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Ohio Rev Code § 3501.141 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 35 | Elections|Chapter 3501 | Election Procedure; Election Officials|Section 3501.141 | Insurance Coverage of Board Members and Employees.

Effective: September 29, 2005|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 66 - 126th General Assembly|(A) The board of elections of any county may contract, purchase, or otherwise procure and pay all or any part of the cost of group insurance policies that may provide benefits for hospitalization, surgical care, major medical care, disability, dental care, eye care, medical care, hearing aids, or prescription drugs, and that may provide sickness and accident insurance, or group life insurance, or a combination of any of the foregoing types of insurance or coverage for the full-time employees of such board and their immediate dependents, whether issued by an insurance company or a health insuring corporation, duly authorized to do business in this state. The authority granted under this division applies only when the board of county commissioners, by resolution, denies coverage described in this division to full-time employees of the board of elections.(B) The board of elections of any county, with the approval of the board of county commissioners, may procure and pay all or any part of the cost of group hospitalization, surgical, major medical, or sickness and accident insurance or a combination of any of the foregoing types of insurance or coverage for the members appointed to the board of elections under section 3501.06 of the Revised Code and their immediate dependents when each member's term begins, whether issued by an insurance company or a health insuring corporation, duly authorized to do business in this state.
Ohio Rev Code § 3501.15 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 35 | Elections|Chapter 3501 | Election Procedure; Election Officials|Section 3501.15 | Election Officials Not to Be Candidates - Exceptions.

Effective: February 26, 1986|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 555 - 116th General Assembly|No person shall serve as a member, director, deputy director, or employee of the board of elections who is a candidate for any office to be filled at an election, except the office of delegate or alternate to a convention, member of the board of directors of a county agricultural society, presidential elector, or a member of a party committee. No person who is a candidate for an office or position to be voted for by the electors of a precinct, except for a candidate for county central committee who is not opposed by any other candidate in that election and precinct, shall serve as a precinct election officer in said precinct.
Ohio Rev Code § 3501.16 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 35 | Elections|Chapter 3501 | Election Procedure; Election Officials|Section 3501.16 | Secretary of State May Remove or Suspend From Office.

Effective: August 22, 1995|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 99 - 121st General Assembly|The secretary of state may summarily remove or suspend any member of a board of elections, or the director, deputy director, or any other employee of the board, for neglect of duty, malfeasance, misfeasance, or nonfeasance in office, for any willful violation of Title XXXV of the Revised Code, or for any other good and sufficient cause. Except as otherwise provided in section 3501.161 of the Revised Code, vacancies in the office of chairperson, director, or deputy director shall be filled in the same manner as original selections are made, from persons belonging to the same political party as that to which the outgoing officer belonged. If those vacancies cannot be filled in that manner, they shall be filled by the secretary of state.
Ohio Rev Code § 3501.161 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 35 | Elections|Chapter 3501 | Election Procedure; Election Officials|Section 3501.161 | Filling Vacancy in Office of Chairman or Director With Member of Opposite Party.

Effective: May 21, 1991|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 8 - 119th General Assembly|The board may decide by the affirmative vote of at least three members to fill a vacancy in the office of chairman or director with a person belonging to the opposite political party from that to which the outgoing officer belonged. After such a vote, the vacancy shall be filled and all other officers shall be reselected in accordance with the procedures set forth in section 3501.09 of the Revised Code. An officer filling a vacancy and an officer who becomes or remains an officer after the reselection shall serve as an officer for the remainder of the term for which the outgoing officer was selected to serve as an officer. A reselection of officers under this section does not increase or decrease the length of any person's term as member of the board. The director and deputy director shall be of opposite political parties, and the chairman shall be selected from the members of the board of opposite politics from those of the director.
Ohio Rev Code § 3501.20 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 35 | Elections|Chapter 3501 | Election Procedure; Election Officials|Section 3501.20 | State or National Home for Disabled Soldiers May Be a Precinct.

Effective: August 15, 2012|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 295 - 129th General Assembly|The lands used for a state or national home for disabled soldiers shall constitute a separate election precinct, and, if necessary, may be divided and rearranged within such limits as other precincts are arranged and divided.
Ohio Rev Code § 3501.21 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 35 | Elections|Chapter 3501 | Election Procedure; Election Officials|Section 3501.21 | Change of Precinct or Polling Place Notice.

Effective: September 29, 1999|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 283 - 123rd General Assembly|When the board of elections considers it necessary to change, divide, or combine any precinct or to relocate a polling place, it shall notify, prior to the next election, each of the registrants in the precinct of the change by mail. On and after August 1, 2000, when the board changes the boundaries of any precinct, it shall notify the secretary of state of the change not later than forty-five days after making the change.
Ohio Rev Code § 3501.221 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 35 | Elections|Chapter 3501 | Election Procedure; Election Officials|Section 3501.221 | Appointment of Interpreters.

Effective: July 25, 1975|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 5 - 111th General Assembly|(A) To encourage voting, a board of elections may appoint persons who are fluent in a non-English language to serve as interpreters to assist voters in certain election precincts. If the board determines that the number of non-English-speaking electors in a precinct indicates a need for an interpreter and provision of an interpreter is feasible and practical in terms of the number of such electors, the board may appoint an interpreter for such precinct in the same manner as other precinct election officials are appointed. A person appointed pursuant to this section may only provide to voters such assistance in the non-English language as may be provided by election officials to English speaking voters. All requirements relating to the qualifications of election officials apply to persons appointed under this section. Interpreters shall complete a program of instruction as provided in section 3501.27 of the Revised Code and shall be compensated in the manner and amount as provided by section 3501.28 of the Revised Code for other election officials. A person appointed pursuant to this section may also serve as a precinct election officer; such person shall be compensated as though he served only in the capacity of an election official, and he need not undergo a program of instruction a second time for the same election unless required by the board.(B) No person appointed under division (A) of this section, while performing the duties of such office, shall:(1) Wear any badge, sign, or other insignia or thing indicating a preference for any candidate or for any question submitted;(2) Influence or attempt to influence any voter to vote for or against any candidate or issue submitted at such election.(C) Whoever violates division (B) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.
Ohio Rev Code § 3501.23 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 35 | Elections|Chapter 3501 | Election Procedure; Election Officials|Section 3501.23 | Special Elections Precinct Officials.

Effective: February 26, 1986|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 555 - 116th General Assembly|A board of elections shall, by the adoption of a resolution, provide that, at any special election at which no candidates are to be elected, or at any primary election when only one party primary is to be held for the nomination of candidates for municipal office which is to be held in its county, the precinct officials at any such election shall consist of not more than four judges who shall perform all the duties prescribed for the proper conduct of an election by precinct officials. Such precinct officials shall be well qualified for the performance of their duties and said precinct officials for any special election shall be selected from among those regularly appointed under section 3501.22 of the Revised Code, but the precinct officials for any party primary election shall be selected from among those regularly appointed under such section, provided that such officials shall be equally divided between the two major political parties.
Ohio Rev Code § 3501.26 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 35 | Elections|Chapter 3501 | Election Procedure; Election Officials|Section 3501.26 | Procedure Upon Closing of Polls.

Effective: February 25, 2014|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 109 - 130th General Assembly|When the polls are closed after a primary, general, or special election, the receiving officials shall, in the presence of the counting officials and attending observers, proceed as follows: (A) Count the number of electors who voted, as shown on the poll books;(B) Count the unused ballots without removing stubs;(C) Count the soiled and defaced ballots;(D) Insert the totals of divisions (A), (B), and (C) of this section on the report forms provided therefor in the poll books;(E) Count the voted ballots. If the number of voted ballots exceeds the number of voters whose names appear upon the poll books, the voting location manager shall enter on the poll books an explanation of that discrepancy, and that explanation, if agreed to, shall be subscribed to by all of the precinct election officials. Any precinct official having a different explanation shall enter it in the poll books and subscribe to it.(F) Put the unused ballots with stubs attached, and soiled and defaced ballots with stubs attached, in the envelopes or containers provided therefor, and certify the number.The receiving officials shall deliver to and place in the custody of the counting officials all the supplies provided for the conduct of that election and the ballots that are to be counted and tallied, and take a receipt for the same, which receipt shall appear in and be a part of the poll books of such precinct. Having performed their duties, the receiving officials shall immediately depart.Having receipted for the ballots, the counting officials shall proceed to count and tally the vote as cast in the manner prescribed by section 3505.27 of the Revised Code and certify the result of the election to the board of elections.
Ohio Rev Code § 3501.30 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 35 | Elections|Chapter 3501 | Election Procedure; Election Officials|Section 3501.30 | Polling Place Supplies.

Effective: February 25, 2014|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 109 - 130th General Assembly|(A) The board of elections shall provide for each polling place the necessary ballot box, official ballots, cards of instructions, registration forms, pollbooks or poll lists, tally sheets, forms on which to make summary statements, writing implements, paper, and all other supplies necessary for casting and counting the ballots and recording the results of the voting at the polling place. The pollbooks or poll lists shall have certificates appropriately printed on them for the signatures of all the precinct officials, by which they shall certify that, to the best of their knowledge and belief, the pollbooks or poll lists correctly show the names of all electors who voted in the polling place at the election indicated in the pollbooks or poll lists. All of the following shall be included among the supplies provided to each polling place:(1) A large map of each appropriate precinct, which shall be displayed prominently to assist persons who desire to register or vote on election day. Each map shall show all streets within the precinct and contain identifying symbols of the precinct in bold print.(2) Any materials, postings, or instructions required to comply with state or federal laws;(3) A flag of the United States approximately two and one-half feet in length along the top, which shall be displayed outside the entrance to the polling place during the time it is open for voting;(4) Two or more small flags of the United States approximately fifteen inches in length along the top, which shall be placed at a distance of one hundred feet from the polling place on the thoroughfares or walkways leading to the polling place, to mark the distance within which persons other than election officials, observers, police officers, and electors waiting to mark, marking, or casting their ballots shall not loiter, congregate, or engage in any kind of election campaigning. Where small flags cannot reasonably be placed one hundred feet from the polling place, the voting location manager shall place the flags as near to one hundred feet from the entrance to the polling place as is physically possible. Police officers and all election officials shall see that this prohibition against loitering and congregating is enforced.When the period of time during which the polling place is open for voting expires, all of the flags described in this division shall be taken into the polling place and shall be returned to the board together with all other election supplies required to be delivered to the board.(B) The board of elections shall follow the instructions and advisories of the secretary of state in the production and use of polling place supplies.
Ohio Rev Code § 3501.301 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 35 | Elections|Chapter 3501 | Election Procedure; Election Officials|Section 3501.301 | Supplies Other Than Ballots.

Effective: June 21, 2013|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 47 - 130th General Assembly|A contract involving a cost in excess of twenty-five thousand dollars for printing and furnishing the supplies, other than the official ballots, required in section 3501.30 of the Revised Code, shall not be let until the board of elections has caused notice to be published once in a newspaper of general circulation within the county or upon notice given by mail, addressed to the responsible suppliers within the state. The board of elections may require that each bid be accompanied by a bond, with at least two individual sureties, or a surety company, satisfactory to the board, in a sum double the amount of the bid, conditioned upon the faithful performance of the contract awarded and for the payment as damages by such bidder to the board of any excess of cost over the bid which it may be required to pay for such work by reason of the failure of the bidder to complete the contract. The contract shall be let to the lowest and best bidder.
Ohio Rev Code § 3501.302 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 35 | Elections|Chapter 3501 | Election Procedure; Election Officials|Section 3501.302 | Agreements for the Bulk Purchase of Election Supplies.

Effective: September 30, 2021|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly|The secretary of state may enter into agreements for the bulk purchase of election supplies in order to reduce the costs for such purchases by individual boards of elections. A board of elections desiring to participate in such purchase agreements shall file with the secretary of state a written request for inclusion. A request for inclusion shall include an agreement to be bound by such terms and conditions as the secretary of state prescribes and to make direct payments to the vendor under each purchase agreement. Nothing in this section prohibits a board of elections from purchasing election supplies through the department of administrative services under section 125.04 of the Revised Code. Last updated July 26, 2021 at 8:44 AM
Ohio Rev Code § 3501.32 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 35 | Elections|Chapter 3501 | Election Procedure; Election Officials|Section 3501.32 | Hours for Polling Places.

Effective: February 25, 2014|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 109 - 130th General Assembly|(A) Except as otherwise provided in division (B) of this section, on the day of the election the polls shall be opened by proclamation by the voting location manager, or in the manager's absence by a voting location manager chosen by the precinct election officials, at six-thirty a.m. and shall be closed by proclamation at seven-thirty p.m. unless there are voters waiting in line to cast their ballots, in which case the polls shall be kept open until such waiting voters have voted. (B) On the day of the election, any polling place located on an island not connected to the mainland by a highway or a bridge may close earlier than seven-thirty p.m. if all registered voters in the precinct have voted. When a polling place closes under division (B) of this section the voting location manager shall immediately notify the board of elections of the closing.
Ohio Rev Code § 3501.33 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 35 | Elections|Chapter 3501 | Election Procedure; Election Officials|Section 3501.33 | Authority of Precinct Officials.

Effective: February 25, 2014|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 109 - 130th General Assembly|All precinct election officials shall enforce peace and good order in and about the place of registration or election. They shall especially keep the place of access of the electors to the polling place open and unobstructed and prevent and stop any improper practices or attempts tending to obstruct, intimidate, or interfere with any elector in registering or voting. They shall protect observers against molestation and violence in the performance of their duties, and may eject from the polling place any observer for violation of any provision of Title XXXV of the Revised Code. They shall prevent riots, violence, tumult, or disorder. In the discharge of these duties, they may call upon the sheriff, police, or other peace officers to aid them in enforcing the law. They may order the arrest of any person violating Title XXXV of the Revised Code, but such an arrest shall not prevent the person from registering or voting if the person is entitled to do so. The sheriff, all constables, police officers, and other officers of the peace shall immediately obey and aid in the enforcement of any lawful order made by the precinct election officials in the enforcement of Title XXXV of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 3501.34 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 35 | Elections|Chapter 3501 | Election Procedure; Election Officials|Section 3501.34 | Duties of Police as to Elections.

Effective: May 31, 1977|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 125 - 112th General Assembly|The officer or authority having command of the police force of any municipal corporation or the sheriff of any county, on requisition of the board of elections or the secretary of state, shall promptly detail for service at the polling place in any precinct of such municipal corporation or county such force as the board or secretary of state considers necessary. On every day of election such officer or authority shall have a special force in readiness for any emergency and for assignment to duty in the precinct polling places. At least one policeman shall be assigned to duty in each precinct on each day of an election, when requested by the board or the secretary of state. Such police officer shall have access at all times to the polling place, and he shall promptly place under arrest any person found violating any provisions of Title XXXV of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 3501.35 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 35 | Elections|Chapter 3501 | Election Procedure; Election Officials|Section 3501.35 | No Loitering or Congregating Near Polling Places.

Effective: June 26, 2013|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 109, Senate Bill 10 - 130th General Assembly|(A) During an election and the counting of the ballots, no person shall do any of the following: (1) Loiter, congregate, or engage in any kind of election campaigning within the area between the polling place and the small flags of the United States placed on the thoroughfares and walkways leading to the polling place, and if the line of electors waiting to vote extends beyond those small flags, within ten feet of any elector in that line;(2) In any manner hinder or delay an elector in reaching or leaving the place fixed for casting the elector's ballot;(3) Give, tender, or exhibit any ballot or ticket to any person other than the elector's own ballot to the precinct election officials within the area between the polling place and the small flags of the United States placed on the thoroughfares and walkways leading to the polling place, and if the line of electors waiting to vote extends beyond those small flags, within ten feet of any elector in that line;(4) Exhibit any ticket or ballot which the elector intends to cast;(5) Solicit or in any manner attempt to influence any elector in casting the elector's vote.(B)(1) Except as otherwise provided in division (B)(2) of this section and division (C) of section 3503.23 of the Revised Code, no person who is not an election official, employee, observer, or police officer shall be allowed to enter the polling place during the election, except for the purpose of voting or assisting another person to vote as provided in section 3505.24 of the Revised Code.(2) Notwithstanding any provision of this section to the contrary, a journalist shall be allowed reasonable access to a polling place during an election. As used in this division, "journalist" has the same meaning as in division (B)(2) of section 2923.129 of the Revised Code.(C) No more electors shall be allowed to approach the voting shelves at any time than there are voting shelves provided.(D) The precinct election officials and the police officer shall strictly enforce the observance of this section.
Ohio Rev Code § 3501.36 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 35 | Elections|Chapter 3501 | Election Procedure; Election Officials|Section 3501.36 | Fees and Mileage for Officials Delivering or Returning Election Supplies.

Effective: October 26, 1989|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 245 - 118th General Assembly|Each precinct election official who before the day of an election in his precinct obtains ballots, pollbooks, or other materials to be used in his polling place on the day of such election and delivers such materials to his polling place on the day of such election as required by section 3501.31 of the Revised Code and the orders of the board of elections, and each precinct election official who delivers such materials and the returns and records of an election from the polling place to the office of the board after an election, as required by section 3505.31 of the Revised Code and the orders of the board, may receive, in addition to the compensation provided under section 3501.28 of the Revised Code, a sum not to exceed five dollars for each trip to the polling place and five dollars for each trip from the polling place to the office of the board, plus mileage for each trip at the rate provided by rules governing travel adopted by the office of budget and management in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.