Effective: September 29, 2007
Latest Legislation: House Bill 119 - 127th General Assembly
(A)(1) The secretary of state shall adopt rules for the electronic transmission by boards of elections, designated agencies, offices of deputy registrars of motor vehicles, public high schools and vocational schools, public libraries, and offices of county treasurers, where applicable, of name and residence changes for voter registration records in the statewide voter registration database.
(2) The secretary of state shall adopt rules for the purpose of improving the speed of processing new voter registrations that permit information from a voter registration application received by a designated agency or an office of deputy registrar of motor vehicles to be made available electronically, in addition to requiring the original voter registration application to be transmitted to the applicable board of elections under division (E)(2) of section 3503.10 or section 3503.11 of the Revised Code.
(B) Rules adopted under division (A) of this section shall do all of the following:
(1) Prohibit any direct electronic connection between a designated agency, office of deputy registrar of motor vehicles, public high school or vocational school, public library, or office of a county treasurer and the statewide voter registration database;
(2) Require any updated voter registration information to be verified by the secretary of state or a board of elections before the information is added to the statewide voter registration database for the purpose of modifying an existing voter registration;
(3) Require each designated agency or office of deputy registrar of motor vehicles that transmits voter registration information electronically to transmit an identifier for data relating to each new voter registration that shall be used by the secretary of state or a board of elections to match the electronic data to the original voter registration application.
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.