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To enact sections 3501.052, 3501.053, and 3501.054 of | 1 |
the Revised Code to prohibit the Secretary of | 2 |
State and candidates for the office of Secretary | 3 |
of State from engaging in partisan political | 4 |
activities regarding candidates for federal, | 5 |
state, or local office and ballot issues and | 6 |
questions, and to prohibit advertisements or | 7 |
communications from the office of the Secretary of | 8 |
State from containing the voice, image, or | 9 |
likeness of the Secretary of State. | 10 |
Section 1. That sections 3501.052, 3501.053, and 3501.054 of | 11 |
the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows: | 12 |
Sec. 3501.052. (A) As used in this section: | 13 |
(1) "Authorized committee" and "principal campaign committee" | 14 |
have the same meanings as in the Federal Election Campaign Act. | 15 |
(2) "Federal Election Campaign Act" has the same meaning as | 16 |
in section 3517.01 of the Revised Code. | 17 |
(B) Except for the secretary of state's own campaign and | 18 |
exercising the right to vote, the secretary of state shall not | 19 |
participate in any form ofpartisan political activity with regard | 20 |
to a candidate for any federal, state, or local office, including, | 21 |
but not limited to, the following: | 22 |
(1) Serving as campaign treasurer or in any other official | 23 |
capacity or in any decision-making capacity for any campaign | 24 |
committee for any state or local office; | 25 |
(2) Serving as campaign treasurer or in any other official | 26 |
capacity or in any decision-making capacity for any principal | 27 |
campaign committee or other authorized committee for any federal | 28 |
office; | 29 |
(3) Soliciting or accepting a contribution in support of or | 30 |
opposition to a candidate for any federal, state, or local office; | 31 |
(4) Making a contribution or expenditure, including an | 32 |
independent expenditure, in support of or opposition to a | 33 |
candidate for any federal, state, or local office; | 34 |
(5) Conducting a fundraising activity in support of or | 35 |
opposition to a candidate for any federal, state, or local office; | 36 |
(6) Making a speech at a political meeting or appearing in a | 37 |
campaign advertisement in support of or opposition to a candidate | 38 |
for any federal, state, or local office; | 39 |
(7) Publicly endorsing or opposing a candidate for any | 40 |
federal, state, or local office. | 41 |
(C) Except for the candidate's own campaign, a candidate for | 42 |
the office of secretary of state shall not do any of the following | 43 |
in support of or opposition to a candidate for any federal, state, | 44 |
or local office: | 45 |
(1) Solicit or accept a contribution; | 46 |
(2) Make a contribution or expenditure, including an | 47 |
independent expenditure; | 48 |
(3) Conduct a fundraising activity. | 49 |
Sec. 3501.053. (A) Except for exercising the right to vote, | 50 |
the secretary of state shall not participate in any form of | 51 |
partisan political activity with regard to a ballot issue or | 52 |
question, including, but not limited to, the following: | 53 |
(1) Serving on or in any official or decision-making capacity | 54 |
for any committee supporting or opposing a ballot issue or | 55 |
question; | 56 |
(2) Soliciting or accepting a contribution in support of or | 57 |
opposition to a ballot issue or question; | 58 |
(3) Making a contribution or expenditure, including an | 59 |
independent expenditure, in support of or opposition to a ballot | 60 |
issue or question; | 61 |
(4) Conducting a fundraising activity in support of or | 62 |
opposition to a ballot issue or question; | 63 |
(5) Making a speech at a political meeting or appearing in a | 64 |
campaign advertisement in support of or opposition to a ballot | 65 |
issue or question; | 66 |
(6) Publicly endorsing or opposing a ballot issue or | 67 |
question. | 68 |
(B) A candidate for the office of secretary of state shall | 69 |
not do any of the following in support of or opposition to a | 70 |
ballot issue or question: | 71 |
(1) Solicit or accept a contribution; | 72 |
(2) Make a contribution or expenditure, including an | 73 |
independent expenditure; | 74 |
(3) Conduct a fundraising activity. | 75 |
Sec. 3501.054. No advertisement or communication from the | 76 |
office of the secretary of state in or via a newspaper, magazine, | 77 |
circular, billboard, direct mailing, sign, radio, television, | 78 |
telephone, internet, or other type of media shall contain the | 79 |
voice, image, or likeness of the secretary of state. | 80 |