H. B. No. 159 As Introduced

As Introduced

129th General Assembly

Regular Session

2011-2012

H. B. No. 159

Representatives Mecklenborg, Blessing

A BILL

To amend sections 3501.01, 3503.14, 3503.16, 3503.19,

3503.28, 3505.18, 3505.181, 3505.182, 3505.183,

3509.03, 3509.031, 3509.04, 3509.05, 3511.02,

3511.05, 3511.09, 4507.50, and 4507.52 of the

Revised Code to generally require electors who

appear at a polling place to vote or who cast

absent voter's ballots in person to provide photo

identification, to establish a process for

electors who cannot afford photo identification to

receive free photo identification, and to permit

electors with a religious objection to being

photographed to vote in person upon the execution

of an affirmation to that effect.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:

Section 1. That sections 3501.01, 3503.14, 3503.16, 3503.19,	14
3503.28, 3505.18, 3505.181, 3505.182, 3505.183, 3509.03, 3509.031,	15
3509.04, 3509.05, 3511.02, 3511.05, 3511.09, 4507.50, and 4507.52	16
of the Revised Code be amended to read as follows:	17

Sec. 3501.01. As used in the sections of the Revised Code	18
relating to elections and political communications:	19

(A) "General election" means the election held on the first	20
Tuesday after the first Monday in each November.	21

(B) "Regular municipal election" means the election held on	22
the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November in each	23
odd-numbered year.	24

(C) "Regular state election" means the election held on the	25
first Tuesday after the first Monday in November in each	26
even-numbered year.	27

(D) "Special election" means any election other than those	28
elections defined in other divisions of this section. A special	29
election may be held only on the first Tuesday after the first	30
Monday in February, May, August, or November, or on the day	31
authorized by a particular municipal or county charter for the	32
holding of a primary election, except that in any year in which a	33
presidential primary election is held, no special election shall	34
be held in February or May, except as authorized by a municipal or	35
county charter, but may be held on the first Tuesday after the	36
first Monday in March.	37

(E)(1) "Primary" or "primary election" means an election held	38
for the purpose of nominating persons as candidates of political	39
parties for election to offices, and for the purpose of electing	40
persons as members of the controlling committees of political	41
parties and as delegates and alternates to the conventions of	42
political parties. Primary elections shall be held on the first	43
Tuesday after the first Monday in May of each year except in years	44
in which a presidential primary election is held.	45

(2) "Presidential primary election" means a primary election	46
as defined by division (E)(1) of this section at which an election	47
is held for the purpose of choosing delegates and alternates to	48
the national conventions of the major political parties pursuant	49
to section 3513.12 of the Revised Code. Unless otherwise	50
specified, presidential primary elections are included in	51
references to primary elections. In years in which a presidential	52
primary election is held, all primary elections shall be held on	53
the first Tuesday after the first Monday in March except as	54
otherwise authorized by a municipal or county charter.	55

(F) "Political party" means any group of voters meeting the	56
requirements set forth in section 3517.01 of the Revised Code for	57
the formation and existence of a political party.	58

(1) "Major political party" means any political party	59
organized under the laws of this state whose candidate for	60
governor or nominees for presidential electors received no less	61
than twenty per cent of the total vote cast for such office at the	62
most recent regular state election.	63

(2) "Intermediate political party" means any political party	64
organized under the laws of this state whose candidate for	65
governor or nominees for presidential electors received less than	66
twenty per cent but not less than ten per cent of the total vote	67
cast for such office at the most recent regular state election.	68

(3) "Minor political party" means any political party	69
organized under the laws of this state whose candidate for	70
governor or nominees for presidential electors received less than	71
ten per cent but not less than five per cent of the total vote	72
cast for such office at the most recent regular state election or	73
which has filed with the secretary of state, subsequent to any	74
election in which it received less than five per cent of such	75
vote, a petition signed by qualified electors equal in number to	76
at least one per cent of the total vote cast for such office in	77
the last preceding regular state election, except that a newly	78
formed political party shall be known as a minor political party	79
until the time of the first election for governor or president	80
which occurs not less than twelve months subsequent to the	81
formation of such party, after which election the status of such	82
party shall be determined by the vote for the office of governor	83
or president.	84

(G) "Dominant party in a precinct" or "dominant political	85
party in a precinct" means that political party whose candidate	86
for election to the office of governor at the most recent regular	87
state election at which a governor was elected received more votes	88
than any other person received for election to that office in such	89
precinct at such election.	90

(H) "Candidate" means any qualified person certified in	91
accordance with the provisions of the Revised Code for placement	92
on the official ballot of a primary, general, or special election	93
to be held in this state, or any qualified person who claims to be	94
a write-in candidate, or who knowingly assents to being	95
represented as a write-in candidate by another at either a	96
primary, general, or special election to be held in this state.	97

(I) "Independent candidate" means any candidate who claims	98
not to be affiliated with a political party, and whose name has	99
been certified on the office-type ballot at a general or special	100
election through the filing of a statement of candidacy and	101
nominating petition, as prescribed in section 3513.257 of the	102
Revised Code.	103

(J) "Nonpartisan candidate" means any candidate whose name is	104
required, pursuant to section 3505.04 of the Revised Code, to be	105
listed on the nonpartisan ballot, including all candidates for	106
judicial office, for member of any board of education, for	107
municipal or township offices in which primary elections are not	108
held for nominating candidates by political parties, and for	109
offices of municipal corporations having charters that provide for	110
separate ballots for elections for these offices.	111

(K) "Party candidate" means any candidate who claims to be a	112
member of a political party, whose name has been certified on the	113
office-type ballot at a general or special election through the	114
filing of a declaration of candidacy and petition of candidate,	115
and who has won the primary election of the candidate's party for	116
the public office the candidate seeks or is selected by party	117
committee in accordance with section 3513.31 of the Revised Code.	118

(L) "Officer of a political party" includes, but is not	119
limited to, any member, elected or appointed, of a controlling	120
committee, whether representing the territory of the state, a	121
district therein, a county, township, a city, a ward, a precinct,	122
or other territory, of a major, intermediate, or minor political	123
party.	124

(M) "Question or issue" means any question or issue certified	125
in accordance with the Revised Code for placement on an official	126
ballot at a general or special election to be held in this state.	127

(N) "Elector" or "qualified elector" means a person having	128
the qualifications provided by law to be entitled to vote.	129

(O) "Voter" means an elector who votes at an election.

130

(P) "Voting residence" means that place of residence of an	131
elector which shall determine the precinct in which the elector	132
may vote.	133

(Q) "Precinct" means a district within a county established	134
by the board of elections of such county within which all	135
qualified electors having a voting residence therein may vote at	136
the same polling place.	137

(R) "Polling place" means that place provided for each	138
precinct at which the electors having a voting residence in such	139
precinct may vote.	140

(S) "Board" or "board of elections" means the board of	141
elections appointed in a county pursuant to section 3501.06 of the	142
Revised Code.	143

(T) "Political subdivision" means a county, township, city,	144
village, or school district.	145

(U) "Election officer" or "election official" means any of	146
the following:	147

(1) Secretary of state;

148

(2) Employees of the secretary of state serving the division	149
of elections in the capacity of attorney, administrative officer,	150
administrative assistant, elections administrator, office manager,	151
or clerical supervisor;	152

(3) Director of a board of elections;

153

(4) Deputy director of a board of elections;

154

(5) Member of a board of elections;

155

(6) Employees of a board of elections;

156

(7) Precinct polling place judges;

157

(8) Employees appointed by the boards of elections on a	158
temporary or part-time basis.	159

(V) "Acknowledgment notice" means a notice sent by a board of	160
elections, on a form prescribed by the secretary of state,	161
informing a voter registration applicant or an applicant who	162
wishes to change the applicant's residence or name of the status	163
of the application; the information necessary to complete or	164
update the application, if any; and if the application is	165
complete, the precinct in which the applicant is to vote.	166

(W) "Confirmation notice" means a notice sent by a board of	167
elections, on a form prescribed by the secretary of state, to a	168
registered elector to confirm the registered elector's current	169
address.	170

(X) "Designated agency" means an office or agency in the	171
state that provides public assistance or that provides	172
state-funded programs primarily engaged in providing services to	173
persons with disabilities and that is required by the National	174
Voter Registration Act of 1993 to implement a program designed and	175
administered by the secretary of state for registering voters, or	176
any other public or government office or agency that implements a	177
program designed and administered by the secretary of state for	178
registering voters, including the department of job and family	179
services, the program administered under section 3701.132 of the	180
Revised Code by the department of health, the department of mental	181
health, the department of developmental disabilities, the	182
rehabilitation services commission, and any other agency the	183
secretary of state designates. "Designated agency" does not	184
include public high schools and vocational schools, public	185
libraries, or the office of a county treasurer.	186

(Y) "National Voter Registration Act of 1993" means the	187
"National Voter Registration Act of 1993," 107 Stat. 77, 42	188
U.S.C.A. 1973gg.	189

(Z) "Voting Rights Act of 1965" means the "Voting Rights Act	190
of 1965," 79 Stat. 437, 42 U.S.C.A. 1973, as amended.	191

(AA) "Photo identification" means a document that ~~meets each~~	192
~~of the following requirements~~:	193

(1) ~~It shows~~Contains the name of the ~~individual to whom it~~	194
~~was issued~~elector, which shall conform to the name in the ~~poll~~	195
~~list or signature pollbook.~~individual's voter registration	196
record;	197

(2) ~~It shows the current address of the individual to whom~~	198
~~it was issued, which shall conform to the address in the poll list~~	199
~~or signature pollbook, except for a driver's license or a state~~	200
~~identification card issued under section 4507.50 of the Revised~~	201
~~Code, which may show either the current or former address of the~~	202
~~individual to whom it was issued, regardless of whether that~~	203
~~address conforms to the address in the poll list or signature~~	204
~~pollbook.~~	205

~~(3) It shows~~Contains a photograph of the individual to whom	206
it was issued.	207

~~(4) It includes~~;

208

(3) Contains an expiration date that ~~has not passed.~~

209

~~(5) It was issued by the government of the United States or~~	210
~~this state~~is not expired or that expired after the date of the	211
most recent general election; and	212

(4) Is one of the following documents:

213

(a) A valid Ohio driver's license or Ohio commercial driver's	214
license issued by the registrar of motor vehicles or a deputy	215
registrar under Chapter 4507. of the Revised Code that shows the	216
current or former address of the elector, regardless of whether	217
that address conforms to the address in the individual's voter	218
registration record;	219

(b) A valid state identification card issued by the registrar	220
of motor vehicles or a deputy registrar under section 4507.50 of	221
the Revised Code that shows the current or former address of the	222
elector, regardless of whether that address conforms to the	223
address in the individual's voter registration record;	224

225

(d) A valid United States passport.

226

Sec. 3503.14. (A) The secretary of state shall prescribe the	227
form and content of the registration, change of residence, and	228
change of name forms used in this state. The forms shall meet the	229
requirements of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 and	230
shall include spaces for all of the following:	231

(1) The voter's name;

232

(2) The voter's address;

233

(3) The current date;

234

(4) The voter's date of birth;

235

(5) The voter to provide one or more of the following:

236

(a) The voter's driver's license number, if any;

237

(b) The last four digits of the voter's social security	238
number, if any;	239

(c) A copy of a ~~current and valid~~ photo identification~~, a~~	240
~~copy of a military identification,~~ or a copy of a current utility	241
bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or other	242
government document, other than ~~a notice of an election mailed by~~	243
~~a board of elections under section 3501.19 of the Revised Code or~~	244
a notice of voter registration mailed by a board of elections	245
under section 3503.19 of the Revised Code, that shows the voter's	246
name and address.	247

(6) The voter's signature.

248

The registration form shall include a space on which the	249
person registering an applicant shall sign the person's name and	250
provide the person's address and a space on which the person	251
registering an applicant shall name the employer who is employing	252
that person to register the applicant.	253

Except for forms prescribed by the secretary of state under	254
section 3503.11 of the Revised Code, the secretary of state shall	255
permit boards of elections to produce forms that have subdivided	256
spaces for each individual alphanumeric character of the	257
information provided by the voter so as to accommodate the	258
electronic reading and conversion of the voter's information to	259
data and the subsequent electronic transfer of that data to the	260
statewide voter registration database established under section	261
3503.15 of the Revised Code.	262

(B) None of the following persons who are registering an	263
applicant in the course of that official's or employee's normal	264
duties shall sign the person's name, provide the person's address,	265
or name the employer who is employing the person to register an	266
applicant on a form prepared under this section:	267

(1) An election official;

268

(2) A county treasurer;

269

(3) A deputy registrar of motor vehicles;

270

(4) An employee of a designated agency;

271

(5) An employee of a public high school;

272

(6) An employee of a public vocational school;

273

(7) An employee of a public library;

274

(8) An employee of the office of a county treasurer;

275

(9) An employee of the bureau of motor vehicles;

276

(10) An employee of a deputy registrar of motor vehicles;

277

(11) An employee of an election official.

278

(C) Except as provided in section 3501.382 of the Revised	279
Code, any applicant who is unable to sign the applicant's own name	280
shall make an "X," if possible, which shall be certified by the	281
signing of the name of the applicant by the person filling out the	282
form, who shall add the person's own signature. If an applicant is	283
unable to make an "X," the applicant shall indicate in some manner	284
that the applicant desires to register to vote or to change the	285
applicant's name or residence. The person registering the	286
applicant shall sign the form and attest that the applicant	287
indicated that the applicant desired to register to vote or to	288
change the applicant's name or residence.	289

(D) No registration, change of residence, or change of name	290
form shall be rejected solely on the basis that a person	291
registering an applicant failed to sign the person's name or	292
failed to name the employer who is employing that person to	293
register the applicant as required under division (A) of this	294
section.	295

(E) As used in this section, "registering an applicant"	296
includes any effort, for compensation, to provide voter	297
registration forms or to assist persons in completing or returning	298
those forms.	299

Sec. 3503.16. (A) Whenever a registered elector changes the	300
place of residence of that registered elector from one precinct to	301
another within a county or from one county to another, or has a	302
change of name, that registered elector shall report the change by	303
delivering a change of residence or change of name form, whichever	304
is appropriate, as prescribed by the secretary of state under	305
section 3503.14 of the Revised Code to the state or local office	306
of a designated agency, a public high school or vocational school,	307
a public library, the office of the county treasurer, the office	308
of the secretary of state, any office of the registrar or deputy	309
registrar of motor vehicles, or any office of a board of elections	310
in person or by a third person. Any voter registration, change of	311
address, or change of name application, returned by mail, may be	312
sent only to the secretary of state or the board of elections.	313

A registered elector also may update the registration of that	314
registered elector by filing a change of residence or change of	315
name form on the day of a special, primary, or general election at	316
the polling place in the precinct in which that registered elector	317
resides or at the board of elections or at another site designated	318
by the board.	319

(B)(1)(a) Any registered elector who moves within a precinct	320
on or prior to the day of a general, primary, or special election	321
and has not filed a notice of change of residence with the board	322
of elections may vote in that election by going to that registered	323
elector's assigned polling place, completing and signing a notice	324
of change of residence, showing ~~identification in the form of~~ a	325
~~current and valid~~ photo identification~~, a military identification,~~	326
~~or a copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, government~~	327
~~check, paycheck, or other government document, other than a notice~~	328
~~of an election mailed by a board of elections under section~~	329
~~3501.19 of the Revised Code or a notice of voter registration~~	330
~~mailed by a board of elections under section 3503.19 of the~~	331
~~Revised Code, that shows the name and current address of the~~	332
~~elector~~, and casting a ballot. If the elector provides either a	333
driver's license or a state identification card issued under	334
section 4507.50 of the Revised Code that does not contain the	335
elector's current residence address, the elector shall provide the	336
last four digits of the elector's driver's license number or state	337
identification card number, and the precinct election official	338
shall mark the poll list or signature pollbook to indicate that	339
the elector has provided a driver's license or state	340
identification card number with a former address and record the	341
last four digits of the elector's driver's license number or state	342
identification card number.	343

(b) Any registered elector who changes the name of that	344
registered elector and remains within a precinct on or prior to	345
the day of a general, primary, or special election and has not	346
filed a notice of change of name with the board of elections may	347
vote in that election by going to that registered elector's	348
assigned polling place, completing and signing a notice of a	349
change of name, and casting a provisional ballot under section	350
3505.181 of the Revised Code.	351

(2) Any registered elector who moves from one precinct to	352
another within a county or moves from one precinct to another and	353
changes the name of that registered elector on or prior to the day	354
of a general, primary, or special election and has not filed a	355
notice of change of residence or change of name, whichever is	356
appropriate, with the board of elections may vote in that election	357
if that registered elector complies with division (G) of this	358
section or does all of the following:	359

(a) Appears at anytime during regular business hours on or	360
after the twenty-eighth day prior to the election in which that	361
registered elector wishes to vote or, if the election is held on	362
the day of a presidential primary election, the twenty-fifth day	363
prior to the election, through noon of the Saturday prior to the	364
election at the office of the board of elections, appears at any	365
time during regular business hours on the Monday prior to the	366
election at the office of the board of elections, or appears on	367
the day of the election at either of the following locations:	368

(i) The polling place in the precinct in which that	369
registered elector resides;	370

(ii) The office of the board of elections or, if pursuant to	371
division (C) of section 3501.10 of the Revised Code the board has	372
designated another location in the county at which registered	373
electors may vote, at that other location instead of the office of	374
the board of elections.	375

(b) Completes and signs, under penalty of election	376
falsification, a notice of change of residence or change of name,	377
whichever is appropriate, and files it with election officials at	378
the polling place, at the office of the board of elections, or, if	379
pursuant to division (C) of section 3501.10 of the Revised Code	380
the board has designated another location in the county at which	381
registered electors may vote, at that other location instead of	382
the office of the board of elections, whichever is appropriate;	383

(c) Votes a provisional ballot under section 3505.181 of the	384
Revised Code at the polling place, at the office of the board of	385
elections, or, if pursuant to division (C) of section 3501.10 of	386
the Revised Code the board has designated another location in the	387
county at which registered electors may vote, at that other	388
location instead of the office of the board of elections,	389
whichever is appropriate, using the address to which that	390
registered elector has moved or the name of that registered	391
elector as changed, whichever is appropriate;	392

(d) Completes and signs, under penalty of election	393
falsification, a statement attesting that that registered elector	394
moved or had a change of name, whichever is appropriate, on or	395
prior to the day of the election, has voted a provisional ballot	396
at the polling place in the precinct in which that registered	397
elector resides, at the office of the board of elections, or, if	398
pursuant to division (C) of section 3501.10 of the Revised Code	399
the board has designated another location in the county at which	400
registered electors may vote, at that other location instead of	401
the office of the board of elections, whichever is appropriate,	402
and will not vote or attempt to vote at any other location for	403
that particular election. The statement required under division	404
(B)(2)(d) of this section shall be included on the notice of	405
change of residence or change of name, whichever is appropriate,	406
required under division (B)(2)(b) of this section.	407

(C) Any registered elector who moves from one county to	408
another county within the state on or prior to the day of a	409
general, primary, or special election and has not registered to	410
vote in the county to which that registered elector moved may vote	411
in that election if that registered elector complies with division	412
(G) of this section or does all of the following:	413

(1) Appears at any time during regular business hours on or	414
after the twenty-eighth day prior to the election in which that	415
registered elector wishes to vote or, if the election is held on	416
the day of a presidential primary election, the twenty-fifth day	417
prior to the election, through noon of the Saturday prior to the	418
election at the office of the board of elections or, if pursuant	419
to division (C) of section 3501.10 of the Revised Code the board	420
has designated another location in the county at which registered	421
electors may vote, at that other location instead of the office of	422
the board of elections, appears during regular business hours on	423
the Monday prior to the election at the office of the board of	424
elections or, if pursuant to division (C) of section 3501.10 of	425
the Revised Code the board has designated another location in the	426
county at which registered electors may vote, at that other	427
location instead of the office of the board of elections, or	428
appears on the day of the election at the office of the board of	429
elections or, if pursuant to division (C) of section 3501.10 of	430
the Revised Code the board has designated another location in the	431
county at which registered electors may vote, at that other	432
location instead of the office of the board of elections;	433

(2) Completes and signs, under penalty of election	434
falsification, a notice of change of residence and files it with	435
election officials at the board of elections or, if pursuant to	436
division (C) of section 3501.10 of the Revised Code the board has	437
designated another location in the county at which registered	438
electors may vote, at that other location instead of the office of	439
the board of elections;	440

(3) Votes a provisional ballot under section 3505.181 of the	441
Revised Code at the office of the board of elections or, if	442
pursuant to division (C) of section 3501.10 of the Revised Code	443
the board has designated another location in the county at which	444
registered electors may vote, at that other location instead of	445
the office of the board of elections, using the address to which	446
that registered elector has moved;	447

(4) Completes and signs, under penalty of election	448
falsification, a statement attesting that that registered elector	449
has moved from one county to another county within the state on or	450
prior to the day of the election, has voted at the office of the	451
board of elections or, if pursuant to division (C) of section	452
3501.10 of the Revised Code the board has designated another	453
location in the county at which registered electors may vote, at	454
that other location instead of the office of the board of	455
elections, and will not vote or attempt to vote at any other	456
location for that particular election. The statement required	457
under division (C)(4) of this section shall be included on the	458
notice of change of residence required under division (C)(2) of	459
this section.	460

(D) A person who votes by absent voter's ballots pursuant to	461
division (G) of this section shall not make written application	462
for the ballots pursuant to Chapter 3509. of the Revised Code.	463
Ballots cast pursuant to division (G) of this section shall be set	464
aside in a special envelope and counted during the official	465
canvass of votes in the manner provided for in sections 3505.32	466
and 3509.06 of the Revised Code insofar as that manner is	467
applicable. The board shall examine the pollbooks to verify that	468
no ballot was cast at the polls or by absent voter's ballots under	469
Chapter 3509. or 3511. of the Revised Code by an elector who has	470
voted by absent voter's ballots pursuant to division (G) of this	471
section. Any ballot determined to be insufficient for any of the	472
reasons stated above or stated in section 3509.07 of the Revised	473
Code shall not be counted.	474

Subject to division (C) of section 3501.10 of the Revised	475
Code, a board of elections may lease or otherwise acquire a site	476
different from the office of the board at which registered	477
electors may vote pursuant to division (B) or (C) of this section.	478

(E) Upon receiving a change of residence or change of name	479
form, the board of elections shall immediately send the registrant	480
an acknowledgment notice. If the change of residence or change of	481
name form is valid, the board shall update the voter's	482
registration as appropriate. If that form is incomplete, the board	483
shall inform the registrant in the acknowledgment notice specified	484
in this division of the information necessary to complete or	485
update that registrant's registration.	486

(F) Change of residence and change of name forms shall be	487
available at each polling place, and when these forms are	488
completed, noting changes of residence or name, as appropriate,	489
they shall be filed with election officials at the polling place.	490
Election officials shall return completed forms, together with the	491
pollbooks and tally sheets, to the board of elections.	492

The board of elections shall provide change of residence and	493
change of name forms to the probate court and court of common	494
pleas. The court shall provide the forms to any person eighteen	495
years of age or older who has a change of name by order of the	496
court or who applies for a marriage license. The court shall	497
forward all completed forms to the board of elections within five	498
days after receiving them.	499

(G) A registered elector who otherwise would qualify to vote	500
under division (B) or (C) of this section but is unable to appear	501
at the office of the board of elections or, if pursuant to	502
division (C) of section 3501.10 of the Revised Code the board has	503
designated another location in the county at which registered	504
electors may vote, at that other location, on account of personal	505
illness, physical disability, or infirmity, may vote on the day of	506
the election if that registered elector does all of the following:	507

(1) Makes a written application that includes all of the	508
information required under section 3509.03 of the Revised Code to	509
the appropriate board for an absent voter's ballot on or after the	510
twenty-seventh day prior to the election in which the registered	511
elector wishes to vote through noon of the Saturday prior to that	512
election and requests that the absent voter's ballot be sent to	513
the address to which the registered elector has moved if the	514
registered elector has moved, or to the address of that registered	515
elector who has not moved but has had a change of name;	516

(2) Declares that the registered elector has moved or had a	517
change of name, whichever is appropriate, and otherwise is	518
qualified to vote under the circumstances described in division	519
(B) or (C) of this section, whichever is appropriate, but that the	520
registered elector is unable to appear at the board of elections	521
because of personal illness, physical disability, or infirmity;	522

(3) Completes and returns along with the completed absent	523
voter's ballot a notice of change of residence indicating the	524
address to which the registered elector has moved, or a notice of	525
change of name, whichever is appropriate;	526

(4) Completes and signs, under penalty of election	527
falsification, a statement attesting that the registered elector	528
has moved or had a change of name on or prior to the day before	529
the election, has voted by absent voter's ballot because of	530
personal illness, physical disability, or infirmity that prevented	531
the registered elector from appearing at the board of elections,	532
and will not vote or attempt to vote at any other location or by	533
absent voter's ballot mailed to any other location or address for	534
that particular election.	535

Sec. 3503.19. (A) Persons qualified to register or to change	536
their registration because of a change of address or change of	537
name may register or change their registration in person at any	538
state or local office of a designated agency, at the office of the	539
registrar or any deputy registrar of motor vehicles, at a public	540
high school or vocational school, at a public library, at the	541
office of a county treasurer, or at a branch office established by	542
the board of elections, or in person, through another person, or	543
by mail at the office of the secretary of state or at the office	544
of a board of elections. A registered elector may also change the	545
elector's registration on election day at any polling place where	546
the elector is eligible to vote, in the manner provided under	547
section 3503.16 of the Revised Code.	548

Any state or local office of a designated agency, the office	549
of the registrar or any deputy registrar of motor vehicles, a	550
public high school or vocational school, a public library, or the	551
office of a county treasurer shall transmit any voter registration	552
application or change of registration form that it receives to the	553
board of elections of the county in which the state or local	554
office is located, within five days after receiving the voter	555
registration application or change of registration form.	556

An otherwise valid voter registration application that is	557
returned to the appropriate office other than by mail must be	558
received by a state or local office of a designated agency, the	559
office of the registrar or any deputy registrar of motor vehicles,	560
a public high school or vocational school, a public library, the	561
office of a county treasurer, the office of the secretary of	562
state, or the office of a board of elections no later than the	563
thirtieth day preceding a primary, special, or general election	564
for the person to qualify as an elector eligible to vote at that	565
election. An otherwise valid registration application received	566
after that day entitles the elector to vote at all subsequent	567
elections.	568

Any state or local office of a designated agency, the office	569
of the registrar or any deputy registrar of motor vehicles, a	570
public high school or vocational school, a public library, or the	571
office of a county treasurer shall date stamp a registration	572
application or change of name or change of address form it	573
receives using a date stamp that does not disclose the identity of	574
the state or local office that receives the registration.	575

Voter registration applications, if otherwise valid, that are	576
returned by mail to the office of the secretary of state or to the	577
office of a board of elections must be postmarked no later than	578
the thirtieth day preceding a primary, special, or general	579
election in order for the person to qualify as an elector eligible	580
to vote at that election. If an otherwise valid voter registration	581
application that is returned by mail does not bear a postmark or a	582
legible postmark, the registration shall be valid for that	583
election if received by the office of the secretary of state or	584
the office of a board of elections no later than twenty-five days	585
preceding any special, primary, or general election.	586

(B)(1) Any person may apply in person, by telephone, by mail,	587
or through another person for voter registration forms to the	588
office of the secretary of state or the office of a board of	589
elections. An individual who is eligible to vote as a uniformed	590
services voter or an overseas voter in accordance with 42 U.S.C.	591
1973ff-6 also may apply for voter registration forms by electronic	592
means to the office of the secretary of state or to the board of	593
elections of the county in which the person's voting residence is	594
located pursuant to section 3503.191 of the Revised Code.	595

(2)(a) An applicant may return the applicant's completed	596
registration form in person or by mail to any state or local	597
office of a designated agency, to a public high school or	598
vocational school, to a public library, to the office of a county	599
treasurer, to the office of the secretary of state, or to the	600
office of a board of elections. An applicant who is eligible to	601
vote as a uniformed services voter or an overseas voter in	602
accordance with 42 U.S.C. 1973ff-6 also may return the applicant's	603
completed voter registration form electronically to the office of	604
the secretary of state or to the board of elections of the county	605
in which the person's voting residence is located pursuant to	606
section 3503.191 of the Revised Code.	607

(b) Subject to division (B)(2)(c) of this section, an	608
applicant may return the applicant's completed registration form	609
through another person to any board of elections or the office of	610
the secretary of state.	611

(c) A person who receives compensation for registering a	612
voter shall return any registration form entrusted to that person	613
by an applicant to any board of elections or to the office of the	614
secretary of state.	615

(d) If a board of elections or the office of the secretary of	616
state receives a registration form under division (B)(2)(b) or (c)	617
of this section before the thirtieth day before an election, the	618
board or the office of the secretary of state, as applicable,	619
shall forward the registration to the board of elections of the	620
county in which the applicant is seeking to register to vote	621
within ten days after receiving the application. If a board of	622
elections or the office of the secretary of state receives a	623
registration form under division (B)(2)(b) or (c) of this section	624
on or after the thirtieth day before an election, the board or the	625
office of the secretary of state, as applicable, shall forward the	626
registration to the board of elections of the county in which the	627
applicant is seeking to register to vote within thirty days after	628
that election.	629

(C)(1) A board of elections that receives a voter	630
registration application and is satisfied as to the truth of the	631
statements made in the registration form shall register the	632
applicant not later than twenty business days after receiving the	633
application, unless that application is received during the thirty	634
days immediately preceding the day of an election. The board shall	635
promptly notify the applicant in writing of each of the following:	636

(a) The applicant's registration;

637

(b) The precinct in which the applicant is to vote;

638

639

"Voters must bring photo identification to the polls in order	640
to verify identity. ~~Identification may include a current and valid~~	641
~~photo identification, a military identification, or a copy of a~~	642
~~current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck,~~	643
~~or other government document, other than this notification or a~~	644
~~notification of an election mailed by a board of elections, that~~	645
~~shows the voter's name and current address.~~ Voters who ~~do not~~	646
~~provide one of these documents~~have a religious objection to being	647
photographed will still be able to vote ~~by providing the last four~~	648
~~digits of the voter's social security number and by casting a~~	649
~~provisional ballot. Voters who do not have any of the above forms~~	650
~~of identification, including a social security number, will still~~	651
~~be able to vote~~ by signing an affirmation ~~swearing to the voter's~~	652
~~identity~~to that effect under penalty of election falsification	653
and by casting a provisional ballot."	654

The notification shall be by nonforwardable mail. If the mail	655
is returned to the board, it shall investigate and cause the	656
notification to be delivered to the correct address.	657

(2) If, after investigating as required under division (C)(1)	658
of this section, the board is unable to verify the voter's correct	659
address, it shall cause the voter's name in the official	660
registration list and in the poll list or signature pollbook to be	661
marked to indicate that the voter's notification was returned to	662
the board.	663

At the first election at which a voter whose name has been so	664
marked appears to vote, the voter shall be required to provide	665
photo identification to the election officials and to vote by	666
provisional ballot under section 3505.181 of the Revised Code. If	667
the provisional ballot is counted pursuant to division (B)(3) of	668
section 3505.183 of the Revised Code, the board shall correct that	669
voter's registration, if needed, and shall remove the indication	670
that the voter's notification was returned from that voter's name	671
on the official registration list and on the poll list or	672
signature pollbook. If the provisional ballot is not counted	673
pursuant to division (B)(4)(a)(i), (v), or (vi) of section	674
3505.183 of the Revised Code, the voter's registration shall be	675
canceled. The board shall notify the voter by United States mail	676
of the cancellation.	677

(3) If a notice of the disposition of an otherwise valid	678
registration application is sent by nonforwardable mail and is	679
returned undelivered, the person shall be registered as provided	680
in division (C)(2) of this section and sent a confirmation notice	681
by forwardable mail. If the person fails to respond to the	682
confirmation notice, update the person's registration, or vote by	683
provisional ballot as provided in division (C)(2) of this section	684
in any election during the period of two federal elections	685
subsequent to the mailing of the confirmation notice, the person's	686
registration shall be canceled.	687

Sec. 3503.28. (A) The secretary of state shall develop an	688
information brochure regarding voter registration. The brochure	689
shall include, but is not limited to, all of the following	690
information:	691

(1) The applicable deadlines for registering to vote or for	692
returning an applicant's completed registration form;	693

(2) The applicable deadline for returning an applicant's	694
completed registration form if the person returning the form is	695
being compensated for registering voters;	696

(3) The locations to which a person may return an applicant's	697
completed registration form;	698

(4) The location to which a person who is compensated for	699
registering voters may return an applicant's completed	700
registration form;	701

(5) The registration and affirmation requirements applicable	702
to persons who are compensated for registering voters under	703
section 3503.29 of the Revised Code;	704

(6) A notice, which shall be written in bold type, stating as	705
follows:	706

"Voters must bring photo identification to the polls in order	707
to verify identity. ~~Identification may include a current and valid~~	708
~~photo identification, a military identification, or a copy of a~~	709
~~current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck,~~	710
~~or other government document, other than a notice of an election~~	711
~~or a voter registration notification sent by a board of elections,~~	712
~~that shows the voter's name and current address.~~ Voters who ~~do not~~	713
~~provide one of these documents~~have a religious objection to being	714
photographed will still be able to vote ~~by providing the last four~~	715
~~digits of the voter's social security number and by casting a~~	716
~~provisional ballot. Voters who do not have any of the above forms~~	717
~~of identification, including a social security number, will still~~	718
~~be able to vote~~ by signing an affirmation ~~swearing to the voter's~~	719
~~identity~~to that effect under penalty of election falsification	720
and by casting a provisional ballot."	721

(B) Except as otherwise provided in division (D) of this	722
section, a board of elections, designated agency, public high	723
school, public vocational school, public library, office of a	724
county treasurer, or deputy registrar of motor vehicles shall	725
distribute a copy of the brochure developed under division (A) of	726
this section to any person who requests more than two voter	727
registration forms at one time.	728

(C)(1) The secretary of state shall provide the information	729
required to be included in the brochure developed under division	730
(A) of this section to any person who prints a voter registration	731
form that is made available on a web site of the office of the	732
secretary of state.	733

(2) If a board of elections operates and maintains a web	734
site, the board shall provide the information required to be	735
included in the brochure developed under division (A) of this	736
section to any person who prints a voter registration form that is	737
made available on that web site.	738

(D) A board of elections shall not be required to distribute	739
a copy of a brochure under division (B) of this section to any of	740
the following officials or employees who are requesting more than	741
two voter registration forms at one time in the course of the	742
official's or employee's normal duties:	743

(1) An election official;

744

(2) A county treasurer;

745

(3) A deputy registrar of motor vehicles;

746

(4) An employee of a designated agency;

747

(5) An employee of a public high school;

748

(6) An employee of a public vocational school;

749

(7) An employee of a public library;

750

(8) An employee of the office of a county treasurer;

751

(9) An employee of the bureau of motor vehicles;

752

(10) An employee of a deputy registrar of motor vehicles;

753

(11) An employee of an election official.

754

(E) As used in this section, "registering voters" includes	755
any effort, for compensation, to provide voter registration forms	756
or to assist persons in completing or returning those forms.	757

Sec. 3505.18. (A)(1) When an elector appears in a polling	758
place to vote, the elector shall announce to the precinct election	759
officials the elector's full name and current address and provide	760
proof of the elector's identity in the form of a ~~current and valid~~	761
photo identification~~, a military identification, or a copy of a~~	762
~~current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck,~~	763
~~or other government document, other than a notice of an election~~	764
~~mailed by a board of elections under section 3501.19 of the~~	765
~~Revised Code or a notice of voter registration mailed by a board~~	766
~~of elections under section 3503.19 of the Revised Code, that shows~~	767
~~the name and current address of the elector. If the elector~~	768
~~provides either a driver's license or a state identification card~~	769
~~issued under section 4507.50 of the Revised Code that does not~~	770
~~contain the elector's current residence address, the elector shall~~	771
~~provide the last four digits of the elector's driver's license~~	772
~~number or state identification card number, and the precinct~~	773
~~election official shall mark the poll list or signature pollbook~~	774
~~to indicate that the elector has provided a driver's license or~~	775
~~state identification card number with a former address and record~~	776
~~the last four digits of the elector's driver's license number or~~	777
~~state identification card number~~.	778

(2) ~~If an elector has but is unable to provide to the~~	779
~~precinct election officials any of the forms of identification~~	780
~~required under division (A)(1) of this section, but has a social~~	781
~~security number, the elector may provide the last four digits of~~	782
~~the elector's social security number. Upon providing the social~~	783
~~security number information, the elector may cast a provisional~~	784
~~ballot under section 3505.181 of the Revised Code, the envelope of~~	785
~~which ballot shall include that social security number~~	786
~~information.~~	787

~~(3) If an elector has but is unable to provide to the~~	788
~~precinct election officials any of the forms of identification~~	789
~~required under division (A)(1) of this section and if the elector~~	790
~~has a social security number but is unable to provide the last~~	791
~~four digits of the elector's social security number, the elector~~	792
~~may cast a provisional ballot under section 3505.181 of the~~	793
~~Revised Code.~~	794

~~(4)~~ If an elector ~~does not have any of the forms of~~	795
~~identification required under division (A)(1) of this section and~~	796
~~cannot provide the last four digits of the elector's social~~	797
~~security number because the elector does not have a social~~	798
~~security number~~has a religious objection to being photographed,	799
the elector may execute an affirmation under penalty of election	800
falsification ~~that the elector cannot provide the identification~~	801
~~required under that division or the last four digits of the~~	802
~~elector's social security number for those reasons~~to that effect.	803
Upon signing the affirmation, the elector may cast a provisional	804
ballot under section 3505.181 of the Revised Code. The secretary	805
of state shall prescribe the form of the affirmation, which shall	806
include spaces for all of the following:	807

(a) The elector's name;

808

(b) The elector's address;

809

810

(d) The elector's date of birth;

811

(e) The elector's signature; and

812

(f) A statement that the elector has a religious objection to	813
being photographed.	814

~~(5) If an elector does not have any of the forms of~~	815
~~identification required under division (A)(1) of this section and~~	816
~~cannot provide the last four digits of the elector's social~~	817
~~security number because the elector does not have a social~~	818
~~security number, and if the elector declines to execute an~~	819
~~affirmation under division (A)(4) of this section, the elector may~~	820
~~cast a provisional ballot under section 3505.181 of the Revised~~	821
~~Code, the envelope of which ballot shall include the elector's~~	822
~~name.~~	823

~~(6)~~(3) If an elector ~~has but~~does not have or declines to	824
provide photo identification to the precinct election officials	825
~~any of the forms of identification required under division (A)(1)~~	826
~~of this section or the elector has a social security number but~~	827
~~declines to provide to the precinct election officials the last~~	828
~~four digits of the elector's social security number~~but the	829
elector does not have a religious objection to being photographed,	830
the elector may cast a provisional ballot under section 3505.181	831
of the Revised Code.	832

(B) After the elector has announced the elector's full name	833
and current address and provided ~~any of~~ the ~~forms of~~	834
identification required under division (A)(1) of this section, the	835
elector shall ~~write~~confirm the elector's name and address by	836
signing the elector's name at the proper place in the poll list or	837
signature pollbook provided for the purpose, except that if, for	838
any reason, an elector is unable to ~~write~~sign the elector's name	839
~~and current address~~ in the poll list or signature pollbook, the	840
elector may make the elector's mark at the place intended for the	841
elector's name, and a precinct election official shall write the	842
name of the elector at the proper place on the poll list or	843
signature pollbook following the elector's mark. The making of	844
such a mark shall be attested by the precinct election official,	845
who shall evidence the same by signing the precinct election	846
official's name on the poll list or signature pollbook as a	847
witness to the mark. Alternatively, if applicable, an attorney in	848
fact acting pursuant to section 3501.382 of the Revised Code may	849
sign the elector's signature in the poll list or signature	850
pollbook in accordance with that section.	851

The elector's signature in the poll list or signature	852
pollbook then shall be compared with the elector's signature on	853
the elector's registration form or a digitized signature list as	854
provided for in section 3503.13 of the Revised Code, and if, in	855
the opinion of a majority of the precinct election officials, the	856
signatures are the signatures of the same person, the election	857
officials shall enter the date of the election on the registration	858
form or shall record the date by other means prescribed by the	859
secretary of state. The validity of an attorney in fact's	860
signature on behalf of an elector shall be determined in	861
accordance with section 3501.382 of the Revised Code.	862

If the right of the elector to vote is not then challenged,	863
or, if being challenged, the elector establishes the elector's	864
right to vote, the elector shall be allowed to proceed to use the	865
voting machine. If voting machines are not being used in that	866
precinct, the judge in charge of ballots shall then detach the	867
next ballots to be issued to the elector from Stub B attached to	868
each ballot, leaving Stub A attached to each ballot, hand the	869
ballots to the elector, and call the elector's name and the stub	870
number on each of the ballots. The judge shall enter the stub	871
numbers opposite the signature of the elector in the pollbook. The	872
elector shall then retire to one of the voting compartments to	873
mark the elector's ballots. No mark shall be made on any ballot	874
which would in any way enable any person to identify the person	875
who voted the ballot.	876

Sec. 3505.181. (A) All of the following individuals shall be	877
permitted to cast a provisional ballot at an election:	878

(1) An individual who declares that the individual is a	879
registered voter in the jurisdiction in which the individual	880
desires to vote and that the individual is eligible to vote in an	881
election, but the name of the individual does not appear on the	882
official list of eligible voters for the polling place or an	883
election official asserts that the individual is not eligible to	884
vote;	885

(2) ~~An individual who has a social security number and~~	886
~~provides to the election officials the last four digits of the~~	887
~~individual's social security number as permitted by division~~	888
~~(A)(2) of section 3505.18 of the Revised Code;~~	889

~~(3)~~ An individual who ~~has but is unable to~~does not have or	890
declines to provide photo identification to the election officials	891
~~any of the forms of identification required~~ under division	892
(A)~~(1)~~(3) of section 3505.18 of the Revised Code ~~and who has a~~	893
~~social security number but is unable to provide the last four~~	894
~~digits of the individual's social security number as permitted~~	895
~~under division (A)(2) of that section~~;	896

~~(4)~~(3) An individual who does not have ~~any of the forms of~~	897
photo identification ~~required under division (A)(1) of section~~	898
~~3505.18 of the Revised Code, who cannot provide the last four~~	899
~~digits of the individual's social security number under division~~	900
~~(A)(2) of that section~~ because the individual ~~does not have a~~	901
~~social security number~~has a religious objection to being	902
photographed, and who has executed an affirmation as permitted	903
under division (A)~~(4)~~(2) of ~~that~~ section 3505.18 of the Revised	904
Code;	905

~~(5)~~(4) An individual whose name in the poll list or signature	906
pollbook has been marked under section 3509.09 or 3511.13 of the	907
Revised Code as having requested an absent voter's ballot or an	908
~~armed service~~a uniformed services or overseas absent voter's	909
ballot for that election and who appears to vote at the polling	910
place;	911

~~(6)~~(5) An individual whose notification of registration has	912
been returned undelivered to the board of elections and whose name	913
in the official registration list and in the poll list or	914
signature pollbook has been marked under division (C)(2) of	915
section 3503.19 of the Revised Code;	916

~~(7)~~(6) An individual who is challenged under section 3505.20	917
of the Revised Code and the election officials determine that the	918
person is ineligible to vote or are unable to determine the	919
person's eligibility to vote;	920

~~(8)~~(7) An individual whose application or challenge hearing	921
has been postponed until after the day of the election under	922
division (D)(1) of section 3503.24 of the Revised Code;	923

~~(9)~~(8) An individual who changes the individual's name and	924
remains within the precinct, moves from one precinct to another	925
within a county, moves from one precinct to another and changes	926
the individual's name, or moves from one county to another within	927
the state, and completes and signs the required forms and	928
statements under division (B) or (C) of section 3503.16 of the	929
Revised Code;	930

~~(10)~~(9) An individual whose signature, in the opinion of the	931
precinct officers under section 3505.22 of the Revised Code, is	932
not that of the person who signed that name in the registration	933
forms;	934

~~(11)~~(10) An individual who is challenged under section	935
3513.20 of the Revised Code who refuses to make the statement	936
required under that section, who a majority of the precinct	937
officials find lacks any of the qualifications to make the	938
individual a qualified elector, or who a majority of the precinct	939
officials find is not affiliated with or a member of the political	940
party whose ballot the individual desires to vote;	941

~~(12) An individual who does not have any of the forms of~~	942
~~identification required under division (A)(1) of section 3505.18~~	943
~~of the Revised Code, who cannot provide the last four digits of~~	944
~~the individual's social security number under division (A)(2) of~~	945
~~that section because the person does not have a social security~~	946
~~number, and who declines to execute an affirmation as permitted~~	947
~~under division (A)(4) of that section;~~	948

~~(13) An individual who has but declines to provide to the~~	949
~~precinct election officials any of the forms of identification~~	950
~~required under division (A)(1) of section 3501.18 of the Revised~~	951
~~Code or who has a social security number but declines to provide~~	952
~~to the precinct election officials the last four digits of the~~	953
~~individual's social security number~~.	954

(B) An individual who is eligible to cast a provisional	955
ballot under division (A) of this section shall be permitted to	956
cast a provisional ballot as follows:	957

(1) An election official at the polling place shall notify	958
the individual that the individual may cast a provisional ballot	959
in that election.	960

(2) The individual shall be permitted to cast a provisional	961
ballot at that polling place upon the execution of a written	962
affirmation by the individual before an election official at the	963
polling place stating that the individual is both of the	964
following:	965

(a) A registered voter in the jurisdiction in which the	966
individual desires to vote;	967

(b) Eligible to vote in that election.

968

(3) An election official at the polling place shall transmit	969
the ballot cast by the individual, the voter information contained	970
in the written affirmation executed by the individual under	971
division (B)(2) of this section, or the individual's name if the	972
individual declines to execute such an affirmation to an	973
appropriate local election official for verification under	974
division (B)(4) of this section.	975

(4) If the appropriate local election official to whom the	976
ballot or voter or address information is transmitted under	977
division (B)(3) of this section determines that the individual is	978
eligible to vote, the individual's provisional ballot shall be	979
counted as a vote in that election.	980

(5)(a) At the time that an individual casts a provisional	981
ballot, the appropriate local election official shall give the	982
individual written information that states that any individual who	983
casts a provisional ballot will be able to ascertain under the	984
system established under division (B)(5)(b) of this section	985
whether the vote was counted, and, if the vote was not counted,	986
the reason that the vote was not counted.	987

(b) The appropriate state or local election official shall	988
establish a free access system, in the form of a toll-free	989
telephone number, that any individual who casts a provisional	990
ballot may access to discover whether the vote of that individual	991
was counted, and, if the vote was not counted, the reason that the	992
vote was not counted. The free access system established under	993
this division also shall provide to an individual whose	994
provisional ballot was not counted information explaining how that	995
individual may contact the board of elections to register to vote	996
or to resolve problems with the individual's voter registration.	997

The appropriate state or local election official shall	998
establish and maintain reasonable procedures necessary to protect	999
the security, confidentiality, and integrity of personal	1000
information collected, stored, or otherwise used by the free	1001
access system established under this division. Access to	1002
information about an individual ballot shall be restricted to the	1003
individual who cast the ballot.	1004

(6) If, at the time that an individual casts a provisional	1005
ballot, the individual provides ~~identification in the form of~~ a	1006
~~current and valid~~ photo identification, ~~a military identification,~~	1007
~~or a copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, government~~	1008
~~check, paycheck, or other government document, other than a notice~~	1009
~~of an election mailed by a board of elections under section~~	1010
~~3501.19 of the Revised Code or a notice of voter registration~~	1011
~~mailed by a board of elections under section 3503.19 of the~~	1012
~~Revised Code, that shows the individual's name and current~~	1013
~~address, or provides the last four digits of the individual's~~	1014
~~social security number,~~ or executes an affirmation that the	1015
~~elector does not have any of those forms of identification or the~~	1016
~~last four digits of the individual's social security number~~	1017
~~because the individual does not have a social security number, or~~	1018
~~declines to execute such an affirmation~~individual has a religious	1019
objection to being photographed, the appropriate local election	1020
official shall record the type of identification provided~~, the~~	1021
~~social security number information,~~or the fact that the	1022
affirmation was executed, ~~or the fact that the individual declined~~	1023
~~to execute such an affirmation~~ and include that information with	1024
the transmission of the ballot or voter or address information	1025
under division (B)(3) of this section. ~~If the individual declines~~	1026
~~to execute such an affirmation, the appropriate local election~~	1027
~~official shall record the individual's name and include that~~	1028
~~information with the transmission of the ballot under division~~	1029
~~(B)(3) of this section.~~	1030

(7) If an individual casts a provisional ballot pursuant to	1031
division (A)~~(3)~~(2), ~~(7), (8), (12)~~(6), or ~~(13)~~(7) of this section,	1032
the election official shall indicate, on the provisional ballot	1033
verification statement required under section 3505.182 of the	1034
Revised Code, that the individual is required to provide	1035
additional information to the board of elections or that an	1036
application or challenge hearing has been postponed with respect	1037
to the individual, such that additional information is required	1038
for the board of elections to determine the eligibility of the	1039
individual who cast the provisional ballot.	1040

(8) During the ten days after the day of an election, an	1041
individual who casts a provisional ballot pursuant to division	1042
(A)~~(3), (7), (12),~~(2) or ~~(13)~~(6) of this section shall appear at	1043
the office of the board of elections and provide to the board any	1044
additional information necessary to determine the eligibility of	1045
the individual who cast the provisional ballot.	1046

(a) For a provisional ballot cast pursuant to division	1047
(A)~~(3), (12), or (13)~~(2) of this section to be eligible to be	1048
counted, the individual who cast that ballot, within ten days	1049
after the day of the election, shall ~~do any of the following:~~	1050

~~(i) Provide~~provide to the board of elections proof of the	1051
individual's identity in the form of a ~~current and valid~~ photo	1052
identification~~, a military identification, or a copy of a current~~	1053
~~utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or other~~	1054
~~government document, other than a notice of an election mailed by~~	1055
~~a board of elections under section 3501.19 of the Revised Code or~~	1056
~~a notice of voter registration mailed by a board of elections~~	1057
~~under section 3503.19 of the Revised Code, that shows the~~	1058
~~individual's name and current address;~~	1059

~~(ii) Provide to the board of elections the last four digits~~	1060
~~of the individual's social security number;~~	1061

~~(iii) In the case of a provisional ballot executed pursuant~~	1062
~~to division (A)(12) of this section, execute an affirmation as~~	1063
~~permitted under division (A)(4) of section 3505.18 of the Revised~~	1064
~~Code~~or execute an affirmation under division (A)(2) of section	1065
3505.18 of the Revised Code stating that the individual has a	1066
religious objection to being photographed.	1067

(b) For a provisional ballot cast pursuant to division	1068
(A)~~(7)~~(6) of this section to be eligible to be counted, the	1069
individual who cast that ballot, within ten days after the day of	1070
that election, shall provide to the board of elections any	1071
identification or other documentation required to be provided by	1072
the applicable challenge questions asked of that individual under	1073
section 3505.20 of the Revised Code.	1074

(C)(1) If an individual declares that the individual is	1075
eligible to vote in a jurisdiction other than the jurisdiction in	1076
which the individual desires to vote, or if, upon review of the	1077
precinct voting location guide using the residential street	1078
address provided by the individual, an election official at the	1079
polling place at which the individual desires to vote determines	1080
that the individual is not eligible to vote in that jurisdiction,	1081
the election official shall direct the individual to the polling	1082
place for the jurisdiction in which the individual appears to be	1083
eligible to vote, explain that the individual may cast a	1084
provisional ballot at the current location but the ballot will not	1085
be counted if it is cast in the wrong precinct, and provide the	1086
telephone number of the board of elections in case the individual	1087
has additional questions.	1088

(2) If the individual refuses to travel to the polling place	1089
for the correct jurisdiction or to the office of the board of	1090
elections to cast a ballot, the individual shall be permitted to	1091
vote a provisional ballot at that jurisdiction in accordance with	1092
division (B) of this section. If any of the following apply, the	1093
provisional ballot cast by that individual shall not be opened or	1094
counted:	1095

(a) The individual is not properly registered in that	1096
jurisdiction.	1097

(b) The individual is not eligible to vote in that election	1098
in that jurisdiction.	1099

(c) The individual's eligibility to vote in that jurisdiction	1100
in that election cannot be established upon examination of the	1101
records on file with the board of elections.	1102

(D) The appropriate local election official shall cause	1103
voting information to be publicly posted at each polling place on	1104
the day of each election.	1105

(E) As used in this section and sections 3505.182 and	1106
3505.183 of the Revised Code:	1107

(1) "Jurisdiction" means the precinct in which a person is a	1108
legally qualified elector.	1109

(2) "Precinct voting location guide" means either of the	1110
following:	1111

(a) An electronic or paper record that lists the correct	1112
jurisdiction and polling place for either each specific	1113
residential street address in the county or the range of	1114
residential street addresses located in each neighborhood block in	1115
the county;	1116

(b) Any other method that a board of elections creates that	1117
allows a precinct election official or any elector who is at a	1118
polling place in that county to determine the correct jurisdiction	1119
and polling place of any qualified elector who resides in the	1120
county.	1121

(3) "Voting information" means all of the following:

1122

(a) A sample version of the ballot that will be used for that	1123
election;	1124

(b) Information regarding the date of the election and the	1125
hours during which polling places will be open;	1126

(c) Instructions on how to vote, including how to cast a vote	1127
and how to cast a provisional ballot;	1128

(d) Instructions for mail-in registrants and first-time	1129
voters under applicable federal and state laws;	1130

(e) General information on voting rights under applicable	1131
federal and state laws, including information on the right of an	1132
individual to cast a provisional ballot and instructions on how to	1133
contact the appropriate officials if these rights are alleged to	1134
have been violated;	1135

(f) General information on federal and state laws regarding	1136
prohibitions against acts of fraud and misrepresentation.	1137

Sec. 3505.182. Each individual who casts a provisional	1138
ballot under section 3505.181 of the Revised Code shall execute a	1139
written affirmation. The form of the written affirmation shall be	1140
printed upon the face of the provisional ballot envelope and shall	1141
be substantially as follows:	1142

"Provisional Ballot Affirmation	1143

STATE OF OHIO	1144

I, .................... (Name of provisional voter), solemnly	1145
swear or affirm that I am a registered voter in the jurisdiction	1146
in which I am voting this provisional ballot and that I am	1147
eligible to vote in the election in which I am voting this	1148
provisional ballot.	1149

I understand that, if the above-provided information is not	1150
fully completed and correct, if the board of elections determines	1151
that I am not registered to vote, a resident of this precinct, or	1152
eligible to vote in this election, or if the board of elections	1153
determines that I have already voted in this election, my	1154
provisional ballot will not be counted. I further understand that	1155
knowingly providing false information is a violation of law and	1156
subjects me to possible criminal prosecution.	1157

I hereby declare, under penalty of election falsification,	1158
that the above statements are true and correct to the best of my	1159
knowledge and belief.	1160

			1161
	(Signature of Voter)		1162
			1163
	~~(Voter's date of birth)~~		1164

	~~The last four digits of the voter's social security number~~		1165
			1166
	(To be provided if the voter is unable to provide a current and valid photo identification, a military identification, or a current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or other government document, other than a notice of an election mailed by a board of elections under section 3501.19 of the Revised Code or a notice of voter registration mailed by a board of elections under section 3503.19 of the Revised Code, that shows the voter's name and current address but is able to provide these last four digits)		1167

WHOEVER COMMITS ELECTION FALSIFICATION IS GUILTY OF A FELONY	1168
OF THE FIFTH DEGREE.	1169

Additional Information For Determining Ballot Validity	1170

(May be completed at voter's discretion)	1171

Voter's current address:				1172
Voter's former address if photo identification does not contain voter's current address				1173
~~Voter's driver's license number or, if not provided above, the last four digits of voter's social security number~~				1174
~~(Please circle number type)~~				1175
(Voter may attach a copy of ~~any of the following for identification purposes:~~ a ~~current and valid~~ photo identification, a military identification, or a current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or other government document, other than a notice of an election mailed by a board of elections under section 3501.19 of the Revised Code or a notice of voter registration mailed by a board of elections under section 3503.19 of the Revised Code, that shows the voter's name and current address for identification purposes.)				1176
Reason for voting provisional ballot (Check one):				1177
..... Requested, but did not receive, absent voter's ballot				1178
..... Other				1179

Verification Statement	1180

(To be completed by election official)	1181

The Provisional Ballot Affirmation printed above was	1182
subscribed and affirmed before me this .......... day of	1183
.......... (Month), .......... (Year).	1184

(If applicable, the election official must check the	1185
following true statement concerning additional information needed	1186
to determine the eligibility of the provisional voter.)	1187

...... The provisional voter is required to provide	1188
additional information to the board of elections.	1189

...... An application or challenge hearing regarding this	1190
voter has been postponed until after the election.	1191

(The election official must check the following true	1192
statement concerning identification provided by the provisional	1193
voter, if any.)	1194

...... The provisional voter provided a current and valid	1195
photo identification.	1196

...... The provisional voter ~~provided~~did not provide a	1197
~~current valid~~ photo identification~~, other than a driver's license~~	1198
~~or a state identification card, with the voter's former address~~	1199
~~instead of current address and has provided the election official~~	1200
~~both the current and former addresses.~~	1201

~~...... The provisional voter provided a military~~	1202
~~identification or a copy of a current utility bill, bank~~	1203
~~statement, government check, paycheck, or other government~~	1204
~~document, other than a notice of an election mailed by a board of~~	1205
~~elections under section 3501.19 of the Revised Code or a notice of~~	1206
~~voter registration mailed by a board of elections under section~~	1207
~~3503.19 of the Revised Code, with the voter's name and current~~	1208
~~address.~~	1209

~~...... The provisional voter provided the last four digits of~~	1210
~~the voter's social security number.~~	1211

~~...... The provisional voter is not able to provide a current~~	1212
~~and valid photo identification, a military identification, or a~~	1213
~~copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, government check,~~	1214
~~paycheck, or other government document, other than a notice of an~~	1215
~~election mailed by a board of elections under section 3501.19 of~~	1216
~~the Revised Code or a notice of voter registration mailed by a~~	1217
~~board of elections under section 3503.19 of the Revised Code, with~~	1218
~~the voter's name and current address but does have one of these~~	1219
~~forms of identification~~and did not execute an affirmation stating	1220
that the voter has a religious objection to being photographed.	1221
The provisional voter must provide ~~one of the foregoing items of~~	1222
a photo identification to the board of elections or execute such	1223
an affirmation within ten days after the election.	1224

~~..... The provisional voter is not able to provide a current~~	1225
~~and valid photo identification, a military identification, or a~~	1226
~~copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, government check,~~	1227
~~paycheck, or other government document, other than a notice of an~~	1228
~~election mailed by a board of elections under section 3501.19 of~~	1229
~~the Revised Code or a notice of voter registration mailed by a~~	1230
~~board of elections under section 3503.19 of the Revised Code, with~~	1231
~~the voter's name and current address but does have one of these~~	1232
~~forms of identification. Additionally, the provisional voter does~~	1233
~~have a social security number but is not able to provide the last~~	1234
~~four digits of the voter's social security number before voting.~~	1235
~~The provisional voter must provide one of the foregoing items of~~	1236
~~identification or the last four digits of the voter's social~~	1237
~~security number to the board of elections within ten days after~~	1238
~~the election.~~	1239

~~..... The provisional voter does not have a current and valid~~	1240
~~photo identification, a military identification, a copy of a~~	1241
~~current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck,~~	1242
~~or other government document with the voter's name and current~~	1243
~~address, or a social security number, but has executed an~~	1244
~~affirmation.~~	1245

..... The provisional voter does not have a ~~current and valid~~	1246
photo identification, ~~a military identification, a copy of a~~	1247
~~current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck,~~	1248
~~or other government document with the voter's name and current~~	1249
~~address, or a social security number,~~ and has ~~declined to execute~~	1250
executed an affirmation stating that the provisional voter has a	1251
religious objection to being photographed.	1252

~~..... The provisional voter declined to provide a current and~~	1253
~~valid photo identification, a military identification, a copy of a~~	1254
~~current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck,~~	1255
~~or other government document with the voter's name and current~~	1256
~~address, or the last four digits of the voter's social security~~	1257
~~number but does have one of these forms of identification or a~~	1258
~~social security number. The provisional voter must provide one of~~	1259
~~the foregoing items of identification or the last four digits of~~	1260
~~the voter's social security number to the board of elections~~	1261
~~within ten days after the election.~~	1262

			1263
	(Signature of Election Official)"		1264

In addition to any information required to be included on the	1265
written affirmation, an individual casting a provisional ballot	1266
may provide additional information to the election official to	1267
assist the board of elections in determining the individual's	1268
eligibility to vote in that election, including the date and	1269
location at which the individual registered to vote, if known.	1270

If the individual declines to execute the affirmation, an	1271
appropriate local election official shall ~~comply with~~record the	1272
individual's name and include that information with the	1273
transmission of the ballot under division (B)~~(6)~~(3) of section	1274
3505.181 of the Revised Code.	1275

Sec. 3505.183. (A) When the ballot boxes are delivered to	1276
the board of elections from the precincts, the board shall	1277
separate the provisional ballot envelopes from the rest of the	1278
ballots. Teams of employees of the board consisting of one member	1279
of each major political party shall place the sealed provisional	1280
ballot envelopes in a secure location within the office of the	1281
board. The sealed provisional ballot envelopes shall remain in	1282
that secure location until the validity of those ballots is	1283
determined under division (B) of this section. While the	1284
provisional ballot is stored in that secure location, and prior to	1285
the counting of the provisional ballots, if the board receives	1286
information regarding the validity of a specific provisional	1287
ballot under division (B) of this section, the board may note, on	1288
the sealed provisional ballot envelope for that ballot, whether	1289
the ballot is valid and entitled to be counted.	1290

(B)(1) To determine whether a provisional ballot is valid and	1291
entitled to be counted, the board shall examine its records and	1292
determine whether the individual who cast the provisional ballot	1293
is registered and eligible to vote in the applicable election. The	1294
board shall examine the information contained in the written	1295
affirmation executed by the individual who cast the provisional	1296
ballot under division (B)(2) of section 3505.181 of the Revised	1297
Code. If the individual declines to execute such an affirmation,	1298
the individual's name, written by either the individual or the	1299
election official at the direction of the individual, shall be	1300
included in a written affirmation in order for the provisional	1301
ballot to be eligible to be counted; otherwise, the following	1302
information shall be included in the written affirmation in order	1303
for the provisional ballot to be eligible to be counted:	1304

(a) The individual's name and signature;

1305

(b) A statement that the individual is a registered voter in	1306
the jurisdiction in which the provisional ballot is being voted;	1307

(c) A statement that the individual is eligible to vote in	1308
the election in which the provisional ballot is being voted.	1309

(2) In addition to the information required to be included in	1310
an affirmation under division (B)(1) of this section, in	1311
determining whether a provisional ballot is valid and entitled to	1312
be counted, the board also shall examine any additional	1313
information for determining ballot validity provided by the	1314
provisional voter on the affirmation, provided by the provisional	1315
voter to an election official under section 3505.182 of the	1316
Revised Code, or provided to the board of elections during the ten	1317
days after the day of the election under division (B)(8) of	1318
section 3505.181 of the Revised Code, to assist the board in	1319
determining the individual's eligibility to vote.	1320

(3) If, in examining a provisional ballot affirmation and	1321
additional information under divisions (B)(1) and (2) of this	1322
section, the board determines that all of the following apply, the	1323
provisional ballot envelope shall be opened, and the ballot shall	1324
be placed in a ballot box to be counted:	1325

(a) The individual named on the affirmation is properly	1326
registered to vote.	1327

(b) The individual named on the affirmation is eligible to	1328
cast a ballot in the precinct and for the election in which the	1329
individual cast the provisional ballot.	1330

(c) The individual provided all of the information required	1331
under division (B)(1) of this section in the affirmation that the	1332
individual executed at the time the individual cast the	1333
provisional ballot.	1334

(d) If applicable, the individual provided any additional	1335
information required under division (B)(8) of section 3505.181 of	1336
the Revised Code within ten days after the day of the election.	1337

(e) If applicable, the hearing conducted under division (B)	1338
of section 3503.24 of the Revised Code after the day of the	1339
election resulted in the individual's inclusion in the official	1340
registration list.	1341

(4)(a) If, in examining a provisional ballot affirmation and	1342
additional information under divisions (B)(1) and (2) of this	1343
section, the board determines that any of the following applies,	1344
the provisional ballot envelope shall not be opened, and the	1345
ballot shall not be counted:	1346

(i) The individual named on the affirmation is not qualified	1347
or is not properly registered to vote.	1348

(ii) The individual named on the affirmation is not eligible	1349
to cast a ballot in the precinct or for the election in which the	1350
individual cast the provisional ballot.	1351

(iii) The individual did not provide all of the information	1352
required under division (B)(1) of this section in the affirmation	1353
that the individual executed at the time the individual cast the	1354
provisional ballot.	1355

(iv) The individual has already cast a ballot for the	1356
election in which the individual cast the provisional ballot.	1357

(v) If applicable, the individual did not provide any	1358
additional information required under division (B)(8) of section	1359
3505.181 of the Revised Code within ten days after the day of the	1360
election.	1361

(vi) If applicable, the hearing conducted under division (B)	1362
of section 3503.24 of the Revised Code after the day of the	1363
election did not result in the individual's inclusion in the	1364
official registration list.	1365

(vii) The individual failed to provide a ~~current and valid~~	1366
photo identification~~, a military identification, a copy of a~~	1367
~~current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck,~~	1368
~~or other government document, other than a notice of an election~~	1369
~~mailed by a board of elections under section 3501.19 of the~~	1370
~~Revised Code or a notice of voter registration mailed by a board~~	1371
~~of elections under section 3503.19 of the Revised Code, with the~~	1372
~~voter's name and current address, or the last four digits of the~~	1373
~~individual's social security number~~ or to execute an affirmation	1374
under division (A)(2) of section 3505.18 or division (B) of	1375
section 3505.181 of the Revised Code.	1376

(b) If, in examining a provisional ballot affirmation and	1377
additional information under divisions (B)(1) and (2) of this	1378
section, the board is unable to determine either of the following,	1379
the provisional ballot envelope shall not be opened, and the	1380
ballot shall not be counted:	1381

(i) Whether the individual named on the affirmation is	1382
qualified or properly registered to vote;	1383

(ii) Whether the individual named on the affirmation is	1384
eligible to cast a ballot in the precinct or for the election in	1385
which the individual cast the provisional ballot.	1386

(C)(1) For each provisional ballot rejected under division	1387
(B)(4) of this section, the board shall record the name of the	1388
provisional voter who cast the ballot, the identification number	1389
of the provisional ballot envelope, the names of the election	1390
officials who determined the validity of that ballot, the date and	1391
time that the determination was made, and the reason that the	1392
ballot was not counted.	1393

(2) Provisional ballots that are rejected under division	1394
(B)(4) of this section shall not be counted but shall be preserved	1395
in their provisional ballot envelopes unopened until the time	1396
provided by section 3505.31 of the Revised Code for the	1397
destruction of all other ballots used at the election for which	1398
ballots were provided, at which time they shall be destroyed.	1399

(D) Provisional ballots that the board determines are	1400
eligible to be counted under division (B)(3) of this section shall	1401
be counted in the same manner as provided for other ballots under	1402
section 3505.27 of the Revised Code. No provisional ballots shall	1403
be counted in a particular county until the board determines the	1404
eligibility to be counted of all provisional ballots cast in that	1405
county under division (B) of this section for that election.	1406
Observers, as provided in section 3505.21 of the Revised Code, may	1407
be present at all times that the board is determining the	1408
eligibility of provisional ballots to be counted and counting	1409
those provisional ballots determined to be eligible. No person	1410
shall recklessly disclose the count or any portion of the count of	1411
provisional ballots in such a manner as to jeopardize the secrecy	1412
of any individual ballot.	1413

(E)(1) Except as otherwise provided in division (E)(2) of	1414
this section, nothing in this section shall prevent a board of	1415
elections from examining provisional ballot affirmations and	1416
additional information under divisions (B)(1) and (2) of this	1417
section to determine the eligibility of provisional ballots to be	1418
counted during the ten days after the day of an election.	1419

(2) A board of elections shall not examine the provisional	1420
ballot affirmation and additional information under divisions	1421
(B)(1) and (2) of this section of any provisional ballot for which	1422
an election official has indicated under division (B)(7) of	1423
section 3505.181 of the Revised Code that additional information	1424
is required for the board of elections to determine the	1425
eligibility of the individual who cast that provisional ballot	1426
until the individual provides any information required under	1427
division (B)(8) of section 3505.181 of the Revised Code, until any	1428
hearing required to be conducted under section 3503.24 of the	1429
Revised Code with regard to the provisional voter is held, or	1430
until the eleventh day after the day of the election, whichever is	1431
earlier.	1432

Sec. 3509.03. Except as provided in section 3509.031 or	1433
division (B) of section 3509.08 of the Revised Code, any qualified	1434
elector desiring to vote absent voter's ballots at an election	1435
shall make written application for those ballots to the director	1436
of elections of the county in which the elector's voting residence	1437
is located. The application need not be in any particular form but	1438
shall contain all of the following:	1439

(A) The elector's name;

1440

(B) The elector's signature;

1441

1442

(D) The elector's date of birth;

1443

(E) ~~One~~The elector's photo identification, if the elector	1444
will be marking the absent voter's ballots in person at the board	1445
of elections or another voting location, or one of the following,	1446
if the elector will not be marking the ballots in person:	1447

(1) The elector's driver's license number;

1448

(2) The last four digits of the elector's social security	1449
number;	1450

(3) A copy of the elector's ~~current and valid~~ photo	1451
identification~~, a copy of a military identification,~~ or a copy of	1452
a current utility bill, bank statement, government check,	1453
paycheck, or other government document, other than ~~a notice of an~~	1454
~~election mailed by a board of elections under section 3501.19 of~~	1455
~~the Revised Code or~~ a notice of voter registration mailed by a	1456
board of elections under section 3503.19 of the Revised Code, that	1457
shows the name and address of the elector.	1458

(F) A statement identifying the election for which absent	1459
voter's ballots are requested;	1460

(G) A statement that the person requesting the ballots is a	1461
qualified elector;	1462

(H) If the request is for primary election ballots, the	1463
elector's party affiliation;	1464

(I) If the elector desires ballots to be mailed to the	1465
elector, the address to which those ballots shall be mailed.	1466

Each application for absent voter's ballots shall be	1467
delivered to the director not earlier than the first day of	1468
January of the year of the elections for which the absent voter's	1469
ballots are requested or not earlier than ninety days before the	1470
day of the election at which the ballots are to be voted,	1471
whichever is earlier, and not later than twelve noon of the third	1472
day before the day of the election at which the ballots are to be	1473
voted, or not later than the close of regular business hours on	1474
the day before the day of the election at which the ballots are to	1475
be voted if the application is delivered in person to the office	1476
of the board.	1477

Sec. 3509.031. (A) Any qualified elector who is a member of	1478
the organized militia called to active duty within the state and	1479
who will be unable to vote on election day on account of that	1480
active duty may make written application for absent voter's	1481
ballots to the director of elections for the county in which the	1482
elector's voting residence is located. The elector may personally	1483
deliver the application to the director or may mail it, send it by	1484
facsimile machine, or otherwise send it to the director. The	1485
application need not be in any particular form but shall contain	1486
all of the following:	1487

(1) The elector's name;

1488

(2) The elector's signature;

1489

(3) The address at which the elector is registered to vote;

1490

(4) The elector's date of birth;

1491

(5) ~~One~~The elector's photo identification, if the elector	1492
will be marking the absent voter's ballots in person at the board	1493
of elections or another voting location, or one of the following,	1494
if the elector will not be marking the ballots in person:	1495

(a) The elector's driver's license number;

1496

(b) The last four digits of the elector's social security	1497
number;	1498

(c) A copy of the elector's ~~current and valid~~ photo	1499
identification~~, a copy of a military identification,~~ or a copy of	1500
a current utility bill, bank statement, government check,	1501
paycheck, or other government document, other than ~~a notice of an~~	1502
~~election mailed by a board of elections under section 3501.19 of~~	1503
~~the Revised Code or~~ a notice of voter registration mailed by a	1504
board of elections under section 3503.19 of the Revised Code, that	1505
shows the name and address of the elector.	1506

(6) A statement identifying the election for which absent	1507
voter's ballots are requested;	1508

(7) A statement that the person requesting the ballots is a	1509
qualified elector;	1510

(8) A statement that the elector is a member of the organized	1511
militia serving on active duty within the state;	1512

(9) If the request is for primary election ballots, the	1513
elector's party affiliation;	1514

(10) If the elector desires ballots to be mailed to the	1515
elector, the address to which those ballots shall be mailed;	1516

(11) If the elector desires ballots to be sent to the elector	1517
by facsimile machine, the telephone number to which they shall be	1518
so sent.	1519

(B) Application to have absent voter's ballots mailed or sent	1520
by facsimile machine to a qualified elector who is a member of the	1521
organized militia called to active duty within the state and who	1522
will be unable to vote on election day on account of that active	1523
duty may be made by the spouse of the militia member or the	1524
father, mother, father-in-law, mother-in-law, grandfather,	1525
grandmother, brother or sister of the whole blood or half blood,	1526
son, daughter, adopting parent, adopted child, stepparent,	1527
stepchild, uncle, aunt, nephew, or niece of the militia member.	1528
The application shall be in writing upon a blank form furnished	1529
only by the director. The form of the application shall be	1530
prescribed by the secretary of state. The director shall furnish	1531
that blank form to any of the relatives specified in this division	1532
desiring to make the application, only upon the request of such a	1533
relative in person at the office of the board or upon the written	1534
request of such a relative mailed to the office of the board. The	1535
application, subscribed and sworn to by the applicant, shall	1536
contain all of the following:	1537

(1) The full name of the elector for whom ballots are	1538
requested;	1539

(2) A statement that such person is a qualified elector in	1540
the county;	1541

(3) The address at which the elector is registered to vote;

1542

(4) The elector's date of birth;

1543

(5) One of the following:

1544

(a) The elector's driver's license number;

1545

(b) The last four digits of the elector's social security	1546
number;	1547

(c) A copy of the elector's ~~current and valid~~ photo	1548
identification~~, a copy of a military identification,~~ or a copy of	1549
a current utility bill, bank statement, government check,	1550
paycheck, or other government document, other than ~~a notice of an~~	1551
~~election mailed by a board of elections under section 3501.19 of~~	1552
~~the Revised Code or~~ a notice of voter registration mailed by a	1553
board of elections under section 3503.19 of the Revised Code, that	1554
shows the name and address of the elector.	1555

(6) A statement identifying the election for which absent	1556
voter's ballots are requested;	1557

(7) A statement that the elector is a member of the organized	1558
militia serving on active duty within the state;	1559

(8) If the request is for primary election ballots, the	1560
elector's party affiliation;	1561

(9) A statement that the applicant bears a relationship to	1562
the elector as specified in division (B) of this section;	1563

(10) The address to which ballots shall be mailed or	1564
telephone number to which ballots shall be sent by facsimile	1565
machine;	1566

(11) The signature and address of the person making the	1567
application.	1568

(C) Applications to have absent voter's ballots mailed or	1569
sent by facsimile machine shall not be valid if dated, postmarked,	1570
or received by the director prior to the ninetieth day before the	1571
day of the election for which ballots are requested or if	1572
delivered to the director later than twelve noon of the third day	1573
preceding the day of such election. If, after the ninetieth day	1574
and before four p.m. of the day before the day of an election, a	1575
valid application for absent voter's ballots is delivered to the	1576
director of elections at the office of the board by a militia	1577
member making application in the militia member's own behalf, the	1578
director shall forthwith deliver to the militia member all absent	1579
voter's ballots then ready for use, together with an	1580
identification envelope. The militia member shall then vote the	1581
absent voter's ballots in the manner provided in section 3509.05	1582
of the Revised Code.	1583

Sec. 3509.04. (A) If a director of a board of elections	1584
receives an application for absent voter's ballots that does not	1585
contain all of the required information, the director promptly	1586
shall notify the applicant of the additional information required	1587
to be provided by the applicant to complete that application.	1588

(B) Upon receipt by the director of elections of an	1589
application for absent voter's ballots that contains all of the	1590
required information, as provided by sections 3509.03 and 3509.031	1591
and division (G) of section 3503.16 of the Revised Code, the	1592
director, if the director finds that the applicant is a qualified	1593
elector, shall deliver to the applicant in person or mail directly	1594
to the applicant by special delivery mail, air mail, or regular	1595
mail, postage prepaid, proper absent voter's ballots. The director	1596
shall deliver or mail with the ballots an unsealed identification	1597
envelope upon the face of which shall be printed a form	1598
substantially as follows:	1599

"Identification Envelope Statement of Voter	1600

I, ........................(Name of voter), declare under	1601
penalty of election falsification that the within ballot or	1602
ballots contained no voting marks of any kind when I received	1603
them, and I caused the ballot or ballots to be marked, enclosed in	1604
the identification envelope, and sealed in that envelope.	1605

My voting residence in Ohio is

1606

...................................................................	1607

(Street and Number, if any, or Rural Route and Number)	1608

of ................................ (City, Village, or Township)	1609
Ohio, which is in Ward ............... Precinct ................	1610
in that city, village, or township.	1611

The primary election ballots, if any, within this envelope	1612
are primary election ballots of the ............. Party.	1613

Ballots contained within this envelope are to be voted at the	1614
.......... (general, special, or primary) election to be held on	1615
the .......................... day of ......................, ....	1616

My date of birth is ............... (Month and Day),	1617
.......... (Year).	1618

~~(Voter must provide~~..... If I am marking these ballots in	1619
person at the board of elections or another voting location, I	1620
have provided photo identification to the election officials.	1621

..... If I am marking these ballots other than in person, I	1622
have provided one of the following:)	1623

My driver's license number is ............... (Driver's	1624
license number).	1625

The last four digits of my Social Security Number are	1626
............... (Last four digits of Social Security Number).	1627

...... In lieu of providing a driver's license number or the	1628
last four digits of my Social Security Number, I am enclosing a	1629
copy of one of the following in the return envelope in which this	1630
identification envelope will be mailed: a ~~current and valid~~ photo	1631
identification~~, a military identification,~~ or a current utility	1632
bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or other	1633
government document, other than ~~a notice of an election mailed by~~	1634
~~a board of elections under section 3501.19 of the Revised Code or~~	1635
a notice of voter registration mailed by a board of elections,	1636
that shows my name and address.	1637

I hereby declare, under penalty of election falsification,	1638
that the statements above are true, as I verily believe.	1639

			1640
	(Signature of Voter)		1641

WHOEVER COMMITS ELECTION FALSIFICATION IS GUILTY OF A FELONY OF	1642
THE FIFTH DEGREE."	1643

The director shall mail with the ballots and the unsealed	1644
identification envelope an unsealed return envelope upon the face	1645
of which shall be printed the official title and post-office	1646
address of the director. In the upper left corner on the face of	1647
the return envelope, several blank lines shall be printed upon	1648
which the voter may write the voter's name and return address. The	1649
return envelope shall be of such size that the identification	1650
envelope can be conveniently placed within it for returning the	1651
identification envelope to the director.	1652

Sec. 3509.05. (A) When an elector receives an absent voter's	1653
ballot pursuant to the elector's application or request, the	1654
elector shall, before placing any marks on the ballot, note	1655
whether there are any voting marks on it. If there are any voting	1656
marks, the ballot shall be returned immediately to the board of	1657
elections; otherwise, the elector shall cause the ballot to be	1658
marked, folded in a manner that the stub on it and the	1659
indorsements and facsimile signatures of the members of the board	1660
of elections on the back of it are visible, and placed and sealed	1661
within the identification envelope received from the director of	1662
elections for that purpose. Then, the elector shall cause the	1663
statement of voter on the outside of the identification envelope	1664
to be completed and signed, under penalty of election	1665
falsification.	1666

If the elector ~~does not~~is marking the absent voter's ballots	1667
in person at the board of elections or another voting location,	1668
the elector shall provide photo identification to the election	1669
officials, or the elector may execute an affirmation under	1670
division (A)(2) of section 3305.18 of the Revised Code stating	1671
that the elector has a religious objection to being photographed	1672
and cast a provisional ballot under section 3505.181 of the	1673
Revised Code. If the elector is not marking the absent voter's	1674
ballots in person, the elector shall provide the elector's	1675
driver's license number or the last four digits of the elector's	1676
social security number on the statement of voter on the	1677
identification envelope, or the elector ~~also~~ shall include in the	1678
return envelope with the identification envelope a copy of the	1679
elector's ~~current valid~~ photo identification~~, a copy of a military~~	1680
~~identification,~~ or a copy of a current utility bill, bank	1681
statement, government check, paycheck, or other government	1682
document, other than ~~a notice of an election mailed by a board of~~	1683
~~elections under section 3501.19 of the Revised Code or~~ a notice of	1684
voter registration mailed by a board of elections under section	1685
3503.19 of the Revised Code, that shows the name and address of	1686
the elector.	1687

The elector shall mail the identification envelope to the	1688
director from whom it was received in the return envelope, postage	1689
prepaid, or the elector may personally deliver it to the director,	1690
or the spouse of the elector, the father, mother, father-in-law,	1691
mother-in-law, grandfather, grandmother, brother, or sister of the	1692
whole or half blood, or the son, daughter, adopting parent,	1693
adopted child, stepparent, stepchild, uncle, aunt, nephew, or	1694
niece of the elector may deliver it to the director. The return	1695
envelope shall be transmitted to the director in no other manner,	1696
except as provided in section 3509.08 of the Revised Code.	1697

When absent voter's ballots are delivered to an elector at	1698
the office of the board, the elector may retire to a voting	1699
compartment provided by the board and there mark the ballots.	1700
Thereupon, the elector shall fold them, place them in the	1701
identification envelope provided, seal the envelope, fill in and	1702
sign the statement on the envelope under penalty of election	1703
falsification, and deliver the envelope to the director of the	1704
board.	1705

Except as otherwise provided in division (B) of this section,	1706
all other envelopes containing marked absent voter's ballots shall	1707
be delivered to the director not later than the close of the polls	1708
on the day of an election. Absent voter's ballots delivered to the	1709
director later than the times specified shall not be counted, but	1710
shall be kept by the board in the sealed identification envelopes	1711
in which they are delivered to the director, until the time	1712
provided by section 3505.31 of the Revised Code for the	1713
destruction of all other ballots used at the election for which	1714
ballots were provided, at which time they shall be destroyed.	1715

(B)(1) Except as otherwise provided in division (B)(2) of	1716
this section, any return envelope that is postmarked prior to the	1717
day of the election shall be delivered to the director prior to	1718
the eleventh day after the election. Ballots delivered in	1719
envelopes postmarked prior to the day of the election that are	1720
received after the close of the polls on election day through the	1721
tenth day thereafter shall be counted on the eleventh day at the	1722
board of elections in the manner provided in divisions (C) and (D)	1723
of section 3509.06 of the Revised Code. Any such ballots that are	1724
received by the director later than the tenth day following the	1725
election shall not be counted, but shall be kept by the board in	1726
the sealed identification envelopes as provided in division (A) of	1727
this section.	1728

(2) Division (B)(1) of this section shall not apply to any	1729
mail that is postmarked using a postage evidencing system,	1730
including a postage meter, as defined in 39 C.F.R. 501.1.	1731

Sec. 3511.02. Notwithstanding any section of the Revised	1732
Code to the contrary, whenever any person applies for registration	1733
as a voter on a form adopted in accordance with federal	1734
regulations relating to the "Uniformed and Overseas Citizens	1735
Absentee Voting Act," 100 Stat. 924, 42 U.S.C.A. 1973ff (1986),	1736
this application shall be sufficient for voter registration and as	1737
a request for an absent voter's ballot. Uniformed services or	1738
overseas absent voter's ballots may be obtained by any person	1739
meeting the requirements of section 3511.01 of the Revised Code by	1740
applying electronically to the secretary of state or to the board	1741
of elections of the county in which the person's voting residence	1742
is located in accordance with section 3511.021 of the Revised Code	1743
or by applying to the director of the board of elections of the	1744
county in which the person's voting residence is located, in one	1745
of the following ways:	1746

(A) That person may make written application for those	1747
ballots. The person may personally deliver the application to the	1748
director or may mail it, send it by facsimile machine, or	1749
otherwise send it to the director. The application need not be in	1750
any particular form but shall contain all of the following	1751
information:	1752

(1) The elector's name;

1753

(2) The elector's signature;

1754

(3) The address at which the elector is registered to vote;

1755

(4) The elector's date of birth;

1756

(5) ~~One~~The elector's photo identification, if the elector	1757
will be marking the absent voter's ballots in person at the board	1758
of elections or another voting location, or one of the following,	1759
if the elector will not be marking the ballots in person:	1760

(a) The elector's driver's license number;

1761

(b) The last four digits of the elector's social security	1762
number;	1763

(c) A copy of the elector's ~~current and valid~~ photo	1764
identification~~, a copy of a military identification,~~ or a copy of	1765
a current utility bill, bank statement, government check,	1766
paycheck, or other government document, other than ~~a notice of an~~	1767
~~election mailed by a board of elections under section 3501.19 of~~	1768
~~the Revised Code or~~ a notice of voter registration mailed by a	1769
board of elections under section 3503.19 of the Revised Code, that	1770
shows the name and address of the elector.	1771

(6) A statement identifying the election for which absent	1772
voter's ballots are requested;	1773

(7) A statement that the person requesting the ballots is a	1774
qualified elector;	1775

(8) A statement that the elector is an absent uniformed	1776
services voter or overseas voter as defined in 42 U.S.C. 1973ff-6;	1777

(9) A statement of the elector's length of residence in the	1778
state immediately preceding the commencement of service,	1779
immediately preceding the date of leaving to be with or near the	1780
service member, or immediately preceding leaving the United	1781
States, whichever is applicable;	1782

(10) If the request is for primary election ballots, the	1783
elector's party affiliation;	1784

(11) If the elector desires ballots to be mailed to the	1785
elector, the address to which those ballots shall be mailed;	1786

(12) If the elector desires ballots to be sent to the elector	1787
by facsimile machine, the telephone number to which they shall be	1788
so sent.	1789

(B) A voter or any relative of a voter listed in division (C)	1790
of this section may use a single federal post card application to	1791
apply for uniformed services or overseas absent voter's ballots	1792
for use at the primary and general elections in a given year and	1793
any special election to be held on the day in that year specified	1794
by division (E) of section 3501.01 of the Revised Code for the	1795
holding of a primary election, designated by the general assembly	1796
for the purpose of submitting constitutional amendments proposed	1797
by the general assembly to the voters of the state. A single	1798
federal postcard application shall be processed by the board of	1799
elections pursuant to section 3511.04 of the Revised Code the same	1800
as if the voter had applied separately for uniformed services or	1801
overseas absent voter's ballots for each election.	1802

(C) Application to have uniformed services or overseas absent	1803
voter's ballots mailed or sent by facsimile machine to such a	1804
person may be made by the spouse, father, mother, father-in-law,	1805
mother-in-law, grandfather, grandmother, brother or sister of the	1806
whole blood or half blood, son, daughter, adopting parent, adopted	1807
child, stepparent, stepchild, uncle, aunt, nephew, or niece of	1808
such a person. The application shall be in writing upon a blank	1809
form furnished only by the director or on a single federal post	1810
card as provided in division (B) of this section. The form of the	1811
application shall be prescribed by the secretary of state. The	1812
director shall furnish that blank form to any of the relatives	1813
specified in this division desiring to make the application, only	1814
upon the request of such a relative made in person at the office	1815
of the board or upon the written request of such a relative mailed	1816
to the office of the board. The application, subscribed and sworn	1817
to by the applicant, shall contain all of the following:	1818

(1) The full name of the elector for whom ballots are	1819
requested;	1820

(2) A statement that the elector is an absent uniformed	1821
services voter or overseas voter as defined in 42 U.S.C. 1973ff-6;	1822

(3) The address at which the elector is registered to vote;

1823

(4) A statement identifying the elector's length of residence	1824
in the state immediately preceding the commencement of service,	1825
immediately preceding the date of leaving to be with or near a	1826
service member, or immediately preceding leaving the United	1827
States, as the case may be;	1828

(5) The elector's date of birth;

1829

(6) One of the following:

1830

(a) The elector's driver's license number;

1831

(b) The last four digits of the elector's social security	1832
number;	1833

(c) A copy of the elector's ~~current and valid~~ photo	1834
identification~~, a copy of a military identification,~~ or a copy of	1835
a current utility bill, bank statement, government check,	1836
paycheck, or other government document, other than ~~a notice of an~~	1837
~~election mailed by a board of elections under section 3501.19 of~~	1838
~~the Revised Code or~~ a notice of voter registration mailed by a	1839
board of elections under section 3503.19 of the Revised Code, that	1840
shows the name and address of the elector.	1841

(7) A statement identifying the election for which absent	1842
voter's ballots are requested;	1843

(8) A statement that the person requesting the ballots is a	1844
qualified elector;	1845

(9) If the request is for primary election ballots, the	1846
elector's party affiliation;	1847

(10) A statement that the applicant bears a relationship to	1848
the elector as specified in division (C) of this section;	1849

(11) The address to which ballots shall be mailed or the	1850
telephone number to which ballots shall be sent by facsimile	1851
machine;	1852

(12) The signature and address of the person making the	1853
application.	1854

Each application for uniformed services or overseas absent	1855
voter's ballots shall be delivered to the director not earlier	1856
than the first day of January of the year of the elections for	1857
which the uniformed services or overseas absent voter's ballots	1858
are requested or not earlier than ninety days before the day of	1859
the election at which the ballots are to be voted, whichever is	1860
earlier, and not later than twelve noon of the third day preceding	1861
the day of the election, or not later than the close of regular	1862
business hours on the day before the day of the election at which	1863
those ballots are to be voted if the application is delivered in	1864
person to the office of the board.	1865

(D) If the voter for whom the application is made is entitled	1866
to vote for presidential and vice-presidential electors only, the	1867
applicant shall submit to the director in addition to the	1868
requirements of divisions (A), (B), and (C) of this section, a	1869
statement to the effect that the voter is qualified to vote for	1870
presidential and vice-presidential electors and for no other	1871
offices.	1872

Sec. 3511.05. (A) The director of the board of elections	1873
shall place uniformed services or overseas absent voter's ballots	1874
sent by mail in an unsealed identification envelope, gummed ready	1875
for sealing. The director shall include with uniformed services or	1876
overseas absent voter's ballots sent electronically, including by	1877
facsimile machine, an instruction sheet for preparing a gummed	1878
envelope in which the ballots shall be returned. The envelope for	1879
returning ballots sent by either means shall have printed or	1880
written on its face a form substantially as follows:	1881

"Identification Envelope Statement of Voter	1882

I, ........................(Name of voter), declare under	1883
penalty of election falsification that the within ballot or	1884
ballots contained no voting marks of any kind when I received	1885
them, and I caused the ballot or ballots to be marked, enclosed in	1886
the identification envelope, and sealed in that envelope.	1887

My voting residence in Ohio is

1888

...................................................................	1889

(Street and Number, if any, or Rural Route and Number)	1890

of ................................ (City, Village, or Township)	1891
Ohio, which is in Ward ............... Precinct ................	1892
in that city, village, or township.	1893

The primary election ballots, if any, within this envelope	1894
are primary election ballots of the ............. Party.	1895

Ballots contained within this envelope are to be voted at the	1896
.......... (general, special, or primary) election to be held on	1897
the .......................... day of ......................, ....	1898

My date of birth is ............... (Month and Day),	1899
.......... (Year).	1900

~~(Voter must provide~~.....If I am marking these ballots in	1901
person at the board of elections or another voting location, I	1902
have provided photo identification to the election officials.	1903

.....If I am marking these ballots other than in person, I	1904
have provided one of the following:)	1905

My driver's license number is ............... (Driver's	1906
license number).	1907

The last four digits of my Social Security Number are	1908
............... (Last four digits of Social Security Number).	1909

...... In lieu of providing a driver's license number or the	1910
last four digits of my Social Security Number, I am enclosing a	1911
copy of one of the following in the return envelope in which this	1912
identification envelope will be mailed: a ~~current and valid~~ photo	1913
identification~~, a military identification,~~ or a current utility	1914
bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or other	1915
government document, other than ~~a notice of an election mailed by~~	1916
~~a board of elections under section 3501.19 of the Revised Code or~~	1917
a notice of voter registration mailed by a board of elections,	1918
that shows my name and address.	1919

I hereby declare, under penalty of election falsification,	1920
that the statements above are true, as I verily believe.	1921

			1922
	(Signature of Voter)		1923

WHOEVER COMMITS ELECTION FALSIFICATION IS GUILTY OF A FELONY OF	1924
THE FIFTH DEGREE."	1925

(B) The director shall also mail with the ballots and the	1926
unsealed identification envelope sent by mail an unsealed return	1927
envelope, gummed, ready for sealing, for use by the voter in	1928
returning the voter's marked ballots to the director. The director	1929
shall send with the ballots and the instruction sheet for	1930
preparing a gummed envelope sent electronically, including by	1931
facsimile machine, an instruction sheet for preparing a second	1932
gummed envelope as described in this division, for use by the	1933
voter in returning that voter's marked ballots to the director.	1934
The return envelope shall have two parallel lines, each one	1935
quarter of an inch in width, printed across its face paralleling	1936
the top, with an intervening space of one quarter of an inch	1937
between such lines. The top line shall be one and one-quarter	1938
inches from the top of the envelope. Between the parallel lines	1939
shall be printed: "OFFICIAL ELECTION UNIFORMED SERVICES OR	1940
OVERSEAS ABSENT VOTER'S BALLOTS -- VIA AIR MAIL." Three blank	1941
lines shall be printed in the upper left corner on the face of the	1942
envelope for the use by the voter in placing the voter's complete	1943
military, naval, or mailing address on these lines, and beneath	1944
these lines there shall be printed a box beside the words "check	1945
if out-of-country." The voter shall check this box if the voter	1946
will be outside the United States on the day of the election. The	1947
official title and the post-office address of the director to whom	1948
the envelope shall be returned shall be printed on the face of	1949
such envelope in the lower right portion below the bottom parallel	1950
line.	1951

(C) On the back of each identification envelope and each	1952
return envelope shall be printed the following:	1953

"Instructions to voter:	1954

If the flap on this envelope is so firmly stuck to the back	1955
of the envelope when received by you as to require forcible	1956
opening in order to use it, open the envelope in the manner least	1957
injurious to it, and, after marking your ballots and enclosing	1958
same in the envelope for mailing them to the director of the board	1959
of elections, reclose the envelope in the most practicable way, by	1960
sealing or otherwise, and sign the blank form printed below.	1961

The flap on this envelope was firmly stuck to the back of the	1962
envelope when received, and required forced opening before sealing	1963
and mailing.	1964

			1965
	(Signature of voter)"		1966

(D) Division (C) of this section does not apply when absent	1967
voter's ballots are sent electronically, including by facsimile	1968
machine.	1969

Sec. 3511.09. Upon receiving uniformed services or overseas	1970
absent voter's ballots, the elector shall cause the questions on	1971
the face of the identification envelope to be answered, and, by	1972
writing the elector's usual signature in the proper place on the	1973
identification envelope, the elector shall declare under penalty	1974
of election falsification that the answers to those questions are	1975
true and correct to the best of the elector's knowledge and	1976
belief. Then, the elector shall note whether there are any voting	1977
marks on the ballot. If there are any voting marks, the ballot	1978
shall be returned immediately to the board of elections;	1979
otherwise, the elector shall cause the ballot to be marked, folded	1980
separately so as to conceal the markings on it, deposited in the	1981
identification envelope, and securely sealed in the identification	1982
envelope. The elector then shall cause the identification envelope	1983
to be placed within the return envelope, sealed in the return	1984
envelope, and mailed to the director of the board of elections to	1985
whom it is addressed. If the elector ~~does not~~is marking the	1986
absent voter's ballots in person at the board of elections or	1987
another voting location, the elector shall provide photo	1988
identification to the election officials, or the elector may	1989
execute an affirmation under division (A)(2) of section 3505.18 of	1990
the Revised Code stating that the elector has a religious	1991
objection to being photographed and cast a provisional ballot	1992
under section 3505.181 of the Revised Code. If the elector is not	1993
marking the absent voter's ballots in person, the elector shall	1994
provide the elector's driver's license number or the last four	1995
digits of the elector's social security number on the statement of	1996
voter on the identification envelope, or the elector ~~also~~ shall	1997
include in the return envelope with the identification envelope a	1998
copy of the elector's ~~current valid~~ photo identification~~, a copy~~	1999
~~of a military identification,~~ or a copy of a current utility bill,	2000
bank statement, government check, paycheck, or other government	2001
document, other than ~~a notice of an election mailed by a board of~~	2002
~~elections under section 3501.19 of the Revised Code or~~ a notice of	2003
voter registration mailed by a board of elections under section	2004
3503.19 of the Revised Code, that shows the name and address of	2005
the elector. Each elector who will be outside the United States on	2006
the day of the election shall check the box on the return envelope	2007
indicating this fact and shall mail the return envelope to the	2008
director prior to the close of the polls on election day.	2009

Every uniformed services or overseas absent voter's ballot	2010
identification envelope shall be accompanied by the following	2011
statement in boldface capital letters: WHOEVER COMMITS ELECTION	2012
FALSIFICATION IS GUILTY OF A FELONY OF THE FIFTH DEGREE.	2013

Sec. 4507.50. (A) The registrar of motor vehicles or a	2014
deputy registrar, upon receipt of an application filed in	2015
compliance with section 4507.51 of the Revised Code by any person	2016
who is a resident or a temporary resident of this state and,	2017
except as otherwise provided in this section, is not licensed as	2018
an operator of a motor vehicle in this state or another licensing	2019
jurisdiction, and, except as provided in ~~division~~divisions (B)	2020
and (C) of this section, upon receipt of a fee of three dollars	2021
and fifty cents, shall issue an identification card to that	2022
person.	2023

Any person who is a resident or temporary resident of this	2024
state whose Ohio driver's or commercial driver's license has been	2025
suspended or canceled, upon application in compliance with section	2026
4507.51 of the Revised Code and, except as provided in division	2027
(B) of this section, payment of a fee of three dollars and fifty	2028
cents, may be issued a temporary identification card. The	2029
temporary identification card shall be identical to an	2030
identification card, except that it shall be printed on its face	2031
with a statement that the card is valid during the effective dates	2032
of the suspension or cancellation of the cardholder's license, or	2033
until the birthday of the cardholder in the fourth year after the	2034
date on which it is issued, whichever is shorter. The cardholder	2035
shall surrender the identification card to the registrar or any	2036
deputy registrar before the cardholder's driver's or commercial	2037
driver's license is restored or reissued.	2038

Except as provided in ~~division~~divisions (B) and (C) of this	2039
section, the deputy registrar shall be allowed a fee of two	2040
dollars and seventy-five cents commencing on July 1, 2001, three	2041
dollars and twenty-five cents commencing on January 1, 2003, and	2042
three dollars and fifty cents commencing on January 1, 2004, for	2043
each identification card issued under this section. The fee	2044
allowed to the deputy registrar shall be in addition to the fee	2045
for issuing an identification card.	2046

Neither the registrar nor any deputy registrar shall charge a	2047
fee in excess of one dollar and fifty cents for laminating an	2048
identification card or temporary identification card. A deputy	2049
registrar laminating such a card shall retain the entire amount of	2050
the fee charged for lamination, less the actual cost to the	2051
registrar of the laminating materials used for that lamination, as	2052
specified in the contract executed by the bureau for the	2053
laminating materials and laminating equipment. The deputy	2054
registrar shall forward the amount of the cost of the laminating	2055
materials to the registrar for deposit as provided in this	2056
section.	2057

The fee collected for issuing an identification card under	2058
this section, except the fee allowed to the deputy registrar,	2059
shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the state	2060
bureau of motor vehicles fund created in section 4501.25 of the	2061
Revised Code.	2062

(B) A disabled veteran who has a service-connected disability	2063
rated at one hundred per cent by the veterans' administration may	2064
apply to the registrar or a deputy registrar for the issuance to	2065
that veteran of an identification card or a temporary	2066
identification card under this section without payment of any fee	2067
prescribed in division (A) of this section, including any	2068
lamination fee.	2069

An application made under division (B) of this section shall	2070
be accompanied by such documentary evidence of disability as the	2071
registrar may require by rule.	2072

(C) An individual who cannot afford to pay the fees	2073
prescribed in division (A) of this section, including any	2074
lamination fee, may apply to the registrar or a deputy registrar	2075
for the issuance to that individual of an identification card or a	2076
temporary identification card under this section without payment	2077
of any fee.	2078

The registrar shall, by rule, establish standards to	2079
determine whether individuals are able to pay the fees prescribed	2080
in division (A) of this section. An application made under	2081
division (C) of this section shall be accompanied by such	2082
documentary evidence of income and expenses as the registrar may	2083
require by rule, to determine the individual's ability to pay	2084
those fees.	2085

Sec. 4507.52. (A) Each identification card issued by the	2086
registrar of motor vehicles or a deputy registrar shall display a	2087
distinguishing number assigned to the cardholder, and shall	2088
display the following inscription:	2089

"STATE OF OHIO IDENTIFICATION CARD	2090

This card is not valid for the purpose of operating a motor	2091
vehicle. It is provided solely for the purpose of establishing the	2092
identity of the bearer described on the card, who currently is not	2093
licensed to operate a motor vehicle in the state of Ohio."	2094

The identification card shall display substantially the same	2095
information as contained in the application and as described in	2096
division (A)(1) of section 4507.51 of the Revised Code, but shall	2097
not display the cardholder's social security number unless the	2098
cardholder specifically requests that the cardholder's social	2099
security number be displayed on the card. If federal law requires	2100
the cardholder's social security number to be displayed on the	2101
identification card, the social security number shall be displayed	2102
on the card notwithstanding this section. The identification card	2103
also shall display the color photograph of the cardholder. If the	2104
cardholder has executed a durable power of attorney for health	2105
care or a declaration governing the use or continuation, or the	2106
withholding or withdrawal, of life-sustaining treatment and has	2107
specified that the cardholder wishes the identification card to	2108
indicate that the cardholder has executed either type of	2109
instrument, the card also shall display any symbol chosen by the	2110
registrar to indicate that the cardholder has executed either type	2111
of instrument. On and after October 7, 2009, if the cardholder has	2112
specified that the cardholder wishes the identification card to	2113
indicate that the cardholder is a veteran, active duty, or	2114
reservist of the armed forces of the United States and has	2115
presented a copy of the cardholder's DD-214 form or an equivalent	2116
document, the card also shall display any symbol chosen by the	2117
registrar to indicate that the cardholder is a veteran, active	2118
duty, or reservist of the armed forces of the United States. The	2119
card shall be sealed in transparent plastic or similar material	2120
and shall be so designed as to prevent its reproduction or	2121
alteration without ready detection.	2122

The identification card for persons under twenty-one years of	2123
age shall have characteristics prescribed by the registrar	2124
distinguishing it from that issued to a person who is twenty-one	2125
years of age or older, except that an identification card issued	2126
to a person who applies no more than thirty days before the	2127
applicant's twenty-first birthday shall have the characteristics	2128
of an identification card issued to a person who is twenty-one	2129
years of age or older.	2130

Every identification card issued to a resident of this state	2131
shall expire, unless canceled or surrendered earlier, on the	2132
birthday of the cardholder in the fourth year after the date on	2133
which it is issued. Every identification card issued to a	2134
temporary resident shall expire in accordance with rules adopted	2135
by the registrar and is nonrenewable, but may be replaced with a	2136
new identification card upon the applicant's compliance with all	2137
applicable requirements. A cardholder may renew the cardholder's	2138
identification card within ninety days prior to the day on which	2139
it expires by filing an application and paying the prescribed fee	2140
in accordance with section 4507.50 of the Revised Code.	2141

If a cardholder applies for a driver's or commercial driver's	2142
license in this state or another licensing jurisdiction, the	2143
cardholder shall surrender the cardholder's identification card to	2144
the registrar or any deputy registrar before the license is	2145
issued.	2146

(B) If a card is lost, destroyed, or mutilated, the person to	2147
whom the card was issued may obtain a duplicate by doing both of	2148
the following:	2149

(1) Furnishing suitable proof of the loss, destruction, or	2150
mutilation to the registrar or a deputy registrar;	2151

(2) Filing an application and presenting documentary evidence	2152
under section 4507.51 of the Revised Code.	2153

Any person who loses a card and, after obtaining a duplicate,	2154
finds the original, immediately shall surrender the original to	2155
the registrar or a deputy registrar.	2156

A cardholder may obtain a replacement identification card	2157
that reflects any change of the cardholder's name by furnishing	2158
suitable proof of the change to the registrar or a deputy	2159
registrar and surrendering the cardholder's existing card.	2160

When a cardholder applies for a duplicate or obtains a	2161
replacement identification card, the cardholder shall pay a fee of	2162
two dollars and fifty cents. A deputy registrar shall be allowed	2163
an additional fee of two dollars and seventy-five cents commencing	2164
on July 1, 2001, three dollars and twenty-five cents commencing on	2165
January 1, 2003, and three dollars and fifty cents commencing on	2166
January 1, 2004, for issuing a duplicate or replacement	2167
identification card. A disabled veteran who is a cardholder and	2168
has a service-connected disability rated at one hundred per cent	2169
by the veterans' administration may apply to the registrar or a	2170
deputy registrar for the issuance of a duplicate or replacement	2171
identification card without payment of any fee prescribed in this	2172
section, and without payment of any lamination fee if the disabled	2173
veteran would not be required to pay a lamination fee in	2174
connection with the issuance of an identification card or	2175
temporary identification card as provided in division (B) of	2176
section 4507.50 of the Revised Code. An individual who is a	2177
cardholder and who applied for and received that card under	2178
division (C) of section 4507.50 of the Revised Code may apply to	2179
the registrar or a deputy registrar for the issuance of a	2180
duplicate or replacement identification card without payment of	2181
any fee prescribed in this section, and without payment of any	2182
lamination fee if the individual would not be required to pay a	2183
lamination fee in connection with the issuance of an	2184
identification card or temporary identification card as provided	2185
in division (C) of section 4507.50 of the Revised Code.	2186

A duplicate or replacement identification card shall expire	2187
on the same date as the card it replaces.	2188

(C) The registrar shall cancel any card upon determining that	2189
the card was obtained unlawfully, issued in error, or was altered.	2190
The registrar also shall cancel any card that is surrendered to	2191
the registrar or to a deputy registrar after the holder has	2192
obtained a duplicate, replacement, or driver's or commercial	2193
driver's license.	2194

(D)(1) No agent of the state or its political subdivisions	2195
shall condition the granting of any benefit, service, right, or	2196
privilege upon the possession by any person of an identification	2197
card. Nothing in this section shall preclude any publicly operated	2198
or franchised transit system from using an identification card for	2199
the purpose of granting benefits or services of the system.	2200

(2) No person shall be required to apply for, carry, or	2201
possess an identification card.	2202

(E) Except in regard to an identification card issued to a	2203
person who applies no more than thirty days before the applicant's	2204
twenty-first birthday, neither the registrar nor any deputy	2205
registrar shall issue an identification card to a person under	2206
twenty-one years of age that does not have the characteristics	2207
prescribed by the registrar distinguishing it from the	2208
identification card issued to persons who are twenty-one years of	2209
age or older.	2210

(F) Whoever violates division (E) of this section is guilty	2211
of a minor misdemeanor.	2212

Section 2. That existing sections 3501.01, 3503.14, 3503.16,	2213
3503.19, 3503.28, 3505.18, 3505.181, 3505.182, 3505.183, 3509.03,	2214
3509.031, 3509.04, 3509.05, 3511.02, 3511.05, 3511.09, 4507.50,	2215
and 4507.52 of the Revised Code are hereby repealed.	2216