Effective: July 1, 1996
Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 2 - 121st General Assembly
No unauthorized person shall have in the person's possession any voting machine that may be owned or leased by any county or any of the parts or the keys thereof. No person shall tamper or attempt to tamper with, deface, impair the use of, destroy, or otherwise injure in any manner any voting machine.
No unauthorized person shall have in the person's possession any marking device, automatic tabulating equipment, or any of the parts, appurtenances, or accessories thereof. No person shall tamper or attempt to tamper with, deface, impair the use of, destroy, or otherwise change or injure in any manner any marking device, automatic tabulating equipment, or any appurtenances or accessories thereof.
Whoever violates this section is guilty of a felony of the fifth degree.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Chapter 3599 | Offenses and Penalties
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 3599.06 | 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 3599.11 | 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 3599.28 | 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 3599.36 | 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.