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Ohio Rev Code § 3513.259 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 35 | Elections|Chapter 3513 | Primaries; Nominations|Section 3513.259 | Nomination for Member of the State Board of Education.

Effective: July 2, 2010|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 48 - 128th General Assembly|Nominations of candidates for the office of member of the state board of education shall be made only by nominating petition. The nominating petition of a candidate for the office of member of the state board of education shall be signed by not less than one hundred qualified electors. No such nominating petition shall be accepted for filing if it appears on its face to contain signatures aggregating in number more than three times the minimum number of signatures required by this section. A board of elections shall not accept for filing a nominating petition of a person if that person, for the same election, has already filed a declaration of candidacy, a declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate, or a nominating petition, or has become a candidate through party nomination at a primary election or by the filling of a vacancy under section 3513.30 or 3513.31 of the Revised Code, to be a candidate for any other state office or any federal or county office. When a petition of a candidate has been accepted for filing by a board of elections, the petition shall not be deemed invalid if, upon verification of signatures contained in the petition, the board of elections finds the number of signatures accepted exceeds three times the minimum number of signatures required. A board of elections may discontinue verifying signatures when the number of verified signatures equals the minimum required number of signatures. Such petition shall be filed with the board of elections of the most populous county in such district not later than four p.m. of the ninetieth day before the day of the general election at which state board of education members are elected.Each nominating petition shall be signed by qualified electors residing in the district in which the candidate designated therein would be a candidate for election to the office of member of the state board of education. Each candidate shall be a qualified elector residing in the district in which the candidate seeks election to such office.As the word "district" is used in this section, it refers to a district created under section 3301.01 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 3513.263 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 35 | Elections|Chapter 3513 | Primaries; Nominations|Section 3513.263 | Processing Nominating Petitions.

Effective: June 21, 2013|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 47 - 130th General Assembly|The nominating petitions of all candidates required to be filed before four p.m. of the ninetieth day before the day of the general election, shall be processed as follows: If such petition is filed with the secretary of state, the secretary of state shall promptly transmit to each board such separate petition papers as purports to contain signatures of electors of the county of such board.If such petition is filed with the board of a county in which the major portion of the population of a subdivision is located, such board shall promptly transmit to the board of each county in which other portions of such subdivision are located such separate petition papers of the petition as purport to contain signatures of electors of such county.All petition papers so transmitted to a board of elections, and all nominating petitions filed with a board of elections shall, under proper regulation, be open to public inspection until four p.m. of the eightieth day before the day of such general election. Each board shall, not later than the seventy-eighth day before the day of such general election examine and determine the sufficiency of the signatures on the petition papers transmitted to or filed with it and the validity or invalidity of petitions filed with it, and shall return to each other board all petition papers transmitted to it by such other board, together with its certification of its determination as to the validity or invalidity of signatures thereon. A signature on a nominating petition is not valid if it is dated more than one year before the date the nominating petition was filed. All other matters affecting the validity or invalidity of such petition papers shall be determined by the board with whom such petition papers were filed.Written protests against such nominating petitions may be filed by any qualified elector eligible to vote for the candidate whose nominating petition the elector objects to, not later than the seventy-fourth day before the general election. Such protests shall be filed with the election officials with whom the nominating petition was filed. Upon the filing of such protests, the election officials with whom it is filed shall promptly fix the time and place for hearing it, and shall forthwith mail notice of the filing of such protest and the time and place for hearing it to the person whose nomination is protested. They shall also forthwith mail notice of the time and place fixed for the hearing to the person who filed the protest. At the time and place fixed, such election officials shall hear the protest and determine the validity or invalidity of the petition. Such determination shall be final.
Ohio Rev Code § 3513.271 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 35 | Elections|Chapter 3513 | Primaries; Nominations|Section 3513.271 | Name Change Within Five Years Immediately Preceding Filing of Statement of Candidacy.

Effective: August 22, 1995|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 99 - 121st General Assembly|If any person desiring to become a candidate for public office has had a change of name within five years immediately preceding the filing of his statement of candidacy, both his statement of candidacy and nominating petition must contain, immediately following the person's present name, the person's former names. Any person who has been elected under the person's changed name, without submission of the person's former name, shall be immediately suspended from the office and the office declared vacated, and shall be liable to the state for any salary the person has received while holding such office. The attorney general in the case of candidates for state offices, the prosecuting attorney of the most populous county in a district in the case of candidates for district offices, and the prosecuting attorney of the county in the case of all other candidates shall institute necessary action to enforce this section.This section does not apply to a change of name by reason of marriage; to a candidate for a state office who has once complied with this section and who has previously been elected to a state office; to a candidate for a district office who has once complied with this section and who has previously been elected to a state or district office; to a candidate for a county office who has once complied with this section and has previously been elected to a state, district, or county office; to a candidate for a municipal office who has once complied with this section and has previously been elected to a municipal office; or to a candidate for a township office who has once complied with this section and has previously been elected to a township office; provided that such previous election was one at which his candidacy complied with this section.
Ohio Rev Code § 3513.28 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 35 | Elections|Chapter 3513 | Primaries; Nominations|Section 3513.28 | Designation of Term.

Effective: March 23, 1981|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1062 - 113th General Assembly|Each independent candidate for election to the office of judge of the supreme court, court of appeals, court of common pleas, probate court, and such other courts as are established by law, in addition to designating in such nominating petition the office to which he seeks such nomination shall, if two or more judges of the same court are to be elected at any one election, designate the term of the office for election to which he seeks such nomination by stating therein, if a full term, the date of the commencement of such term as follows: "Full term commencing ____________________________(Date) ___________________________," or by stating therein, if an unexpired term, the date on which such unexpired term will end as follows: "Unexpired term ending ____________________________ (Date) __________________________," and such candidate shall be nominated only for the term so designated.Each independent candidate for the unexpired term of any office shall designate in his statement of candidacy the date on which such unexpired term will end.
Ohio Rev Code § 3513.301 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 35 | Elections|Chapter 3513 | Primaries; Nominations|Section 3513.301 | Special Election of Party Candidate for Congress.

Effective: October 29, 2018|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 18 - 132nd General Assembly|(A) Notwithstanding section 3513.30 of the Revised Code and except as otherwise provided in division (B)(2) of this section, if only one person has filed a valid declaration of candidacy for nomination as the candidate of a political party for the office of representative to congress and that person withdraws as a candidate or dies at any time before the primary election, a special election shall be held under division (B) (1) of this section as soon as reasonably practicable to nominate the following:(1) That party's candidate for congress;(2) The candidate for congress of any other major political party under either of the following circumstances:(a) No person has filed a valid declaration of candidacy for nomination as that party's candidate at the primary election.(b) Only one person has filed a valid declaration of candidacy for nomination as that party's candidate at the primary election, that person has withdrawn or died, and the vacancy so created has not been filled. (B) (1) Except as otherwise provided in division (B) (2) of this section, the boards of elections of all the counties contained in whole or in part within the congressional district for which a special election is being held under this section shall conduct the special election on a date designated by the secretary of state and give notice of the time and places of holding the election as provided in section 3501.03 of the Revised Code. The election shall be held and conducted and returns of it made as in the case of a primary election, except that the secretary of state shall designate the deadline to file a declaration of candidacy or a declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate for the election. (2) If, for each nomination to be made at the special election to be held under division (B)(1) of this section, only one person has filed a valid declaration of candidacy or no person has filed a valid declaration of candidacy, then no special election shall be held. If no special election is held, then for each nomination for which only one person has filed a valid declaration of candidacy, the secretary of state, upon receiving certification of that fact from the board of elections of the most populous county of the congressional district, shall issue a certificate of nomination to the person and the person's name shall appear on the ballot as that party's candidate at the general election.(C) The state shall pay all costs of any special election held under this section.
Ohio Rev Code § 3513.312 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 35 | Elections|Chapter 3513 | Primaries; Nominations|Section 3513.312 | Withdrawal, Disqualification, or Death of Congress Candidate Prior to General Election.

Effective: October 29, 2018|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 18 - 132nd General Assembly|(A) Notwithstanding section 3513.31 of the Revised Code, if a person nominated in a primary election or nominated by petition under section 3517.012 of the Revised Code as a party candidate for the office of representative to congress for election at the next general election withdraws as such candidate prior to the ninetieth day before the day of such general election, or dies prior to the ninetieth day before the day of such general election, the vacancy in the party nomination so created shall be filled in accordance with division (B) of this section as soon as reasonably practicable. (B) (1) Except as otherwise provided in division (B) (2) of this section, the boards of elections of all the counties contained in whole or in part within the congressional district in which a vacancy occurs as described in division (A) of this section shall conduct the special election on a date designated by the secretary of state and give notice of the time and places of holding such election as provided in section 3501.03 of the Revised Code. Such election shall be held and conducted and returns thereof made as in the case of a primary election, except that the secretary of state shall designate the deadline to file a declaration of candidacy or a declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate for the election. (2) If only one person has filed a valid declaration of candidacy for the special election to be held under division (B) (1) of this section, or if no person has filed a valid declaration of candidacy, then no special election shall be held. If one person has filed a valid declaration of candidacy, the secretary of state, upon receiving certification of that fact from the board of elections of the most populous county of the congressional district, shall issue a certificate of nomination to the person and the person's name shall appear on the ballot as that party's candidate at the general election.(C) The state shall pay all costs of any special election held pursuant to this section.
Ohio Rev Code § 3513.32 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 35 | Elections|Chapter 3513 | Primaries; Nominations|Section 3513.32 | Primary Preceding Special Election.

Effective: January 1, 1954|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 242 - 100th General Assembly|When a special election is found necessary to fill a vacancy, the date of the primary election shall be fixed at the same time and in the same manner as that of the election, by the authority calling such special election. The primary election shall be held at least fifteen days prior to the time fixed for such special election. Declaration of candidacy and certificates for such primary shall be filed and fees shall be paid at least ten days before the date for holding such primary election.A primary election preceding a special election to fill a vacancy in an office shall be eliminated if no valid declaration of candidacy is filed for such office, or if the number of persons filing such declarations of candidacy as candidates of one political party does not exceed the number of candidates which such political party is entitled to nominate for election to such office.
Ohio Rev Code § 3513.33 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 35 | Elections|Chapter 3513 | Primaries; Nominations|Section 3513.33 | Notice of Prohibited Campaign Practices.

Effective: August 24, 1995|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 9 - 121st General Assembly|At the time a person files a declaration of candidacy, nominating petition, or declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate, the secretary of state or the board of elections shall furnish that person with a copy of section 3517.21 of the Revised Code. Each person who receives the copy shall acknowledge its receipt in writing.
Ohio Rev Code § 3515.01 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 35 | Elections|Chapter 3515 | Recount; Contest of Elections|Section 3515.01 | Eligibility for Recount.

Effective: September 23, 1974|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 237 - 110th General Assembly|Any person for whom votes were cast in a primary election for nomination as a candidate for election to an office who was not declared nominated may file with the board of elections of a county a written application for a recount of the votes cast at such primary election in any precinct in such county for all persons for whom votes were cast in such precinct for such nomination. Any person who was a candidate at a general, special, or primary election for election to an office or postion who was not declared elected may file with the board of a county a written application for a recount of the votes cast at such election in any precinct in such county for all candidates for election to such office or position. Any group of five or more qualified electors may file with the board of a county a written application for a recount of the votes cast at an election in any precinct in such county upon any question or issue, provided that the members of such group shall state in such application either that they voted "Yes" or in favor of such question or issue and that such question or issue was declared defeated or rejected, or that they voted "No" or against such question or issue and that such question or issue was declared carried or adopted. Such group of electors shall, in such application, designate one of the members of the group as chairman, and shall indicate therein the voting residence of each member of such group. In all such applications the person designated as chairman is the applicant for the purposes of sections 3515.01 to 3515.07 of the Revised Code, and all notices required by section 3515.03 of the Revised Code to be given to an applicant for a recount shall be given to such person. In the recount of absentee ballots that are tallied by county instead of by precinct, as provided in section 3509.06 of the Revised Code, the county shall be considered a separate precinct for purposes of recounting such absentee ballots.
Ohio Rev Code § 3515.011 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 35 | Elections|Chapter 3515 | Recount; Contest of Elections|Section 3515.011 | Recounts Ordered by Board.

Effective: July 4, 1984|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 79 - 115th General Assembly|If the number of votes cast in any county or municipal election for the declared winning nominee, candidate, question, or issue does not exceed the number of votes cast for the declared defeated nominee, candidate, question, or issue by a margin of one-half of one per cent or more of the total vote, the appropriate board of elections shall order a recount which shall be conducted as provided in sections 3515.04 and 3515.05 of the Revised Code.If the number of votes cast in any district election for the declared winning nominee, candidate, question, or issue does not exceed the number of votes cast for the declared defeated nominee, candidate, question, or issue by a margin of one-half of one per cent or more of the total vote, the secretary of state shall order a recount which shall be conducted as provided in sections 3515.04 and 3515.05 of the Revised Code.If the number of votes cast in any statewide election for the declared winning nominee, candidate, question, or issue does not exceed the number of votes cast for the declared defeated nominee, candidate, question, or issue by a margin of one-fourth of one per cent or more of the total vote, the secretary of state shall order a recount which shall be conducted as provided in sections 3515.04 and 3515.05 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 3515.02 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 35 | Elections|Chapter 3515 | Recount; Contest of Elections|Section 3515.02 | Application for Recount.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|If the nomination or the candidacy for election, or the question or issue, concerning which a recount is applied for was submitted only to electors within a county, the application for recount shall be filed within five days after the day upon which the board of elections of such county declares the results of such election.If the nomination or the candidacy for election, or the question or issue, concerning which a recount is applied for was submitted only to electors of a district comprised of more than one county but less than all of the counties of the state, the application shall be filed within five days after the day upon which the board of the most populous county in such district declares the results of such election.If the nomination or the candidacy for election, or the question or issue, concerning which a recount is applied for was submitted to electors throughout the entire state, the application shall be filed within five days after the day upon which the secretary of state declares the results of such election.
Ohio Rev Code § 3515.04 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 35 | Elections|Chapter 3515 | Recount; Contest of Elections|Section 3515.04 | Recount Procedure.

Effective: February 25, 2014|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 109 - 130th General Assembly|At the time and place fixed for making a recount, the board of elections, in the presence of all observers who may be in attendance, shall open the sealed containers containing the ballots to be recounted, and shall recount them. Ballots shall be handled only by the members of the board or by the director or other employees of the board. Observers shall be permitted to see the ballots, but they shall not be permitted to touch them, and the board shall not permit the counting or tabulation of votes shown on the ballots for any nomination, or for election to any office or position, or upon any question or issue, other than the votes shown on such ballots for the nomination, election, question, or issue concerning which a recount of ballots was applied for. At any time before the ballots from all of the precincts listed in an application for the recount or involved in a recount pursuant to section 3515.011 of the Revised Code have been recounted, the applicant or declared losing candidate or nominee or each of the declared losing candidates or nominees entitled to file a request prior to the commencement of a recount, as provided in section 3515.03 of the Revised Code, may file with the board a written request to stop the recount and not recount the ballots from the precincts so listed that have not been recounted prior to the time of the request. If, upon the request, the board finds that results of the votes in the precincts recounted, if substituted for the results of the votes in those precincts as shown in the abstract of the votes in those precincts, would not cause the applicant, if a person for whom votes were cast for nomination or election, to be declared nominated or elected or if an election upon a question or issue would not cause a result contrary to the result as declared prior to such recount, it shall grant the request and shall not recount the ballots of the precincts listed in the application for recount that have not been recounted prior to that time. If the board finds otherwise, it shall deny the request and shall continue to recount ballots until the ballots from all of the precincts listed in the application for recount have been recounted; provided that, if the request is denied, it may be renewed from time to time. Upon any such renewal, the board shall consider and act upon the request in the same manner as provided in this section in connection with an original request.
Ohio Rev Code § 3515.041 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 35 | Elections|Chapter 3515 | Recount; Contest of Elections|Section 3515.041 | Recount for Presidential Electors No Later Than Six Days Before Meeting.

Effective: May 2, 2006|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 3 - 126th General Assembly|As required by 3 U.S.C. 5, any recount of votes conducted under this chapter for the election of presidential electors shall be completed not later than six days before the time fixed under federal law for the meeting of those presidential electors.