) Eight dollars and thirteen cents for each full one thousand above three hundred thousand population. (2) Six thousand dollars. (C) The annual compensation of each member of the board shall be computed after increasing the dollar amounts specified in divisions (B)(1) and (2) of this section as follows: (1) In calendar year 2019 and in each calendar year thereafter through calendar year 2025, by one and three-quarters per cent; (2) In calendar year 2026 and in each calendar year thereafter through calendar year 2029, by five per cent. (D) For the purposes of this section, members of boards of elections shall be deemed to be appointed and not elected, and therefore not subject to Section 20 of Article II of the Ohio Constitution. Last updated July 29, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3517.1013 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 35 / Chapter 3517 / § 3517.1013
§ 3517.1013. Gifts to defray costs of campaign activities - separate account - statement to be filed
Status: in_force

March 31, 2005 House Bill 1SPECIALSESSION - 125th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Gift" means a gift, subscription, loan, advance, or deposit of money, or anything of value given to a state political party that is specifically designated and used to defray any cost incurred on or after the effective date of this section for voter registration, voter identification, get-out-the-vote, or generic campaign activities, and that is not used for the purpose of directly influencing the election of any individual candidate in any particular election for any office. (2) "Address" has the same meaning as in section 3517.10 of the Revised Code. (3) "Political party" means a major political party as defined in section 3501.01 of the Revised Code. (B)(1) Notwithstanding section 3599.03 of the Revised Code, any person, including a for-profit or nonprofit corporation, but not including a public utility, may make a gift to a Levin account as described in division (D) of this section, if the gift is specifically designated and used to defray any cost incurred on or after the effective date of this section for voter registration, voter identification, get-out-the-vote, or generic campaign activities that would not otherwise be considered a contribution or expenditure. (2)(a) All gifts made by a corporation, nonprofit corporation, or labor organization under division (B)(1) of this section shall be limited to an aggregate amount of ten thousand dollars in a calendar year in which a candidate for federal office will appear on a ballot at an election to be held in this state. (b) No corporation, nonprofit corporation, or labor organization shall make a gift under division (B)(1) of this section in any year in which no candidate for federal office will appear on the ballot at an election to be held in this state. (3) The limitation described in division (B)(2)(a) of this section is in addition to any limitation described in section 3517.1012 or any other section of the Revised Code. (C)(1) Each state political party that receives a gift under this section shall file, by electronic means of transmission to the office of the secretary of state, a full, true, and itemized statement describing the gift received and the manner in which disbursements were made from the account. The statement shall be filed at the same time as and in conjunction with each filing of a deposit and disbursement statement by the state political party in accordance with division (B) of section 3517.1012 of the Revised Code. (2) Each statement required under division (C)(1) of this section shall contain all of the following information: (a) The full name and address of the state political party filing the statement and the full name and address of the party's treasurer; (b) A description of each gift received, which shall include all of the following: (i) The month, day, and year on which the gift was received; (ii) The full name and address of each donor of the gift; (iii) The nature of the gift, if other than money; (iv) The value of the gift in dollars and cents. Each gift received shall be itemized separately, regardless of its amount or value. (c) An itemization of the manner in which each disbursement was made, which shall include all of the following: (i) The name and address of the recipient of the disbursement; (ii) The date of the disbursement; (iii) The amount of the disbursement; (iv) The method by which the disbursement was made, such as by cash or check. (d) The total value of gifts received and gifts disbursed during the reporting period. (D) All monetary gifts given pursuant to this section shall be deposited in an account separate from other funds and shall be maintained in that separate account, which account shall be designated a "Levin account." Moneys in a Levin account shall be used only for voter registration, voter identification, get-out-the-vote, or generic campaign activities that would not otherwise be considered a contribution or expenditure. (E)(1) No state political party shall fail to file a statement required to be filed under this section. (2) No state political party shall knowingly fail to report, or shall knowingly misrepresent, a gift required to be reported on a statement required to be filed under this section. (F) No state political party shall expend or use a gift received under this section for a purpose other than to defray a cost incurred on or after the effective date of this section for voter registration, voter identification, get-out-the-vote, or generic campaign activities that would not otherwise be considered a contribution or expenditure. (G)(1) Before receiving a gift under this section, each state political party shall appoint a treasurer and file, on a form prescribed by the secretary of state, a designation of that appointment. The designation shall include the full name and address of the political party for which the person has been appointed treasurer. The designation shall be filed with the secretary of state. (2) The treasurer shall keep a strict account of all gifts required to be reported under this section. (3) A state political party that has already filed the form required under division (G)(1) of this section prior to receiving a contribution or making an expenditure is considered to have met the requirements of that division. (H) Upon request, the secretary of state shall issue a receipt for each statement filed under this section. The secretary of state shall maintain a record of the filing for at least six years. All statements filed under this section shall be open to public inspection in the office in which they are filed.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3517.101 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 35 / Chapter 3517 / § 3517.101
§ 3517.101. Gift to pay for office facilities
Status: in_force

September 29, 2013 House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Gift" means a gift, subscription, loan, advance, or deposit of money or anything of value, given to an entity described in division (C) of this section, that is specifically designated and used to defray any cost incurred on or after the effective date of this amendment for any of the following purposes, and that is not used solely for the purpose of directly influencing the election of any individual candidate in any particular election for any office: (a) The construction, renovation, purchase, or lease of an office facility and any real property taxes associated with the facility; (b) Furniture and fixtures to be installed in an office facility; (c) Equipment and supplies to be used in an office facility, including telecommunications and computer hardware and software; (d) The operating costs, maintenance, and repair of an office facility, other than personnel costs. (2) "Address" has the meaning given in division (F) of section 3517.10 of the Revised Code. (3) "Person" means an individual, partnership, unincorporated business organization or association, political action committee, political contributing entity, separate segregated fund, association, labor organization, corporation, or other organization or group of persons, other than a public utility as defined in section 4905.02 of the Revised Code. (4) "Political party" means only a major political party. (B) Any person may make a gift to an entity described in division (C) of this section if the gift is specifically designated and used to defray any cost incurred on or after the effective date of this amendment for the purposes described in division (A)(1) of this section. A gift of money shall not exceed ten thousand dollars per calendar year, as adjusted under section 3517.104 of the Revised Code. Such gift shall not be considered a contribution or expenditure prohibited by any section of the Revised Code. (C) Any of the following entities may receive a gift under this section: (1) A state political party; (2) A county political party; (3) A legislative campaign fund. (D)(1) Each entity that receives a gift pursuant to this section shall file on a form prescribed by the secretary of state, a full, true, and itemized statement describing the gift received and how it was disbursed. The statement shall be made under penalty of election falsification and shall be filed not later than four p.m. of the last day of January of every year to reflect gifts received and disbursed during the immediately preceding calendar year. (2) Each statement required under division (D)(1) of this section shall contain all of the following information: (a) The full name and address of the entity filing the statement, including its treasurer; (b) A description of each gift received, which shall include: (i) The month, day, and year on which the gift was received; (ii) The full name and address of each person from whom or from which the gift was received; (iii) The nature of the gift, if other than money; (iv) The value of the gift in dollars and cents. Each gift received shall be itemized separately regardless of its amount or value. (c) An itemization of how each gift was disbursed; (d) The total value of gifts received and gifts disbursed during each reporting period; (e) The total costs incurred for the purposes for which a gift is used. (E)(1) All monetary gifts and all income from the lease or rental of an office facility for which a gift is used shall be deposited in an account separate from other funds and maintained in that separate account. Moneys in the account shall be used only for the purposes described in division (A)(1) of this section. (2) When an entity described in division (C) of this section sells an office facility that was constructed, renovated, or purchased in whole or in part from monetary gifts or sells furniture, fixtures, equipment, or supplies that were purchased in whole or in part from monetary gifts, the entity shall deposit in the account under division (E)(1) of this section an amount that is the same percentage of the total proceeds of the sale as the monetary gifts were of the total cost of those goods or services. Proceeds deposited in the account shall be used only for the purposes described in division (A)(1) of this section. (F) A state political party or a legislative campaign fund shall file a statement required under this section with the secretary of state and a county political party shall file a statement required under this section with the board of elections of the county in which the party is located. (G)(1) No entity shall fail to file a statement required to be filed under this section. (2) No entity shall knowingly fail to report, or shall knowingly misrepresent, a gift required to be reported on a statement required to be filed under this section. (H) No entity shall expend or use a gift for a purpose other than the purposes described in division (A)(1) of this section. (I) Prior to receiving any gift under this section, every entity shall appoint a treasurer and file, on a form prescribed by the secretary of state, a designation of the appointment, including the full name and address of the entity. The designation shall be filed with the official with whom the entity is required to file statements under division (E) of this section. The treasurer shall keep a strict account of all gifts required to be reported under this section. The secretary of state or board of elections, as the case may be, shall, if requested, issue a receipt for each statement filed under this section and preserve a record of the filing for at least six years. All such statements shall be open to public inspection in the office where they are filed, and shall be carefully preserved for a period of at least six years after the year in which they are filed.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3511.07 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 35 / Chapter 3511 / § 3511.07
§ 3511.07. Mailing precautions
Status: in_force

April 7, 2023 House Bill 458 - 134th General Assembly When mailing unsealed identification envelopes and unsealed return envelopes to persons, the board of elections shall insert a sheet of waxed paper or other appropriate insert between the gummed flap and the back of each of such envelopes to minimize the possibility that the flap may become firmly stuck to the back of the envelope by reason of moisture, humid atmosphere, or other conditions to which they may be subjected. If the flap on either of such envelopes should be so firmly stuck to the back of the envelope when it is received by the voter as to require forcible opening of the envelope in order to use it, the voter shall open such envelope in the manner least injurious to it, and, after marking the voter's ballots and enclosing them in the envelope for mailing to the director, the voter shall reclose such envelope in the most practicable way, by sealing it or otherwise, and shall sign the blank form printed on the back of such envelope. Last updated January 19, 2023 at 10:33 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3505.183 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 35 / Chapter 3505 / § 3505.183
§ 3505.183. Testing and counting of provisional ballots - rejection
Status: in_force

March 20, 2026 Senate Bill 293 - 136th General Assembly (A) When the ballot boxes are delivered to the board of elections from the precincts, the board shall separate the provisional ballot envelopes from the rest of the ballots. Teams of employees of the board consisting of one member of each major political party shall place the sealed provisional ballot envelopes in a secure location within the office of the board. The sealed provisional ballot envelopes shall remain in that secure location until the validity of those ballots is determined under division (B) of this section. While the provisional ballot is stored in that secure location, and prior to the counting of the provisional ballots, if the board receives information regarding the validity of a specific provisional ballot under division (B) of this section, the board may note, on the sealed provisional ballot envelope for that ballot, whether the ballot is valid and entitled to be counted. (B)(1) To determine whether a provisional ballot is valid and entitled to be counted, the board shall examine its records and determine whether the individual who cast the provisional ballot is registered and eligible to vote in the applicable election. The board shall examine the information contained in the written affirmation executed by the individual who cast the provisional ballot under division (B)(2) of section 3505.181 of the Revised Code. The following information shall be included in the written affirmation in order for the provisional ballot to be eligible to be counted: (a) The individual's printed name, signature, date of birth, and current address; (b) A statement that the individual is a registered voter in the precinct in which the provisional ballot is being voted; (c) A statement that the individual is eligible to vote in the election in which the provisional ballot is being voted. (2) In addition to the information required to be included in an affirmation under division (B)(1) of this section, in determining whether a provisional ballot is valid and entitled to be counted, the board also shall examine any additional information for determining ballot validity provided by the provisional voter on the affirmation, provided by the provisional voter to an election official under section 3505.182 of the Revised Code, or provided to the board of elections during the four days after the day of the election under section 3505.181 of the Revised Code, to assist the board in determining the individual's eligibility to vote. (3) If, in examining a provisional ballot affirmation and additional information under divisions (B)(1) and (2) of this section and comparing the information required under division (B)(1) of this section with the individual's information in the statewide voter registration database, the board determines that all of the following apply, the provisional ballot envelope shall be opened, and the ballot shall be placed in a ballot box to be counted: (a) The individual named on the affirmation is properly registered to vote. (b) The individual named on the affirmation is eligible to cast a ballot in the precinct and for the election in which the individual cast the provisional ballot. (c) The individual provided all of the information required under division (B)(1) of this section in the affirmation that the individual executed at the time the individual cast the provisional ballot. (d) One of the following applies: (i) The individual provided photo identification at the time of casting the provisional ballot or appeared at the office of the board within four days after the day of the election and provided photo identification. If the individual provided the individual's Ohio driver's license or state identification card or an interim identification form, the individual provided the individual's driver's license number or state identification card number and the number is not different from the individual's driver's license number or state identification card number contained in the statewide voter registration database. (ii) The individual completed an affidavit of religious objection under section 3505.19 of the Revised Code at the time of casting the provisional ballot or at the office of the board within four days after the day of the election and the affidavit is valid under that section. (e) Except as otherwise provided in this division, the month and day of the individual's date of birth are not different from the day and month of the individual's date of birth contained in the statewide voter registration database. This division does not apply to an individual's provisional ballot if either of the following is true: (i) The individual's date of birth contained in the statewide voter registration database is January 1, 1800. (ii) The board of elections has found, by a vote of at least three of its members, that the individual has met all other requirements of division (B)(3) of this section. (f) The individual's current address is not different from the individual's address contained in the statewide voter registration database, unless the individual indicated that the individual is casting a provisional ballot because the individual has moved and has not submitted a notice of change of address, as described in division (A)(6) of section 3505.181 of the Revised Code. (g) If applicable, the individual provided any additional information required under division (B)(8) of section 3505.181 of the Revised Code within four days after the day of the election. (h) If applicable, the individual provided the information required under division (D)(2) of section 3503.201 of the Revised Code on the provisional ballot affirmation or within four days after the day of the election. (i) If applicable, the individual provided proof of citizenship on the provisional ballot affirmation or within four days after the day of the election. (4)(a) Except as otherwise provided in division (D) of this section, if, in examining a provisional ballot affirmation and additional information under divisions (B)(1) and (2) of this section and comparing the information required under division (B)(1) of this section with the individual's information in the statewide voter registration database, the board determines that any of the following applies, the provisional ballot envelope shall not be opened, and the ballot shall not be counted: (i) The individual named on the affirmation is not qualified or is not properly registered to vote. (ii) The individual named on the affirmation is not eligible to cast a ballot in the precinct or for the election in which the individual cast the provisional ballot. (iii) The individual did not provide all of the information required under division (B)(1) of this section in the affirmation that the individual executed at the time the individual cast the provisional ballot. (iv) The individual has already cast a ballot for the election in which the individual cast the provisional ballot. (v) If applicable, the individual did not provide any additional information required under division (B)(8) of section 3505.181 of the Revised Code within four days after the day of the election. (vi) The individual failed to provide photo identification, to provide the individual's driver's license or state identification card number if the individual provided photo identification in the form of an Ohio driver's license or state identification card or an interim identification form, or to complete an affidavit of religious objection. (vii) The individual failed to execute an affirmation under division (B) of section 3505.181 of the Revised Code. (viii) The individual provided photo identification in the form of an Ohio driver's license or state identification card or an interim identification form and the driver's license number or state identification card number the individual provided is different from the individual's driver's license number or state identification card number contained in the statewide voter registration database. (ix) The individual completed an affidavit of religious objection under section 3505.19 of the Revised Code, but the affidavit is not valid under that section. (x) Except as otherwise provided in this division, the month and day of the individual's date of birth are different from the day and month of the individual's date of birth contained in the statewide voter registration database. This division does not apply to an individual's provisional ballot if either of the following is true: (I) The individual's date of birth contained in the statewide voter registration database is January 1, 1800. (II) The board of elections has found, by a vote of at least three of its members, that the individual has met all of the requirements of division (B)(3) of this section, other than the requirements of division (B)(3)(e) of this section. (xi) The individual's current address is different from the individual's address contained in the statewide voter registration database, unless the individual indicated that the individual is casting a provisional ballot because the individual has moved and has not submitted a notice of change of address, as described in division (A)(6) of section 3505.181 of the Revised Code. (xii) If applicable, the individual did not provide the information required under division (D)(2) of section 3503.201 of the Revised Code on the provisional ballot affirmation or within four days after the day of the election. (xiii) If applicable, the individual did not provide proof of citizenship on the provisional ballot affirmation or within four days after the day of the election. (b) If, in examining a provisional ballot affirmation and additional information under divisions (B)(1) and (2) of this section and comparing the information required under division (B)(1) of this section with the individual's information in the statewide voter registration database, the board is unable to determine either of the following, the provisional ballot envelope shall not be opened, and the ballot shall not be counted: (i) Whether the individual named on the affirmation is qualified or properly registered to vote; (ii) Whether the individual named on the affirmation is eligible to cast a ballot in the precinct or for the election in which the individual cast the provisional ballot. (C) For each provisional ballot rejected under division (B)(4) of this section, the board shall record the name of the provisional voter who cast the ballot, the identification number of the provisional ballot envelope, the names of the election officials who determined the validity of that ballot, the date and time that the determination was made, and the reason that the ballot was not counted, unless the board has already recorded that information in another database. (D)(1) If an individual cast a provisional ballot in a precinct in which the individual is not registered and eligible to vote, but in the correct polling location for the precinct in which the individual is registered and eligible to vote, and the election official failed to direct the individual to the correct precinct, the individual's ballot shall be remade under division (D)(2) of this section. The election official shall be deemed to have directed the individual to the correct precinct if the election official correctly completed the form described in division (C)(2) of section 3505.181 of the Revised Code. (2) A board of elections that remakes a provisional ballot under division (D)(1) of this section shall remake the provisional ballot on a ballot for the appropriate precinct to reflect the offices, questions, and issues for which the individual was eligible to cast a ballot and for which the individual attempted to cast a provisional ballot. The remade ballot shall be counted for each office, question, and issue for which the individual was eligible to vote. (3) If an individual cast a provisional ballot in a precinct in which the individual is not registered and eligible to vote and in the incorrect polling location for the precinct in which the individual is registered and eligible to vote, the provisional ballot envelope shall not be opened, and the ballot shall not be counted. (E) Provisional ballots that are rejected under division (B)(4) of this section shall not be counted but shall be preserved in their provisional ballot envelopes unopened until the time provided by section 3505.31 of the Revised Code for the destruction of all other ballots used at the election for which ballots were provided, at which time they shall be destroyed. (F) Provisional ballots that the board determines are eligible to be counted under division (B)(3) or (D) of this section shall be counted in the same manner as provided for other ballots under section 3505.27 of the Revised Code. No provisional ballots shall be counted in a particular county until the board determines the eligibility to be counted of all provisional ballots cast in that county under division (B) of this section for that election. Observers, as provided in section 3505.21 of the Revised Code, may be present at all times that the board is determining the eligibility of provisional ballots to be counted and counting those provisional ballots determined to be eligible. No person shall recklessly disclose the count or any portion of the count of provisional ballots in such a manner as to jeopardize the secrecy of any individual ballot. (G)(1) Except as otherwise provided in division (G)(2) of this section, nothing in this section shall prevent a board of elections from examining provisional ballot affirmations and additional information under divisions (B)(1) and (2) of this section to determine the eligibility of provisional ballots to be counted during the seven days after the day of an election. (2) A board of elections shall not examine the provisional ballot affirmation and additional information under divisions (B)(1) and (2) of this section of any provisional ballot cast by an individual who must provide photo identification, complete an affidavit of religious objection, or provide additional information to the board of elections under section 3505.181 of the Revised Code for the board to determine the individual's eligibility until the individual does so or until the eighth day after the day of the election, whichever is earlier. Last updated January 9, 2026 at 11:42 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3501.051 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 35 / Chapter 3501 / § 3501.051
§ 3501.051. Simulated election programs for minors
Status: in_force

February 25, 2014 Senate Bill 109 - 130th General Assembly (A) Notwithstanding any other section of the Revised Code, the secretary of state may authorize, in one or more precincts in one or more counties, a program allowing individuals under the age of eighteen to enter the polling place and vote in a simulated election held at the same time as a general election. Any individual working in or supervising at a simulated election may enter the polling place and remain within it during the entire period the polls are open. (B) A program established under division (A) of this section shall require all of the following: (1) That the duties imposed on precinct election officials and peace officers under section 3501.33 of the Revised Code be performed by those officials and officers in regard to simulated elections and all activities related to simulated elections; (2) That volunteers provide the personnel necessary to conduct the simulated election, except that employees of the secretary of state, employees or members of boards of elections, and precinct election officials may aid in operating the program to the extent permitted by the secretary of state; (3) That individuals under the age of fourteen be accompanied to the simulated election by an individual eighteen years of age or over; (4) Any other requirements the secretary of state considers necessary for the orderly administration of the election process.