Ohio Revised Code
Chapter 3513 | Primaries; Nominations
Section 3513.20 | Effect of Challenge to Voter at Primary.

Effective: May 2, 2006
Latest Legislation: House Bill 3 - 126th General Assembly
Before any challenged person shall be allowed to vote at a primary election, the person shall make a statement, under penalty of election falsification, before one of the precinct officials, blanks for which shall be furnished by the board of elections, giving name, age, residence, length of residence in the precinct, county, and state; stating that the person desires to be affiliated with and supports the principles of the political party whose ballot the person desires to vote; and giving all other facts necessary to determine whether the person is entitled to vote in that primary election. The statement shall be returned to the office of the board with the pollbooks and tally sheets.
If a person challenged refuses to make that statement under penalty of election falsification, the person shall be permitted to vote a provisional ballot under section 3505.181 of the Revised Code. If a majority of the precinct officials finds that the statements of a person challenged or the person's voting record or other evidence shows that the person lacks any of the qualifications required to make the person a qualified elector at the primary election or that the person is not affiliated with or is not a member of the political party whose ballot the person desires to vote, the person shall be permitted to vote a provisional ballot under section 3505.181 of the Revised Code.
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Ohio Revised Code

Title 35 | Elections

Chapter 3513 | Primaries; Nominations

Section 3513.01 | Primary Elections.

Section 3513.02 | Certificate of Nomination When No Primary Necessary.

Section 3513.03 | Election Officials for Primary Elections.

Section 3513.04 | Filing Declaration of Candidacy.

Section 3513.041 | Write-in Votes.

Section 3513.05 | Deadline for Filing Declaration of Candidacy.

Section 3513.051 | County Central Committee May Determine No Need for Petition.

Section 3513.052 | Candidacy for More Than One Office at a Time Prohibited.

Section 3513.06 | Change of Name of Candidate.

Section 3513.07 | Form of Declaration of Candidacy and Petition.

Section 3513.08 | Declaration of Candidacy for Judicial Office.

Section 3513.09 | Candidate's Signature.

Section 3513.10 | Filing Fees.

Section 3513.11 | State Convention of Major Political Parties.

Section 3513.111 | Nominating Candidates for Election as Presidential Electors.

Section 3513.12 | Delegates to National Party Convention.

Section 3513.121 | Delegates to National Party Convention Alternative Procedures.

Section 3513.122 | Electing Delegates and Alternates to Other National Conventions or Conferences.

Section 3513.13 | Separate Primary Election Ballots for Political Parties.

Section 3513.131 | Candidates With Identical Surnames.

Section 3513.14 | Primary Election Ballot Form.

Section 3513.15 | Rotating Names of Candidates on Ballot.

Section 3513.151 | Arrangement of Names of Candidates for Delegate and Alternate to National Convention of Political Party.

Section 3513.16 | Designation of Term for Judge of Court of Common Pleas on Primary Ballot.

Section 3513.17 | Death of Candidate Before Primary Election.

Section 3513.18 | Primary Election Pollbooks.

Section 3513.19 | Challenges at Primary Elections.

Section 3513.191 | Disqualification of Candidate for Party Primary.

Section 3513.192 | Forfeiting Nomination.

Section 3513.20 | Effect of Challenge to Voter at Primary.

Section 3513.21 | Counting and Return of Ballots.

Section 3513.22 | Canvass and Certification of Votes.

Section 3513.23 | Write-in Votes.

Section 3513.24 | Canvass of Votes for Members of Party Committees.

Section 3513.251 | Nomination for Officers of Municipal Corporation.

Section 3513.253 | Nomination for Officers of Township.

Section 3513.254 | Nomination for Members of Board of Education.

Section 3513.255 | Petitions for Member of Governing Board of Educational Service Center.

Section 3513.256 | Procedures for a Nonpartisan Primary Election.

Section 3513.257 | Independent Candidates Statements of Candidacy and Nominating Petitions.

Section 3513.259 | Nomination for Member of the State Board of Education.

Section 3513.261 | Nominating Petition Form and Fee.

Section 3513.262 | Filing Deadline for Nominating Petitions.

Section 3513.263 | Processing Nominating Petitions.

Section 3513.271 | Name Change Within Five Years Immediately Preceding Filing of Statement of Candidacy.

Section 3513.28 | Designation of Term.

Section 3513.30 | Death or Withdrawal of Candidate Before Primary Election.

Section 3513.301 | Special Election of Party Candidate for Congress.

Section 3513.31 | Withdrawal, Disqualification, or Death of Candidate Prior to General Election.

Section 3513.311 | Withdrawal, Disqualification, or Death of Governor or Lieutenant Governor Candidate Prior to General Election.

Section 3513.312 | Withdrawal, Disqualification, or Death of Congress Candidate Prior to General Election.

Section 3513.32 | Primary Preceding Special Election.

Section 3513.33 | Notice of Prohibited Campaign Practices.