Section 3599.35 | Proxies Not to Be Given by Party Representatives – Impersonation of Representatives.
Effective: December 9, 1997 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 116 – 122nd General Assembly No party committeeperson or party delegate or alternate chosen at an election, or a delegate or alternate appointed to a convention provided by law, shall give or issue a proxy or authority to another person to act or vote in that person’s […]
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 3599.26 | Tampering With Ballots.
Effective: July 1, 1996 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 2 – 121st General Assembly No person shall fraudulently put a ballot or ticket into a ballot box; or knowingly and willfully vote a ballot other than an official ballot lawfully obtained by the person from the precinct election authorities; or fraudulently or deceitfully change a ballot […]
Section 3599.27 | Possession of or Tampering With Voting Machine, Automatic Tabulating Equipment, or Marking Device Prohibited.
Effective: July 1, 1996 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 2 – 121st General Assembly No unauthorized person shall have in the person’s possession any voting machine that may be owned or leased by any county or any of the parts or the keys thereof. No person shall tamper or attempt to tamper with, deface, impair the […]
Section 3599.28 | False Signatures.
Effective: July 1, 1996 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 2 – 121st General Assembly No person, with intent to defraud or deceive, shall write or sign the name of another person to any document, petition, registration card, or other book or record authorized or required by Title XXXV of the Revised Code. Whoever violates this section […]
Section 3599.19 | Prohibitions Concerning Precinct Election Officials.
Effective: February 25, 2014 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 109 – 130th General Assembly (A) No precinct election official shall knowingly do any of the following: (1) Unlawfully open or permit to be opened the sealed package containing registration lists, ballots, blanks, pollbooks, and other papers and material to be used in an election; (2) Unlawfully […]
Section 3599.20 | Prohibitions Concerning Ballots Generally.
Effective: December 9, 1997 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 116 – 122nd General Assembly No person shall attempt to induce an elector to show how the elector marked the elector’s ballot at an election; or, being an elector, allow the elector’s ballot to be seen by another, except as provided by section 3505.24 of the Revised […]