As Passed by the Senate 1
123rd General Assembly 4
Regular Session H. B. No. 228 5
1999-2000 6
REPRESENTATIVES WILLAMOWSKI-ALLEN-AMSTUTZ-AUSTRIA-BARNES-BARRETT- 8
BATEMAN-BEATTY-BENDER-BOYD-BRADING-BRITTON-BUCHY-BUEHRER- 9
CALLENDER-CALVERT-CAREY-CATES-CLANCY-CORBIN-CORE-COUGHLIN- 10
DAMSCHRODER-DePIERO-EVANS-FLANNERY-FORD-GARDNER-GERBERRY- 11
GOODMAN-GRENDELL-HAINES-HARRIS-HARTNETT-HEALY-HOLLISTER- 12
HOOD-HOOPS-HOUSEHOLDER-JACOBSON-JAMES-JERSE-JONES-JORDAN- 13
JOLIVETTE-KILBANE-KREBS-LOGAN-LUCAS-LUEBBERS-MAIER-MEAD- 14
METELSKY-METZGER-D.MILLER-R.MILLER-MOTTLEY-MYERS-NETZLEY- 15
O'BRIEN-OGG-OLMAN-OPFER-PADGETT-PATTON-PERRY-PERZ-PRINGLE- 16
ROMAN-ROBERTS-SALERNO-SCHUCK-SCHULER-SCHURING-SMITH- 17
STAPLETON-SULLIVAN-SULZER-SUTTON-SYKES-TAYLOR-TERWILLEGER- 18
THOMAS-TIBERI-TRAKAS-VAN VYVEN-VERICH-VESPER-WESTON- 19
WILLIAMS-WINKLER-WOMER BENJAMIN-YOUNG-WILSON-PETERSON- 20
DISTEL-GOODING-HARTLEY-SENATORS SPADA-CUPP-OELSLAGER- 21
DRAKE-WATTS-MUMPER-NEIN-LATELL-DiDONATO-WACHTMANN-HORN- 22
GARDNER-BLESSING 23
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A B I L L
To amend section 3505.11 of the Revised Code to 27
allow a board of elections to choose to have a 28
reduced number of ballots prepared for an 29
election and to require a board that so chooses 30
to supply additional ballots to a precinct on 31
demand. 32
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO: 34
Section 1. That section 3505.11 of the Revised Code be 36
amended to read as follows: 37
Sec. 3505.11. (A) The ballots, with the stubs attached, 46
shall be bound into tablets for each precinct, which tablets 47
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shall contain at least one per cent more ballots than the total 48
registration in the precinct, EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN 49
DIVISION (B) OF THIS SECTION. Upon the covers of such THE 51
tablets shall be written, printed, or stamped the designation of 52
the precinct for which the ballots have been prepared. All 53
official ballots shall be printed uniformly upon the same kind 54
and quality of paper, and shall be of the same shape, size, and 55
type.
Electors who have failed to respond within thirty days to 57
any confirmation notice shall not be counted in determining the 58
number of ballots to be printed under this section. 59
(B)(1) A BOARD OF ELECTIONS MAY CHOOSE TO PROVIDE BALLOTS 61
ON DEMAND. IF A BOARD SO CHOOSES, THE BOARD SHALL HAVE PREPARED 62
FOR EACH PRECINCT AT LEAST FIVE PER CENT MORE BALLOTS FOR AN 63
ELECTION THAN THE NUMBER SPECIFIED BELOW FOR THAT KIND OF 64
ELECTION:
(a) FOR A PRIMARY ELECTION OR A SPECIAL ELECTION HELD ON 66
THE DAY OF A PRIMARY ELECTION, THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ELECTORS IN 67
THAT PRECINCT WHO VOTED IN THE PRIMARY ELECTION HELD FOUR YEARS 68
PREVIOUSLY;
(b) FOR A GENERAL ELECTION OR A SPECIAL ELECTION HELD ON 70
THE DAY OF A GENERAL ELECTION, THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ELECTORS IN 71
THAT PRECINCT WHO VOTED IN THE GENERAL ELECTION HELD FOUR YEARS 72
PREVIOUSLY;
(c) FOR A SPECIAL ELECTION HELD AT ANY TIME OTHER THAN ON 74
THE DAY OF A PRIMARY OR GENERAL ELECTION, THE TOTAL NUMBER OF 75
ELECTORS IN THAT PRECINCT WHO VOTED IN THE MOST RECENT PRIMARY OR 76
GENERAL ELECTION, WHICHEVER OF THOSE ELECTIONS OCCURRED IN THE 77
PRECINCT MOST RECENTLY.
(2) IF, AFTER THE BOARD COMPLIES WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF 79
DIVISION (B)(1) OF THIS SECTION, THE ELECTION OFFICIALS OF A 80
PRECINCT DETERMINE THAT THE PRECINCT WILL NOT HAVE ENOUGH BALLOTS 81
TO ENABLE ALL THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS IN THE PRECINCT WHO WISH TO 82
VOTE AT A PARTICULAR ELECTION TO DO SO, THE OFFICIALS SHALL 83
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REQUEST THAT THE BOARD PROVIDE ADDITIONAL BALLOTS, AND THE BOARD 84
SHALL PROVIDE ENOUGH ADDITIONAL BALLOTS, TO THAT PRECINCT IN A 86
TIMELY MANNER SO THAT ALL QUALIFIED ELECTORS IN THAT PRECINCT WHO
WISH TO VOTE AT THAT ELECTION MAY DO SO. 87
Section 2. That existing section 3505.11 of the Revised 89
Code is hereby repealed. 90