Effective: September 12, 2008
Latest Legislation: House Bill 350 - 127th General Assembly
(A) Every citizen of the United States who is of the age of eighteen years or over and who has been a resident of the state thirty days immediately preceding the election at which the citizen offers to vote, is a resident of the county and precinct in which the citizen offers to vote, and has been registered to vote for thirty days, has the qualifications of an elector and may vote at all elections in the precinct in which the citizen resides.
(B) When only a portion of a precinct is included within the boundaries of an election district, the board of elections may assign the electors residing in such portion of a precinct to the nearest precinct or portion of a precinct within the boundaries of such election district for the purpose of voting at any special election held in such district. In any election in which only a part of the electors in a precinct is qualified to vote, the board may assign voters in such part to an adjoining precinct. Such assignment may be made to an adjoining precinct in another county with the consent and approval of the board of elections of such other county if the number of voters assigned to vote in a precinct in another county is two hundred or less.
The board shall notify all such electors so assigned, at least ten days prior to the holding of any such election, of the location of the polling place where they are entitled to vote at such election.
As used in division (B) of this section, "election district" means a school district, municipal corporation, township, or other political subdivision that includes territory in more than one precinct or any other district or authority that includes territory in more than one precinct and that is authorized by law to place an issue on the ballot at a special election.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Chapter 3503 | Voters - Qualifications; Registration
Section 3503.01 | Qualifications of Electors - Precinct Assignment for School Elections.
Section 3503.011 | Qualifications of Electors for Primary Elections.
Section 3503.02 | Residence Determination Rules.
Section 3503.03 | Residence for Soldiers in National Home for Such Soldiers.
Section 3503.04 | Residence for Inmates of a Public or Private Institution.
Section 3503.06 | Registration as Elector - Circulation or Signing of Petition.
Section 3503.07 | Qualification for Registration.
Section 3503.08 | Registration Equipment, Supplies and Rules.
Section 3503.09 | Electronic Transfer of Voter Registration Database Changes.
Section 3503.10 | Voter Registration Programs.
Section 3503.11 | Registering to Vote With Registrar of Motor Vehicles.
Section 3503.111 | Registering in Another County.
Section 3503.13 | Registration Forms - Records - Electronic Data Processing System.
Section 3503.14 | Form and Content of Forms - Inability of Registrant to Sign Name.
Section 3503.15 | Statewide Voter Registration Database.
Section 3503.16 | Change of Address or Name.
Section 3503.17 | Precinct Boundary Changes.
Section 3503.18 | Cancellation of Registration.
Section 3503.19 | Methods of Registration or Change of Registration.
Section 3503.191 | Uniformed Services Voters - Procedures for Receiving Voter Registration Forms.
Section 3503.20 | Online Voter Registration System.
Section 3503.21 | Occurrences Resulting in Cancellation of Registration.
Section 3503.23 | Precinct Official Registration List.
Section 3503.25 | Investigations Regarding the Registration.
Section 3503.26 | Custody of Registration Forms, Records and Lists.
Section 3503.28 | Information Brochure Regarding Voter Registration.
Section 3503.29 | Training and Registration of Compensated Voter Registrants.
Section 3503.30 | Correction of Registration Form.
Section 3503.33 | Prior Registration in Another County or State - Cancellation Authorization.