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Ohio Rev Code § 3519.08 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 35 | Elections|Chapter 3519 | Initiative; Referendum|Section 3519.08 | Withdrawal of Petition - Ballot Procedure.

Effective: July 2, 2010|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 48 - 128th General Assembly|(A) Notwithstanding division (I)(2) of section 3501.38 of the Revised Code, at any time prior to the seventieth day before the day of an election at which an initiative or referendum is scheduled to appear on the ballot, a majority of the members of the committee named to represent the petitioners in the petition proposing that initiative or referendum under section 3519.02 of the Revised Code may withdraw the petition by giving written notice of the withdrawal to the secretary of state. (B) After a majority of the members of the committee named to represent the petitioners gives notice to the secretary of state that the petition proposing the initiative or referendum is withdrawn under division (A) of this section, all of the following shall apply:(1) If the Ohio ballot board has not already certified the ballot language at the time a majority of the members of the committee gives the written notice of withdrawal, the board shall not certify ballot language for that proposed initiative or referendum to the secretary of state.(2) The secretary of state shall not certify a ballot form or wording to the boards of elections under sections 3501.05 and 3505.01 of the Revised Code that includes ballot language for that proposed initiative or referendum.(3) The proposed initiative or referendum shall not appear on the ballot.(C) No petition that has been filed, and subsequently withdrawn under this section, may be resubmitted.
Ohio Rev Code § 3519.10 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 35 | Elections|Chapter 3519 | Initiative; Referendum|Section 3519.10 | Qualifications of Signers - Format of Signing.

Effective: March 17, 1987|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 524 - 116th General Assembly|Each signer of any initiative or referendum petition must be a qualified elector of the state. He shall place on such petition after his name the date of signing and the location of his voting residence, including the street and number in which such voting residence is located, if in a municipal corporation, and the rural route or other post-office address and township in which such voting residence is located, if outside a municipal corporation. Each signer may also print his name so as to clearly identify his signature. Each part-petition which is filed shall contain signatures of electors of only one county. Petitions containing signatures of electors of more than one county shall not thereby be declared invalid. In case petitions containing signatures of electors of more than one county are filed, the secretary of state shall determine the county from which the majority of signatures came, and only signatures from such county shall be counted. Signatures from any other county shall be invalid.
Ohio Rev Code § 3519.14 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 35 | Elections|Chapter 3519 | Initiative; Referendum|Section 3519.14 | Minimum Number of Signatures.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|The secretary of state shall not accept for filing any initiative or referendum petition which does not purport to contain at least the minimum number of signatures required for the submission of the amendment, proposed law, or law to be submitted under the initiative or referendum power.
Ohio Rev Code § 3519.15 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 35 | Elections|Chapter 3519 | Initiative; Referendum|Section 3519.15 | Part-Petitions.

Effective: August 5, 1981|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 114th General Assembly|Whenever any initiative or referendum petition has been filed with the secretary of state, he shall forthwith separate the part-petitions by counties and transmit such part-petitions to the boards of elections in the respective counties. The several boards shall proceed at once to ascertain whether each part-petition is properly verified, and whether the names on each part-petition are on the registration lists of such county, or whether the persons whose names appear on each part-petition are eligible to vote in such county, and to determine any repetition or duplication of signatures, the number of illegal signatures, and the omission of any necessary details required by law. The boards shall make note opposite such signatures and submit a report to the secretary of state indicating the sufficiency or insufficiency of such signatures and indicating whether or not each part-petition is properly verified, eliminating, for the purpose of such report, all signatures on any part-petition that are not properly verified.In determining the sufficiency of such a petition, only the signatures of those persons shall be counted who are electors at the time the boards examine the petition.
Ohio Rev Code § 3519.18 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 35 | Elections|Chapter 3519 | Initiative; Referendum|Section 3519.18 | Power of Board in Hearing Protests.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|In the performance of the duties required of the boards of elections, the boards may subpoena witnesses, compel the production of books, records, and other evidence, administer oaths, and take evidence.
Ohio Rev Code § 3519.21 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 35 | Elections|Chapter 3519 | Initiative; Referendum|Section 3519.21 | Ballot Title and Order.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|The order in which all propositions, issues, or questions, including proposed laws and constitutional amendments, shall appear on the ballot and the ballot title of all such propositions, issues, or questions shall be determined by the secretary of state in case of propositions to be voted upon in a district larger than a county, and by the board of elections in a county in the case of a proposition to be voted upon in a county or a political subdivision thereof. In preparing such a ballot title the secretary of state or the board shall give a true and impartial statement of the measures in such language that the ballot title shall not be likely to create prejudice for or against the measure. The person or committee promoting such measure may submit to the secretary of state or the board a suggested ballot title, which shall be given full consideration by the secretary of state or board in determining the ballot title.Except as otherwise provided by law, all propositions, issues, or questions submitted to the electors and receiving an affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast thereon are approved.
Ohio Rev Code § 3519.22 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 35 | Elections|Chapter 3519 | Initiative; Referendum|Section 3519.22 | Election Not Affected by Insufficient Signatures - Number of Signatures.

Effective: August 22, 1995|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 99 - 121st General Assembly|No measure submitted to the electors and receiving an affirmative majority of the votes cast on the measure shall be held ineffective or void on account of the insufficiency of the petitions by which such submission was procured.The basis upon which the required number of petitioners in any case is determined shall be the total number of votes cast for the office of governor, in the case of state, county, or municipal referendum, at the most recent election therefor.
Ohio Rev Code § 3521.01 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 35 | Elections|Chapter 3521 | Congressional Districts|Section 3521.01 | Congressional District Apportionment.

Effective: February 19, 2022|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 258 - 134th General Assembly|(A) As used in sections 3521.01 to 3521.0115 of the Revised Code, "census block" and "county" have the same meanings and describe the same geographical boundaries as used by the United States department of commerce, bureau of the census, in reporting the 2020 decennial census of Ohio. The official report of the 2020 decennial census of Ohio and all official documents relating to that report of that census are hereby incorporated by reference into sections 3521.01 to 3521.0115 of the Revised Code. (B) For the purpose of election of representatives to congress, the state is divided into districts as described in sections 3521.011 to 3521.0115 of the Revised Code. Any county or part of a county of the state that has not been described as included in one of those districts is included within the district that contains the least population according to the 2020 decennial census referred to in this section and that is contiguous to that county or part of that county. Last updated February 19, 2022 at 4:00 AM
Ohio Rev Code § 3521.02 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 35 | Elections|Chapter 3521 | Congressional Districts|Section 3521.02 | Filling Vacancy in United States Senate.

Effective: August 22, 1995|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 99 - 121st General Assembly|When a vacancy occurs in the representation of this state in the senate of the United States by death, resignation, or otherwise, the vacancy shall be filled forthwith by appointment by the governor who may appoint some suitable person having the necessary qualifications for senator. The appointee shall hold office until the fifteenth day of December succeeding the next regular state election that occurs more than one hundred eighty days after the vacancy happens. At that next regular state election, a special election to fill the vacancy shall be held, provided, that when the unexpired term ends within one year immediately following the date of such regular state election, an election to fill the unexpired term shall not be held, and the appointment shall be for the unexpired term. The special election shall be governed in all respects by the laws controlling regular state elections for such office. Candidates to be voted for at the special election shall be nominated in the same manner as is provided for the nomination of candidates at regular state elections.At least one hundred eighty days prior to the date of such regular state election, the governor shall issue a writ directing that a special election be held to fill such vacancy as provided in this section. The writ shall be directed to the secretary of state and a copy of the writ sent by mail to the board of elections of each county in the state which shall give notice of the time and place of holding such special election in the same manner and at the same time provided in section 3501.03 of the Revised Code for giving similar notice for regular elections.
Ohio Rev Code § 3521.03 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 35 | Elections|Chapter 3521 | Congressional Districts|Section 3521.03 | Filling Vacancy in United State House of Representatives.

Effective: December 21, 2007|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 155 - 127th General Assembly|When a vacancy in the office of representative to congress occurs, the governor, upon satisfactory information thereof, shall issue a writ of election directing that a special election be held to fill such vacancy in the territory entitled to fill it on a day specified in the writ. Such writ shall be directed to the board of elections within such territory which shall 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 case of a regular state election. The state shall pay all costs of any special election held under this section.
Ohio Rev Code § 3521.04 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 35 | Elections|Chapter 3521 | Congressional Districts|Section 3521.04 | Ohio Redistricting Commission Website.

Effective: September 29, 2021|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 92 - 134th General Assembly|(A) As used in this section, "Ohio redistricting commission" means the body described in Ohio Constitution, Article XI, Section 1. (B) The Ohio redistricting commission, in accordance with Ohio Constitution, Article XIX, Section 1(H), shall cause to be created a web site, at the web address www.redistricting.ohio.gov. Members of the public may use the web site to do any of the following: (1) Submit a proposed congressional district plan; (2) Access the federal decennial census data necessary to create a proposed congressional district plan; (3) View proposed congressional district plans submitted by members of the public. (C) Members of the public also may submit a proposed congressional district plan by mailing it to the Ohio redistricting commission, in the care of the clerk of the senate, Ohio statehouse, Columbus, Ohio 43215. (D) A proposed congressional district plan submitted by a member of the public shall contain visual representations of the proposed boundaries of the congressional districts. (E) Upon receiving a proposed congressional district plan submitted by a member of the public, the co-chairpersons of the Ohio redistricting commission promptly shall provide electronic notification to the members of the Ohio redistricting commission of the submitted plan and shall cause the submitted plan to be posted on the commission's web site for the public to view. Last updated October 22, 2021 at 5:30 PM
Ohio Rev Code § 3523.01 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 35 | Elections|Chapter 3523 | Amendments to United States Constitution|Section 3523.01 | Amendment to United States Constitution.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|Whenever congress proposes an amendment to the constitution of the United States, and proposes that it be ratified by conventions in the several states, the governor shall fix, by proclamation, the date of an election for the purpose of electing the delegates to such convention. Such election may either be at a special election or may be held at the same time as a general election, but shall be held at least as soon as the next general election occurring more than three months after the amendment has been proposed by congress.
Ohio Rev Code § 3523.02 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 35 | Elections|Chapter 3523 | Amendments to United States Constitution|Section 3523.02 | Electing Delegates to Constitutional Convention.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|At an election held for the purpose of electing delegates to a convention to ratify an amendment to the constitution of the United States, all persons qualified to vote for members of the general assembly shall be entitled to vote.
Ohio Rev Code § 3523.03 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 35 | Elections|Chapter 3523 | Amendments to United States Constitution|Section 3523.03 | Election on Amendment to Unites State Constitution.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|Except as otherwise provided in sections 3523.01 to 3523.12, inclusive, of the Revised Code, the election provided for in section 3523.01 of the Revised Code shall be conducted and the results ascertained and certified in the same manner as in the case of the election of presidential electors in this state, and all provisions of Title XXXV of the Revised Code except so far as inconsistent with sections 3523.01 to 3523.12, inclusive, of the Revised Code, are applicable to such election.
Ohio Rev Code § 3523.04 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 35 | Elections|Chapter 3523 | Amendments to United States Constitution|Section 3523.04 | Candidates - Qualifications - Nomination.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|The number of delegates to be chosen to the convention provided for by section 3523.01 of the Revised Code shall be fifty-two, to be elected from the state at large.Candidates for the office of delegate to the convention shall be citizens and residents of the state and of age. Nomination of candidates for the office of delegate shall be by petition and not otherwise. A single petition may nominate any number of candidates not exceeding the total number of delegates to be elected, and shall be signed by not less than five thousands voters. Nomination shall be without party or political designation, but the nominating petitions shall contain a statement as to each nominee, to the effect that he favors ratification, or that he opposes ratification, or that he will remain unpledged, and no nominating petition shall contain the name of any nominee whose position as stated therein is inconsistent with that of any other nominee as stated therein. No nomination shall be effective except those of the fifty-two nominees in favor of ratification, the fifty-two nominees against ratification, and the fifty-two nominees to remain unpledged, whose nominating petitions have respectively been signed by the largest number of voters, ties to be decided by lot drawn by the secretary of state. Within ten days after the petitions are filed, the secretary of state shall certify the candidates of each group to the appropriate local election authorities. All petitions and acceptances thereof shall be filed with the secretary of state not less than thirty days before the proclaimed date of the election.
Ohio Rev Code § 3523.05 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 35 | Elections|Chapter 3523 | Amendments to United States Constitution|Section 3523.05 | Form of Ballot.

Effective: June 1, 2006|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 3 - 126th General Assembly|The election provided for in section 3523.01 of the Revised Code shall be by ballot, which may be separate from any ballot to be used at the same election. Such ballot shall first state the substance of the proposed amendment to the Constitution of the United States. This shall be followed by appropriate instructions to the voter. It shall then contain perpendicular columns of equal width, headed respectively in plain type, "for ratification," "against ratification," and "unpledged." In the column headed "for ratification" shall be placed the names of the nominees nominated as in favor of ratification. In the column headed "against ratification" shall be placed the names of the nominees nominated as against ratification. In the column headed "unpledged" shall be placed the names of the nominees nominated as unpledged. The voter shall indicate the voter's choice by making one or more punches or marks in the appropriate spaces provided on the ballot. No ballot shall be held void because any such punch or mark is irregular in character. The ballot shall be so arranged that the voter may, by making a single punch or mark, vote for the entire group of nominees whose names are comprised in any column. The ballot shall be in substantially the following form: PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES Delegates to the convention to ratify the proposed amendment. The congress has proposed an amendment to the Constitution of the United States which provides (insert here the substance of the proposed amendment). The congress has also proposed that the said amendment shall be ratified by conventions in the states. INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTERS Do not vote for more than fifty-two candidates. To vote for all candidates in favor of ratification, or for all candidates against ratification, or for all candidates who intend to remain unpledged, make a mark in the CIRCLE. If you do this, make no other mark. To vote for an individual candidate make a mark in the SQUARE at the left of the name. For Ratification Against Ratification Unpledged O O O [ ] John Doe [ ] Charles Coe [ ] Daniel De Foe [ ] Richard Doe [ ] Michael Moe [ ] Louis St Loe All rights on the part of lists of candidates to name observers in the polling places shall be the same as those under Title XXXV of the Revised Code. The fifty-two nominees who receive the highest number of votes shall be delegates to the convention.
Ohio Rev Code § 3523.06 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 35 | Elections|Chapter 3523 | Amendments to United States Constitution|Section 3523.06 | Vacancy in Office of Delegate.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|If there is a vacancy in the convention caused by the death or disability of any delegate or any other cause, such vacancy shall be filled by appointment by the majority vote of the delegates comprising the group from which such delegate was elected. If the convention contains no other delegate of that group, such vacancy shall be filled by the governor.
Ohio Rev Code § 3523.07 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 35 | Elections|Chapter 3523 | Amendments to United States Constitution|Section 3523.07 | Meeting of Delegates.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|The delegates to the convention shall meet at the capitol on the twenty-eighth day after their election at one p.m., and shall thereupon constitute a convention to pass upon the question of whether or not the proposed amendment to the constitution of the United States shall be ratified.
Ohio Rev Code § 3523.08 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 35 | Elections|Chapter 3523 | Amendments to United States Constitution|Section 3523.08 | Convention Powers and Rules.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|The convention shall be the judge of the election and qualification of its members, and may elect its president, secretary, and other officers and adopt its own rules.
Ohio Rev Code § 3523.09 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 35 | Elections|Chapter 3523 | Amendments to United States Constitution|Section 3523.09 | Convention Journal.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|The convention shall keep a journal of its proceedings in which shall be recorded the vote of each delegate on the question of ratification of the proposed amendment to the constitution of the United States. Upon final adjournment, the journal shall be filed with the secretary of state.
Ohio Rev Code § 3523.10 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 35 | Elections|Chapter 3523 | Amendments to United States Constitution|Section 3523.10 | Certification of Ratification of Amendment.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|If the convention agrees, by vote of a majority of the total number of delegates, to the ratification of the proposed amendment to the constitution of the United States, a certificate to that effect shall be executed by the president and secretary of the convention and transmitted to the secretary of state of this state who shall transmit the certificate under the great seal of the state to the secretary of state of the United States.
Ohio Rev Code § 3523.11 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 35 | Elections|Chapter 3523 | Amendments to United States Constitution|Section 3523.11 | Transportation Expenses of Delegates.

Effective: February 26, 1986|Latest Legislation:  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.