Section 3599.40 | General Penalty.
Effective: September 5, 2012 Latest Legislation: House Bill 326 – 129th General Assembly Except as otherwise provided in section 3599.39 of the Revised Code, whoever violates any provision of Title XXXV of the Revised Code, unless otherwise provided in such title, and whoever violates division (D) of section 9.03 of the Revised Code, is guilty […]
Section 3599.41 | Person Violating Election Laws May Testify Against Other Violators.
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly A person violating any provision of Title XXXV of the Revised Code is a competent witness against another person so offending, and may attend and testify at a trial, hearing, or investigation thereof.
Section 3599.42 | Prima-Facie Case of Fraud.
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly A violation of any provision of Title XXXV of the Revised Code constitutes a prima-facie case of fraud within the purview of such title.
Section 3599.43 | Prohibitions Concerning Communication Purporting to Be From Board of Elections.
Effective: September 16, 1963 Latest Legislation: House Bill 709 – 105th General Assembly No person, not authorized by a board of elections, shall send or transmit to any other person any written or oral communication which purports to be a communication from a board of elections, or which reasonably construed appears to be a communication […]
Section 3599.45 | Candidates Prohibited From Accepting Contributions From Medicaid Providers.
Effective: September 29, 2013 Latest Legislation: House Bill 59 – 130th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: “Candidate,” “campaign committee,” and “contribution” have the same meanings as in section 3517.01 of the Revised Code. “Medicaid provider” has the same meaning as in section 5164.01 of the Revised Code. (B) No candidate for the […]
Section 3599.36 | Election Falsification.
Effective: December 9, 1997 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 116 – 122nd General Assembly No person, either orally or in writing, on oath lawfully administered or in a statement made under penalty of election falsification, shall knowingly state a falsehood as to a material matter relating to an election in a proceeding before a court, tribunal, […]
Section 3599.37 | Disobedience of Subpoena Concerning Violation of Election Laws.
Effective: September 29, 2007 Latest Legislation: House Bill 119 – 127th General Assembly (A) No person having been subpoenaed or ordered to appear before a grand jury, court, board, or officer in a proceeding or prosecution upon a complaint, information, affidavit, or indictment for an offense under an election law shall do either of the […]
Section 3599.38 | Illegally Influencing Voters While Performing Election Duties.
Effective: June 1, 2006 Latest Legislation: House Bill 3 – 126th General Assembly (A) No election official, observer, deputy sheriff, special deputy sheriff, or police officer, while performing that person’s duties related to the casting of votes, shall do either of the following: (1) Wear any badge, sign, or other insignia or thing indicating that […]
Section 3599.39 | Second Conviction Under Election Laws.
Effective: December 9, 1997 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 116 – 122nd General Assembly Any person convicted of a violation of any provision of Title XXXV of the Revised Code, who is again convicted of a violation of any such provision, whether such conviction is for the same offense or not, is on such second conviction […]
Section 3599.29 | Possession of False Records.
Effective: July 1, 1996 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 2 – 121st General Assembly No person shall have in the person’s possession a falsely made, altered, forged, or counterfeited registration card, form, or list, pollbook, tally sheet, or list of election returns of an election, knowing it to be such, with intent to hinder, defeat, or […]