Effective: March 31, 2005
Latest Legislation: House Bill 1SPECIALSESSION - 125th General Assembly
(A)(1) Any person who will receive compensation for supervising, managing, or otherwise organizing any effort to obtain signatures for a declaration of candidacy, nominating petition, or declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate for a person seeking to become a statewide candidate or for a statewide initiative petition or a statewide referendum petition shall file a statement to that effect with the office of the secretary of state before any signatures are obtained for the petition or before the person is engaged to supervise, manage, or otherwise organize the effort to obtain signatures for the petition, whichever is later.
(2) Any person who will compensate a person for supervising, managing, or otherwise organizing any effort to obtain signatures for a declaration of candidacy, nominating petition, or declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate for a person seeking to become a statewide candidate or for a statewide initiative or a statewide referendum petition shall file a statement to that effect with the office of the secretary of state before any signatures are obtained for the petition or before the person engages a person to supervise, manage, or otherwise organize the effort to obtain signatures for the petition, whichever is later.
(B) The secretary of state shall prescribe the form and content of the statements required under division (A) of this section.
(C) Whoever violates division (A) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, and the petition for which a person was compensated for supervising, managing, or otherwise organizing the effort to obtain signatures shall be deemed invalid.
(D) As used in this section, "statewide candidate" means the joint candidates for the offices of governor and lieutenant governor or a candidate for the office of secretary of state, auditor of state, treasurer of state, or attorney general.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Chapter 3501 | Election Procedure; Election Officials
Section 3501.01 | Election Procedure - Election Officials Definitions.
Section 3501.011 | Legal Mark of Registered Elector.
Section 3501.012 | Voter Application Not to Be Refused Due to Specified Requirements.
Section 3501.02 | General Election - Time for Holding.
Section 3501.021 | Certification in Electronic or Paper Form.
Section 3501.03 | Notice of Election.
Section 3501.04 | Secretary of State Is Chief Election Officer.
Section 3501.05 | Election Duties of Secretary of State.
Section 3501.051 | Simulated Election Programs for Minors.
Section 3501.052 | State Officials Not to Serve as Campaign Officials.
Section 3501.053 | Instructions Regarding Conduct of Elections - Web Publication.
Section 3501.054 | Public Officials and Election-Related Activities.
Section 3501.06 | County Board of Elections.
Section 3501.07 | Filling Vacancies on County Boards of Elections.
Section 3501.08 | Oath of Members.
Section 3501.09 | Organization of County Board.
Section 3501.091 | Chairman or Director Replaced With Member of Opposite Party.
Section 3501.10 | Offices and Records of Board.
Section 3501.11 | Board Duties.
Section 3501.12 | Compensation of Board Members.
Section 3501.13 | Duties of Director.
Section 3501.14 | Compensation of Director, Deputy Director, and Employees of Board.
Section 3501.141 | Insurance Coverage of Board Members and Employees.
Section 3501.15 | Election Officials Not to Be Candidates - Exceptions.
Section 3501.16 | Secretary of State May Remove or Suspend From Office.
Section 3501.161 | Filling Vacancy in Office of Chairman or Director With Member of Opposite Party.
Section 3501.17 | Expenditures and Costs.
Section 3501.18 | Division of Political Subdivision Into Precincts.
Section 3501.20 | State or National Home for Disabled Soldiers May Be a Precinct.
Section 3501.21 | Change of Precinct or Polling Place Notice.
Section 3501.22 | Precinct Officials.
Section 3501.221 | Appointment of Interpreters.
Section 3501.23 | Special Elections Precinct Officials.
Section 3501.26 | Procedure Upon Closing of Polls.
Section 3501.27 | Qualifications of Precinct Officials.
Section 3501.28 | Compensation of Precinct Officials.
Section 3501.29 | Polling Places.
Section 3501.30 | Polling Place Supplies.
Section 3501.301 | Supplies Other Than Ballots.
Section 3501.302 | Agreements for the Bulk Purchase of Election Supplies.
Section 3501.31 | Notice of Election Mailed to Precinct Officials.
Section 3501.32 | Hours for Polling Places.
Section 3501.33 | Authority of Precinct Officials.
Section 3501.34 | Duties of Police as to Elections.
Section 3501.35 | No Loitering or Congregating Near Polling Places.
Section 3501.36 | Fees and Mileage for Officials Delivering or Returning Election Supplies.
Section 3501.37 | Safekeeping of Election Booths and Equipment.
Section 3501.38 | General Rules for Petitions and Declarations of Candidacy.
Section 3501.382 | Attorney in Fact May Sign for Disabled Voter.
Section 3501.39 | Grounds for Rejection of Petition or Declaration of Candidacy.
Section 3501.40 | Public Officials' Orders Concerning Elections.