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Ohio Rev Code § 3523.12 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 35 | Elections|Chapter 3523 | Amendments to United States Constitution|Section 3523.12 | Congress to Set Manner in Which the Convention Shall Be Constituted.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|If, at or about the time of submitting any amendment to the constitution of the United States, congress either in the resolution submitting such amendment or by statute prescribes the manner in which the convention shall be constituted, and does not except from such statute or resolution such states as theretofore have provided for constituting such convention, sections 3523.01 to 3523.11, inclusive, of the Revised Code shall be inoperative. The convention shall then be constituted and shall operate as the resolution or act of congress directs, and all officers of the state who by said resolution or statute are authorized or directed to take any action to constitute such a convention for this state shall act thereunder and in obedience thereto with the same effect as if acting under a statute of this state.
Ohio Rev Code § 3599.01 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 35 | Elections|Chapter 3599 | Offenses and Penalties|Section 3599.01 | Bribery.

Effective: July 1, 1983|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 199 - 114th General Assembly|(A) No person shall before, during, or after any primary, convention, or election:(1) Give, lend, offer, or procure or promise to give, lend, offer, or procure any money, office, position, place or employment, influence, or any other valuable consideration to or for a delegate, elector, or other person;(2) Attempt by intimidation, coercion, or other unlawful means to induce such delegate or elector to register or refrain from registering or to vote or refrain from voting at a primary, convention, or election for a particular person, question, or issue;(3) Advance, pay, or cause to be paid or procure or offer to procure money or other valuable thing to or for the use of another, with the intent that it or part thereof shall be used to induce such person to vote or to refrain from voting.(B) Whoever violates this section is guilty of bribery, a felony of the fourth degree; and if he is a candidate he shall forfeit the nomination he received, or if elected to any office he shall forfeit the office to which he was elected at the election with reference to which such offense was committed.
Ohio Rev Code § 3599.02 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 35 | Elections|Chapter 3599 | Offenses and Penalties|Section 3599.02 | Bribery - Offenses Concerning Voters or Voting.

Effective: December 9, 1997|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 116 - 122nd General Assembly|No person shall before, during, or after any primary, general, or special election or convention solicit, request, demand, receive, or contract for any money, gift, loan, property, influence, position, employment, or other thing of value for that person or for another person for doing any of the following:(A) Registering or refraining from registering to vote;(B) Agreeing to register or to refrain from registering to vote;(C) Agreeing to vote or to refrain from voting;(D) Voting or refraining from voting at any primary, general, or special election or convention for a particular person, question, or issue;(E) Registering or voting, or refraining from registering or voting, or voting or refraining from voting for a particular person, question, or issue.Whoever violates this section is guilty of bribery, a felony of the fourth degree, and shall be disfranchised and excluded from holding any public office for five years immediately following such conviction.
Ohio Rev Code § 3599.04 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 35 | Elections|Chapter 3599 | Offenses and Penalties|Section 3599.04 | Corrupt Practices - Contributions for Illegal Election Purposes.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|No person shall, directly or indirectly, in connection with any election, pay, lend, or contribute or offer or promise to pay, lend, or contribute any money or other valuable consideration in the election or defeat of any candidate or the adoption or defeat of any question or issue for any purposes other than those enumerated in sections 3517.08 and 3517.12 of the Revised Code.Whoever violates this section is guilty of corrupt practices and shall be fined not less than twenty-five nor more than five hundred dollars.
Ohio Rev Code § 3599.05 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 35 | Elections|Chapter 3599 | Offenses and Penalties|Section 3599.05 | Corrupt Practices - Employer Shall Not Influence Political Opinions or Votes of Employees.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|No employer or his agent or a corporation shall print or authorize to be printed upon any pay envelopes any statements intended or calculated to influence the political action of his or its employees; or post or exhibit in the establishment or anywhere in or about the establishment any posters, placards, or hand bills containing any threat, notice, or information that if any particular candidate is elected or defeated work in the establishment will cease in whole or in part, or other threats expressed or implied, intended to influence the political opinions or votes of his or its employees.Whoever violates this section is guilty of corrupt practices, and shall be punished by a fine of not less than five hundred nor more than one thousand dollars.
Ohio Rev Code § 3599.06 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 35 | Elections|Chapter 3599 | Offenses and Penalties|Section 3599.06 | Employer Shall Not Interfere With Employee on Election Day.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|No employer, his officer or agent , shall discharge or threaten to discharge an elector for taking a reasonable amount of time to vote on election day; or require or order an elector to accompany him to a voting place upon such day; or refuse to permit such elector to serve as an election official on any registration or election day; or indirectly use any force or restraint or threaten to inflict any injury, harm, or loss; or in any other manner practice intimidation in order to induce or compel such person to vote or refrain from voting for or against any person or question or issue submitted to the voters.Whoever violates this section shall be fined not less than fifty nor more than five hundred dollars.
Ohio Rev Code § 3599.07 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 35 | Elections|Chapter 3599 | Offenses and Penalties|Section 3599.07 | Unlawful Possession or Distribution of Ballots.

Effective: February 25, 2014|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 109 - 130th General Assembly|No precinct election official, observer, or police officer admitted into the polling rooms at the election, at any time while the polls are open, shall have in the individual's possession, distribute, or give out any ballot or ticket to any person on any pretense during the receiving, counting, or certifying of the votes, or have any ballot or ticket in the individual's possession or control, except in the proper discharge of the individual's official duty in receiving, counting, or canvassing the votes. This section does not prevent the lawful exercise by a precinct election official or observer of the individual right to vote at such election.
Ohio Rev Code § 3599.08 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 35 | Elections|Chapter 3599 | Offenses and Penalties|Section 3599.08 | Corrupt Practices - Influencing Candidates and Voters by Publications.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|No owner, editor, writer, or employee of any newspaper, magazine, or other publication of any description, whether published regularly or irregularly, shall use the columns of any such publication for the printing of any threats, direct or implied, in the columns of any such publication for the purpose of controlling or intimidating candidates for public office. Such person shall not directly or indirectly solicit, receive, or accept any payment, promise, or compensation for influencing or attempting to influence votes through any printing matter, except through matter inserted in such publication as "paid advertisement" and so designated.Whoever violates this section is guilty of a corrupt practice and shall be fined not less than five hundred nor more than one thousand dollars.
Ohio Rev Code § 3599.09 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 35 | Elections|Chapter 3599 | Offenses and Penalties|Section 3599.09 | Seeking Nomination or Election to More Than One Prohibited Office at Same Election.

Effective: December 23, 2002|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 445 - 124th General Assembly|Whoever knowingly violates division (A) of section 3513.052 is guilty of seeking nomination or election to more than one prohibited office at the same election and shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars.
Ohio Rev Code § 3599.10 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 35 | Elections|Chapter 3599 | Offenses and Penalties|Section 3599.10 | Corrupt Practices - Candidate for General Assembly Shall Not Be Asked to Pledge Vote.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|No person, firm, or corporation shall demand of any candidate for the general assembly any pledge concerning his vote on any legislation, question, or proposition that may come before the general assembly; provided that this shall not be understood to prohibit a reasonable inquiry as to such candidate's views on such question or legislation.Whoever violates this section is guilty of a corrupt practice and shall be fined not less than five hundred nor more than one thousand dollars.
Ohio Rev Code § 3599.111 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 35 | Elections|Chapter 3599 | Offenses and Penalties|Section 3599.111 | Per Signature or per Volume Voter Registration Compensation Prohibited - Penalty.

Effective: May 2, 2006|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 3 - 126th General Assembly|(A) As used in this section, "registering a voter" or "registering voters" includes any effort, for compensation, to provide voter registration forms or to assist persons in completing or returning those forms.(B) No person shall receive compensation on a fee per signature or fee per volume basis for circulating any declaration of candidacy, nominating petition, initiative petition, referendum petition, recall petition, or any other election-related petition that is filed with or transmitted to a board of elections, the office of the secretary of state, or other appropriate public office.(C) No person shall receive compensation on a fee per registration or fee per volume basis for registering a voter.(D) No person shall pay any other person for collecting signatures on election-related petitions or for registering voters except on the basis of time worked.(E)(1) Whoever violates division (B) of this section is guilty of receiving improper compensation for circulating a petition, a felony of the fifth degree.(2) Whoever violates division (C) of this section is guilty of receiving improper compensation for registering a voter, a felony of the fifth degree.(3) Whoever violates division (D) of this section is guilty of paying improper compensation for circulating a petition or registering a voter, a felony of the fifth degree.
Ohio Rev Code § 3599.12 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 35 | Elections|Chapter 3599 | Offenses and Penalties|Section 3599.12 | Illegal Voting.

Effective: January 27, 2006|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 234 - 126th General Assembly|(A) No person shall do any of the following:(1) Vote or attempt to vote in any primary, special, or general election in a precinct in which that person is not a legally qualified elector;(2) Vote or attempt to vote more than once at the same election by any means, including voting or attempting to vote both by absent voter's ballots under division (G) of section 3503.16 of the Revised Code and by regular ballot at the polls at the same election, or voting or attempting to vote both by absent voter's ballots under division (G) of section 3503.16 of the Revised Code and by absent voter's ballots under Chapter 3509. or armed service absent voter's ballots under Chapter 3511. of the Revised Code at the same election;(3) Impersonate or sign the name of another person, real or fictitious, living or dead, and vote or attempt to vote as that other person in any such election;(4) Cast a ballot at any such election after objection has been made and sustained to that person's vote;(5) Knowingly vote or attempt to vote a ballot other than the official ballot.(B) Whoever violates division (A) of this section is guilty of a felony of the fourth degree.
Ohio Rev Code § 3599.13 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 35 | Elections|Chapter 3599 | Offenses and Penalties|Section 3599.13 | Signing of Petitions.

Effective: May 2, 2006|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 3 - 126th General Assembly|(A) No person shall do any of the following:(1) Sign an initiative, supplementary, referendum, recall, or nominating petition knowing that the person is not at the time qualified to sign it;(2) Knowingly sign such a petition more than once;(3) Except as otherwise provided in section 3501.382 of the Revised Code, sign a name other than the person's own on such a petition;(4) Accept anything of value for signing such a petition;(5) Seek by intimidation or threats to influence any person to sign or refrain from signing such a petition, or from circulating or abstaining from circulating such a petition;(6) Sign a declaration of candidacy and petition for a candidate of a party with which the person is not affiliated, as required by section 3513.05 of the Revised Code;(7) Make a false affidavit or statement concerning the signatures on any such petition.(B) Whoever violates division (A) of this section shall be fined not less than fifty or more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned not less than three or more than six months, or both.
Ohio Rev Code § 3599.14 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 35 | Elections|Chapter 3599 | Offenses and Penalties|Section 3599.14 | Prohibited Acts Concerning Declarations or Petitions.

Effective: May 2, 2006|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 3 - 126th General Assembly|(A) No person shall knowingly, directly or indirectly, do any of the following in connection with any declaration of candidacy and petition, declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate, nominating petition, or other petition presented to or filed with the secretary of state, a board of elections, or any other public office for the purpose of becoming a candidate for any elective office, including the office of a political party, for the purpose of submitting a question or issue to the electors at an election, or for the purpose of forming a political party:(1) Misrepresent the contents, purpose, or effect of the petition or declaration for the purpose of persuading a person to sign or refrain from signing the petition or declaration;(2) Pay or offer to pay anything of value for signing or refraining from signing the petition or declaration;(3) Promise to assist any person to obtain appointment to an office or position as a consideration for obtaining or preventing signatures to the petition or declaration;(4) Obtain or prevent signatures to the petition or declaration as a consideration for the assistance or promise of assistance of a person in securing appointment to an office or position;(5) Circulate or cause to be circulated the petition or declaration knowing it to contain false, forged, or fictitious names;(6) Except as otherwise provided in section 3501.382 of the Revised Code, add signatures or names except the person's own name on the petition or declaration;(7) Make a false certification or statement concerning the petition or declaration;(8) File with the election authorities the petition or declaration knowing it to contain false, forged, or fictitious names;(9) Fail to fill out truthfully and file all itemized statements required by law in connection with the petition or declaration.(B) Whoever violates division (A) of this section is guilty of a felony of the fifth degree.
Ohio Rev Code § 3599.15 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 35 | Elections|Chapter 3599 | Offenses and Penalties|Section 3599.15 | Purchase, Theft, Sale, Destruction, or Mutilation of Petitions.

Effective: July 1, 1996|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 2 - 121st General Assembly|No person shall purchase, steal, attempt to steal, sell, attempt to sell, or willfully destroy or mutilate any initiative, supplementary, referendum, recall, or nominating petition, or any part of a petition, that is being or has been lawfully circulated; provided that the words "purchase" and "sell" do not apply to persons paying or receiving pay for soliciting signatures to or circulating a petition or petition paper.Whoever violates this section is guilty of a felony of the fifth degree.
Ohio Rev Code § 3599.16 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 35 | Elections|Chapter 3599 | Offenses and Penalties|Section 3599.16 | Misconduct of Member, Director, or Employee of Board of Elections - Dismissal.

Effective: July 1, 1983|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 199 - 114th General Assembly|No member, director, or employee of a board of elections shall:(A) Willfully or negligently violate or neglect to perform any duty imposed upon him by law, or willfully perform or neglect to perform it in such a way as to hinder the objects of the law, or willfully disobey any law incumbent upon him so to do;(B) Willfully or knowingly report as genuine a false or fraudulent signature on a petition or registration form, or willfully or knowingly report as false or fraudulent any such genuine signature;(C) Willfully add to or subtract from the votes actually cast at an election in any official returns, or add to or take away or attempt to add to or take away any ballot from those legally polled at such election;(D) Carry away, destroy, or mutilate any registration cards or forms, pollbooks, or other records of any election;(E) Act as an election official in any capacity in an election, except as specifically authorized in his official capacity;(F) In any other way willfully and knowingly or unlawfully violate or seek to prevent the enforcement of any other provisions of the election laws.Whoever violates this section shall be dismissed from his position as a member or employee of the board and is guilty of a felony of the fourth degree.
Ohio Rev Code § 3599.161 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 35 | Elections|Chapter 3599 | Offenses and Penalties|Section 3599.161 | Prohibiting Inspection of Election Records.

Effective: January 1, 1995|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 300 - 120th General Assembly|(A) The director of elections, deputy director of elections, or an employee of the board of elections designated by the director or deputy director shall be available during normal office hours to provide any person with access to the public records filed in the office of the board of elections.(B) No director of elections, deputy director of elections, or employee of the board of elections designated by the director or deputy director shall knowingly prevent or prohibit any person from inspecting, under reasonable regulations established and posted by the board of elections, the public records filed in the office of the board of elections. Records relating to the declination of a person to register to vote and to the identity of a voter registration agency through which any particular person registered to vote are not public records for purposes of this section.(C) Whoever violates division (B) of this section is guilty of prohibiting inspection of election records, a minor misdemeanor, and shall, upon conviction, be dismissed from his position as director of elections, deputy director of elections, or employee of the board of elections.
Ohio Rev Code § 3599.17 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 35 | Elections|Chapter 3599 | Offenses and Penalties|Section 3599.17 | Prohibitions Concerning Elections Officials.

Effective: February 25, 2014|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 109 - 130th General Assembly|(A) No elections official serving as a registrar or precinct election official shall do any of the following: (1) Fail to appear before the board of elections, or its representative, after notice has been served personally upon the official or left at the official's usual place of residence, for examination as to the official's qualifications;(2) Fail to appear at the polling place to which the official is assigned at the hour and during the hours set for the registration or election;(3) Fail to take the oath prescribed by section 3501.31 of the Revised Code, unless excused by such board;(4) Refuse or sanction the refusal of another registrar or precinct election official to administer an oath required by law;(5) Fail to send notice to the board of the appointment of a precinct election official to fill a vacancy;(6) Act as registrar or precinct election official without having been appointed and having received a certificate of appointment, except a precinct election official appointed to fill a vacancy caused by absence or removal;(7) Fail in any other way to perform any duty imposed by law.(B) Whoever violates division (A) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.
Ohio Rev Code § 3599.18 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 35 | Elections|Chapter 3599 | Offenses and Penalties|Section 3599.18 | Prohibitions Concerning Registration of Electors.

Effective: December 9, 1997|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 116 - 122nd General Assembly|(A) No election official, person assisting in the registration of electors, or police officer shall knowingly do any of the following:(1) Refuse, neglect, or unnecessarily delay, hinder, or prevent the registration of a qualified elector, who in a lawful manner applies for registration;(2) Enter or consent to the entry of a fictitious name on a voter registration list;(3) Alter the name on or remove or destroy the registration card or form of any qualified elector;(4) Neglect, unlawfully execute, or fail to execute any duty enjoined upon that person as an election official, person assisting in the registration of electors, or police officer.(B) Whoever violates division (A) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.