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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 […]

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 […]

Section 3599.03 | Use of Corporation and Labor Organization Funds for Political Purposes.

Effective: September 29, 2015 Latest Legislation: House Bill 64 – 131st General Assembly (A)(1) Except to carry on activities specified in sections 3517.082, 3517.101, and 3517.1011, division (A)(2) of section 3517.1012, division (B) of section 3517.1013, division (C)(1) of section 3517.1014, and section 3599.031 of the Revised Code and except as provided in divisions (D), […]

Section 3599.031 | Payroll Deductions of Political Contributions – Separate Account.

Effective: March 31, 2005 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1SPECIALSESSION – 125th General Assembly (A) Notwithstanding any provision of the Revised Code to the contrary and subject to division (C) of section 3517.09 of the Revised Code and division (B) of this section, any employer may deduct from the wages and salaries of its employees amounts […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 3599.12 | 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 […]

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) […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]