Effective: May 2, 2006
Latest Legislation: House Bill 3 - 126th General Assembly
Any person registered as an elector may be challenged by any qualified elector as to the registered elector's right to vote prior to the nineteenth day before the day of an election. Such qualified elector may, either by appearing in person at the office of the board of elections, or by letter addressed to the board, challenge the right of such registered elector to vote. Any such challenge must state the ground upon which the challenge is made, and must be signed by the challenger giving the challenger's address and voting precinct. If the board is satisfied, in accordance with division (B) of section 3503.24 of the Revised Code, that the challenge is well taken, the director shall so indicate on the registration cards and shall so notify in writing the judges of the precinct. If such challenged person offers to vote at such election, the challenged person shall be examined as in the case of an original challenge. If such person establishes, to the satisfaction of the judges, that the person's disabilities have been removed and that the person has a right to vote, the person shall be permitted to vote.
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Structure Ohio Revised Code
Chapter 3505 | General and Special Election Ballots
Section 3505.01 | Forms of Official Ballots.
Section 3505.02 | Former Names Printed in Parentheses on Ballot.
Section 3505.021 | Candidates With Identical Given Names and Surnames.
Section 3505.03 | Office Type Ballots.
Section 3505.04 | Nonpartisan Ballot.
Section 3505.06 | Questions and Issues Ballot.
Section 3505.061 | Ohio Ballot Board.
Section 3505.062 | Ohio Ballot Board Duties.
Section 3505.063 | Proposed Constitutional Amendments - Official Explanation and Arguments.
Section 3505.07 | Separate Ballots for Candidates, Question, or Issue.
Section 3505.071 | Ballots in Joint County School Districts.
Section 3505.08 | Ballot Material - Stubs.
Section 3505.09 | Separate Ballots for Each Precinct and District.
Section 3505.10 | Presidential Ballot.
Section 3505.11 | Quantity of Ballots to Be Provided.
Section 3505.12 | Type Size and Voting Instructions.
Section 3505.13 | Contract for Printing Ballots.
Section 3505.14 | Printed Proofs of Ballot.
Section 3505.15 | Ballot Packaging.
Section 3505.16 | Ballot Boxes and Supplies Placement at Polling Place.
Section 3505.17 | Lost or Destroyed Ballots or Supplies.
Section 3505.18 | Procedure When Elector Entered Polling Place.
Section 3505.181 | Eligibility to Cast Provisional Ballot - Procedure.
Section 3505.182 | Provisional Ballot Affirmation - Verification.
Section 3505.183 | Testing and Counting of Provisional Ballots - Rejection.
Section 3505.20 | Challenge of Elector at Polling Place.
Section 3505.21 | Appointment of Challengers and Witnesses.
Section 3505.22 | Impersonating an Elector.
Section 3505.23 | Time Limit for Occupying Voting Compartment - Errors in Voting - Marking Ballot.
Section 3505.24 | Providing Assistance to Blind, Disabled or Illiterate Electors.
Section 3505.26 | Closing Polls Procedures.
Section 3505.27 | Counting and Tallying of Ballots.
Section 3505.28 | Rejection of Ballots.
Section 3505.29 | Precinct Election Officials Not to Separate or Leave Until Counting Completed.
Section 3505.30 | Summary Statement of Results.
Section 3505.31 | Sealing Ballots, Pollbooks, Poll Lists or Signature Pollbooks, Tally Sheets.
Section 3505.32 | Canvass of Election Returns.
Section 3505.33 | Declaration of Election Results - Tie Votes - Abstracts and Report of Votes.
Section 3505.331 | Audit of Election Results.
Section 3505.34 | Canvass of Abstracts of Votes for State Executive Offices by General Assembly.
Section 3505.35 | Canvass of Abstracts by Secretary of State.
Section 3505.36 | Canvass of Abstracts of Multi County Candidates and Issues.
Section 3505.38 | Certificates of Election.
Section 3505.39 | Meeting of State's Presidential Electors.
Section 3505.40 | Electoral Vote to Be Cast for Party Nominees.