Section 3599.24 | Interference With Conduct of Election.
Effective: May 2, 2006 Latest Legislation: House Bill 3 – 126th General Assembly (A) No person shall do any of the following: (1) By force, fraud, or other improper means, obtain or attempt to obtain possession of the ballots, ballot boxes, or pollbooks; (2) Recklessly destroy any property used in the conduct of elections; (3) […]
Section 3599.25 | Inducing Illegal Voting.
Effective: December 9, 1997 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 116 – 122nd General Assembly (A) No person shall knowingly do any of the following: (1) Counsel or advise another to vote at an election, knowing that the person is not a qualified voter; (2) Advise, aid, or assist another person to go or come into a […]
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 3599.17 | 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 […]
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 […]
Section 3599.11 | False Voter Registration – Registration Forms.
Effective: May 2, 2006 Latest Legislation: House Bill 3 – 126th General Assembly (A) No person shall knowingly register or make application or attempt to register in a precinct in which the person is not a qualified voter; or knowingly aid or abet any person to so register; or attempt to register or knowingly induce […]
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 […]
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 […]