Ohio Revised Code
Chapter 3599 | Offenses and Penalties
Section 3599.11 | False Voter Registration - Registration Forms.

Effective: May 2, 2006
Latest Legislation: House Bill 3 - 126th General Assembly
(A) No person shall knowingly register or make application or attempt to register in a precinct in which the person is not a qualified voter; or knowingly aid or abet any person to so register; or attempt to register or knowingly induce or attempt to induce any person to so register; or knowingly impersonate another or write or assume the name of another, real or fictitious, in registering or attempting to register; or by false statement or other unlawful means procure, aid, or attempt to procure the erasure or striking out on the register or duplicate list of the name of a qualified elector therein; or knowingly induce or attempt to induce a registrar or other election authority to refuse registration in a precinct to an elector thereof; or knowingly swear or affirm falsely upon a lawful examination by or before any registering officer; or make, print, or issue any false or counterfeit certificate of registration or knowingly alter any certificate of registration.
No person shall knowingly register under more than one name or knowingly induce any person to so register.
No person shall knowingly make any false statement on any form for registration or change of registration or upon any application or return envelope for an absent voter's ballot.
Whoever violates this division is guilty of a felony of the fifth degree.
(B)(1) No person who helps another person register outside an official voter registration place shall knowingly destroy, or knowingly help another person to destroy, any completed registration form.
Whoever violates this division is guilty of election falsification, a felony of the fifth degree.
(2)(a) No person who helps another person register outside an official voter registration place shall knowingly fail to return any registration form entrusted to that person to any board of elections or the office of the secretary of state within ten days after that regsitration form is completed, or on or before the thirtieth day before the election, whichever day is earlier, unless the registration form is received by the person within twenty-four hours of the thirtieth day before the election, in which case the person shall return the registration form to any board of elections or the office of the secretary of state within ten days of its receipt.
Whoever violates this division is guilty of election falsification, a felony of the fifth degree, unless the person has not previously been convicted of a violation of division (B)(2)(a), (B)(2)(b), (C)(1), or (C)(2) of this section, the violation of this division does not cause any person to miss any voter registration deadline with regard to any election, and the number of voter registration forms that the violator has failed to properly return does not exceed forty-nine, in which case the violator is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.
(b) Subject to division (C)(2) of this section, no person who helps another person register outside an official registration place shall knowingly return any registration form entrusted to that person to any location other than any board of elections or the office of the secretary of state.
Whoever violates this division is guilty of election falsification, a felony of the fifth degree, unless the person has not previously been convicted of a violation of division (B)(2)(a), (B)(2)(b), (C)(1), or (C)(2) of this section, the violation of this division does not cause any person to miss any voter registration deadline with regard to any election, and the number of voter registration forms that the violator has failed to properly return does not exceed forty-nine, in which case the violator is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.
(C)(1) No person who receives compensation for registering a voter shall knowingly fail to return any registration form entrusted to that person to any board of elections or the office of the secretary of state within ten days after that voter registration form is completed, or on or before the thirtieth day before the election, whichever is earlier, unless the registration form is received by the person within twenty-four hours of the thirtieth day before the election, in which case the person shall return the registration form to any board of elections or the office of the secrtary of state within ten days of its receipt.
Whoever violates this division is guilty of election falsification, a felony of the fifth degree, unless the person has not previously been convicted of a violation of division (B)(2)(a), (B)(2)(b), (C)(1), or (C)(2) of this section, the violation of this division does not cause any person to miss any voter registration deadline with regard to any election, and the number of voter registration forms that the violator has failed to properly return does not exceed forty-nine, in which case the violator is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.
(2) No person who receives compensation for registering a voter shall knowingly return any registration form entrusted to that person to any location other than any board of elections or the office of the secretary of state.
Whoever violates this division is guilty of election falsification, a felony of the fifth degree, unless the person has not previously been convicted of a violation of division (B)(2)(a), (B)(2)(b), (C)(1), or (C)(2) of this section, the violation of this division does not cause any person to miss any voter registration deadline with regard to any election, and the number of voter registration forms that the violator has failed to properly return does not exceed forty-nine, in which case the violator is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.
(D) As used in division (C) of this section, "registering a voter" includes any effort, for compensation, to provide voter registration forms or to assist persons in completing or returning those forms.

Structure Ohio Revised Code

Ohio Revised Code

Title 35 | Elections

Chapter 3599 | Offenses and Penalties

Section 3599.01 | Bribery.

Section 3599.02 | Bribery - Offenses Concerning Voters or Voting.

Section 3599.03 | Use of Corporation and Labor Organization Funds for Political Purposes.

Section 3599.031 | Payroll Deductions of Political Contributions - Separate Account.

Section 3599.04 | Corrupt Practices - Contributions for Illegal Election Purposes.

Section 3599.05 | Corrupt Practices - Employer Shall Not Influence Political Opinions or Votes of Employees.

Section 3599.06 | Employer Shall Not Interfere With Employee on Election Day.

Section 3599.07 | Unlawful Possession or Distribution of Ballots.

Section 3599.08 | Corrupt Practices - Influencing Candidates and Voters by Publications.

Section 3599.09 | Seeking Nomination or Election to More Than One Prohibited Office at Same Election.

Section 3599.10 | Corrupt Practices - Candidate for General Assembly Shall Not Be Asked to Pledge Vote.

Section 3599.11 | False Voter Registration - Registration Forms.

Section 3599.111 | Per Signature or per Volume Voter Registration Compensation Prohibited - Penalty.

Section 3599.12 | Illegal Voting.

Section 3599.13 | Signing of Petitions.

Section 3599.14 | Prohibited Acts Concerning Declarations or Petitions.

Section 3599.15 | Purchase, Theft, Sale, Destruction, or Mutilation of Petitions.

Section 3599.16 | Misconduct of Member, Director, or Employee of Board of Elections - Dismissal.

Section 3599.161 | Prohibiting Inspection of Election Records.

Section 3599.17 | Prohibitions Concerning Elections Officials.

Section 3599.18 | Prohibitions Concerning Registration of Electors.

Section 3599.19 | Prohibitions Concerning Precinct Election Officials.

Section 3599.20 | Prohibitions Concerning Ballots Generally.

Section 3599.21 | Prohibitions Concerning Absent Voter's Ballot.

Section 3599.22 | Prohibitions Concerning Printing of Ballots.

Section 3599.23 | Prohibitions Concerning Election Materials or Papers.

Section 3599.24 | Interference With Conduct of Election.

Section 3599.25 | Inducing Illegal Voting.

Section 3599.26 | Tampering With Ballots.

Section 3599.27 | Possession of or Tampering With Voting Machine, Automatic Tabulating Equipment, or Marking Device Prohibited.

Section 3599.28 | False Signatures.

Section 3599.29 | Possession of False Records.

Section 3599.31 | Failure of Officer of Law to Assist Election Officers.

Section 3599.32 | General Prohibition Concerning Election Officials.

Section 3599.33 | Fraudulent Marking or Altering Ballots or Election Records.

Section 3599.34 | Prohibitions Concerning Destruction of Election Records.

Section 3599.35 | Proxies Not to Be Given by Party Representatives - Impersonation of Representatives.

Section 3599.36 | Election Falsification.

Section 3599.37 | Disobedience of Subpoena Concerning Violation of Election Laws.

Section 3599.38 | Illegally Influencing Voters While Performing Election Duties.

Section 3599.39 | Second Conviction Under Election Laws.

Section 3599.40 | General Penalty.

Section 3599.41 | Person Violating Election Laws May Testify Against Other Violators.

Section 3599.42 | Prima-Facie Case of Fraud.

Section 3599.43 | Prohibitions Concerning Communication Purporting to Be From Board of Elections.

Section 3599.45 | Candidates Prohibited From Accepting Contributions From Medicaid Providers.