Effective: September 29, 2017
Latest Legislation: House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly
No automatic tabulating equipment shall be approved by the board of voting machine examiners or certified by the secretary of state, or be purchased, rented, or otherwise acquired, or used, unless it has been or is capable of being manufactured for use and distribution beyond a prototype and can be set by election officials, to examine ballots and to count votes accurately for each candidate, question, and issue, excluding any ballots marked contrary to the instructions printed on such ballots, provided that such equipment shall not be required to count write-in votes or the votes on any ballots that have been voted other than at the regular polling place on election day.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Chapter 3506 | Voting and Tabulating Equipment
Section 3506.01 | Voting and Tabulation Equipment Definitions.
Section 3506.021 | Use of Electronic Pollbook.
Section 3506.03 | Acquisition of Equipment.
Section 3506.04 | Acquisition of Equipment in Stages.
Section 3506.05 | Certification of Voting and Tabulating Equipment.
Section 3506.06 | Marking Device Specifications.
Section 3506.07 | Automatic Tabulating Equipment.
Section 3506.08 | Printed Ballot Card Specifications.
Section 3506.09 | Marking Devices Designed for Use With Electronic Data Processing Cards.
Section 3506.10 | Requirements for Approval or Certification of Voting Machines.
Section 3506.11 | Rotation of Candidates' Names.
Section 3506.12 | County Board to Combine, Rearrange or Enlarge Precincts - Counting Stations.
Section 3506.14 | Testing and Auditing of Voting Equipment.
Section 3506.15 | Secretary of State to Promulgate Rules for Equipment and Conduct of Elections.
Section 3506.20 | Tracking Number Required for Ballots on Demand System.
Section 3506.21 | Optical Scan Ballot Marking Requirements.
Section 3506.22 | Direct Recording Electronic Voting Machines After 2012.
Section 3506.23 | Voting Machines Not to Be Connected to Internet.