Am. H. B. No. 159 As Passed by the House

As Passed by the House

129th General Assembly

Regular Session

2011-2012

Am. H. B. No. 159

Representatives Mecklenborg, Blessing

Cosponsors: Representatives Adams, J., Anielski, Beck, Bubp, Grossman, Johnson, Maag, Martin, Uecker, Young

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, unless the document is an Ohio	212
driver's license or Ohio commercial driver's license, which may	213
contain an expiration date that has expired at any time prior to	214
the date on which it is presented as identification; and	215

(4) Is one of the following documents:

216

(a) A valid Ohio driver's license or Ohio commercial driver's	217
license issued by the registrar of motor vehicles or a deputy	218
registrar under Chapter 4507. of the Revised Code that shows the	219
current or former address of the elector, regardless of whether	220
that address conforms to the address in the individual's voter	221
registration record;	222

(b) A valid state identification card issued by the registrar	223
of motor vehicles or a deputy registrar under section 4507.50 of	224
the Revised Code that shows the current or former address of the	225
elector, regardless of whether that address conforms to the	226
address in the individual's voter registration record;	227

228

(d) A valid United States passport.

229

Sec. 3503.14. (A) The secretary of state shall prescribe the	230
form and content of the registration, change of residence, and	231
change of name forms used in this state. The forms shall meet the	232
requirements of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 and	233
shall include spaces for all of the following:	234

(1) The voter's name;

235

(2) The voter's address;

236

(3) The current date;

237

(4) The voter's date of birth;

238

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

239

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

240

(b) The last four digits of the voter's social security	241
number, if any;	242

(c) A copy of a ~~current and valid~~ photo identification~~, a~~	243
~~copy of a military identification,~~ or a copy of a current utility	244
bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or other	245
government document, other than ~~a notice of an election mailed by~~	246
~~a board of elections under section 3501.19 of the Revised Code or~~	247
a notice of voter registration mailed by a board of elections	248
under section 3503.19 of the Revised Code, that shows the voter's	249
name and address.	250

(6) The voter's signature.

251

The registration form shall include a space on which the	252
person registering an applicant shall sign the person's name and	253
provide the person's address and a space on which the person	254
registering an applicant shall name the employer who is employing	255
that person to register the applicant.	256

Except for forms prescribed by the secretary of state under	257
section 3503.11 of the Revised Code, the secretary of state shall	258
permit boards of elections to produce forms that have subdivided	259
spaces for each individual alphanumeric character of the	260
information provided by the voter so as to accommodate the	261
electronic reading and conversion of the voter's information to	262
data and the subsequent electronic transfer of that data to the	263
statewide voter registration database established under section	264
3503.15 of the Revised Code.	265

(B) None of the following persons who are registering an	266
applicant in the course of that official's or employee's normal	267
duties shall sign the person's name, provide the person's address,	268
or name the employer who is employing the person to register an	269
applicant on a form prepared under this section:	270

(1) An election official;

271

(2) A county treasurer;

272

(3) A deputy registrar of motor vehicles;

273

(4) An employee of a designated agency;

274

(5) An employee of a public high school;

275

(6) An employee of a public vocational school;

276

(7) An employee of a public library;

277

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

278

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

279

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

280

(11) An employee of an election official.

281

(C) Except as provided in section 3501.382 of the Revised	282
Code, any applicant who is unable to sign the applicant's own name	283
shall make an "X," if possible, which shall be certified by the	284
signing of the name of the applicant by the person filling out the	285
form, who shall add the person's own signature. If an applicant is	286
unable to make an "X," the applicant shall indicate in some manner	287
that the applicant desires to register to vote or to change the	288
applicant's name or residence. The person registering the	289
applicant shall sign the form and attest that the applicant	290
indicated that the applicant desired to register to vote or to	291
change the applicant's name or residence.	292

(D) No registration, change of residence, or change of name	293
form shall be rejected solely on the basis that a person	294
registering an applicant failed to sign the person's name or	295
failed to name the employer who is employing that person to	296
register the applicant as required under division (A) of this	297
section.	298

(E) As used in this section, "registering an applicant"	299
includes any effort, for compensation, to provide voter	300
registration forms or to assist persons in completing or returning	301
those forms.	302

Sec. 3503.16. (A) Whenever a registered elector changes the	303
place of residence of that registered elector from one precinct to	304
another within a county or from one county to another, or has a	305
change of name, that registered elector shall report the change by	306
delivering a change of residence or change of name form, whichever	307
is appropriate, as prescribed by the secretary of state under	308
section 3503.14 of the Revised Code to the state or local office	309
of a designated agency, a public high school or vocational school,	310
a public library, the office of the county treasurer, the office	311
of the secretary of state, any office of the registrar or deputy	312
registrar of motor vehicles, or any office of a board of elections	313
in person or by a third person. Any voter registration, change of	314
address, or change of name application, returned by mail, may be	315
sent only to the secretary of state or the board of elections.	316

A registered elector also may update the registration of that	317
registered elector by filing a change of residence or change of	318
name form on the day of a special, primary, or general election at	319
the polling place in the precinct in which that registered elector	320
resides or at the board of elections or at another site designated	321
by the board.	322

(B)(1)(a) Any registered elector who moves within a precinct	323
on or prior to the day of a general, primary, or special election	324
and has not filed a notice of change of residence with the board	325
of elections may vote in that election by going to that registered	326
elector's assigned polling place, completing and signing a notice	327
of change of residence, showing ~~identification in the form of~~ a	328
~~current and valid~~ photo identification~~, a military identification,~~	329
~~or a copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, government~~	330
~~check, paycheck, or other government document, other than a notice~~	331
~~of an election mailed by a board of elections under section~~	332
~~3501.19 of the Revised Code or a notice of voter registration~~	333
~~mailed by a board of elections under section 3503.19 of the~~	334
~~Revised Code, that shows the name and current address of the~~	335
~~elector~~, and casting a ballot. If the elector provides either a	336
driver's license or a state identification card issued under	337
section 4507.50 of the Revised Code that does not contain the	338
elector's current residence address, the elector shall provide the	339
last four digits of the elector's driver's license number or state	340
identification card number, and the precinct election official	341
shall mark the poll list or signature pollbook to indicate that	342
the elector has provided a driver's license or state	343
identification card number with a former address and record the	344
last four digits of the elector's driver's license number or state	345
identification card number.	346

(b) Any registered elector who changes the name of that	347
registered elector and remains within a precinct on or prior to	348
the day of a general, primary, or special election and has not	349
filed a notice of change of name with the board of elections may	350
vote in that election by going to that registered elector's	351
assigned polling place, completing and signing a notice of a	352
change of name, and casting a provisional ballot under section	353
3505.181 of the Revised Code.	354

(2) Any registered elector who moves from one precinct to	355
another within a county or moves from one precinct to another and	356
changes the name of that registered elector on or prior to the day	357
of a general, primary, or special election and has not filed a	358
notice of change of residence or change of name, whichever is	359
appropriate, with the board of elections may vote in that election	360
if that registered elector complies with division (G) of this	361
section or does all of the following:	362

(a) Appears at anytime during regular business hours on or	363
after the twenty-eighth day prior to the election in which that	364
registered elector wishes to vote or, if the election is held on	365
the day of a presidential primary election, the twenty-fifth day	366
prior to the election, through noon of the Saturday prior to the	367
election at the office of the board of elections, appears at any	368
time during regular business hours on the Monday prior to the	369
election at the office of the board of elections, or appears on	370
the day of the election at either of the following locations:	371

(i) The polling place in the precinct in which that	372
registered elector resides;	373

(ii) The office of the board of elections or, if pursuant to	374
division (C) of section 3501.10 of the Revised Code the board has	375
designated another location in the county at which registered	376
electors may vote, at that other location instead of the office of	377
the board of elections.	378

(b) Completes and signs, under penalty of election	379
falsification, a notice of change of residence or change of name,	380
whichever is appropriate, and files it with election officials at	381
the polling place, at the office of the board of elections, or, if	382
pursuant to division (C) of section 3501.10 of the Revised Code	383
the board has designated another location in the county at which	384
registered electors may vote, at that other location instead of	385
the office of the board of elections, whichever is appropriate;	386

(c) Votes a provisional ballot under section 3505.181 of the	387
Revised Code at the polling place, at the office of the board of	388
elections, or, if pursuant to division (C) of section 3501.10 of	389
the Revised Code the board has designated another location in the	390
county at which registered electors may vote, at that other	391
location instead of the office of the board of elections,	392
whichever is appropriate, using the address to which that	393
registered elector has moved or the name of that registered	394
elector as changed, whichever is appropriate;	395

(d) Completes and signs, under penalty of election	396
falsification, a statement attesting that that registered elector	397
moved or had a change of name, whichever is appropriate, on or	398
prior to the day of the election, has voted a provisional ballot	399
at the polling place in the precinct in which that registered	400
elector resides, at the office of the board of elections, or, if	401
pursuant to division (C) of section 3501.10 of the Revised Code	402
the board has designated another location in the county at which	403
registered electors may vote, at that other location instead of	404
the office of the board of elections, whichever is appropriate,	405
and will not vote or attempt to vote at any other location for	406
that particular election. The statement required under division	407
(B)(2)(d) of this section shall be included on the notice of	408
change of residence or change of name, whichever is appropriate,	409
required under division (B)(2)(b) of this section.	410

(C) Any registered elector who moves from one county to	411
another county within the state on or prior to the day of a	412
general, primary, or special election and has not registered to	413
vote in the county to which that registered elector moved may vote	414
in that election if that registered elector complies with division	415
(G) of this section or does all of the following:	416

(1) Appears at any time during regular business hours on or	417
after the twenty-eighth day prior to the election in which that	418
registered elector wishes to vote or, if the election is held on	419
the day of a presidential primary election, the twenty-fifth day	420
prior to the election, through noon of the Saturday prior to the	421
election at the office of the board of elections or, if pursuant	422
to division (C) of section 3501.10 of the Revised Code the board	423
has designated another location in the county at which registered	424
electors may vote, at that other location instead of the office of	425
the board of elections, appears during regular business hours on	426
the Monday prior to the election at the office of the board of	427
elections or, if pursuant to division (C) of section 3501.10 of	428
the Revised Code the board has designated another location in the	429
county at which registered electors may vote, at that other	430
location instead of the office of the board of elections, or	431
appears on the day of the election at the office of the board of	432
elections or, if pursuant to division (C) of section 3501.10 of	433
the Revised Code the board has designated another location in the	434
county at which registered electors may vote, at that other	435
location instead of the office of the board of elections;	436

(2) Completes and signs, under penalty of election	437
falsification, a notice of change of residence and files it with	438
election officials at the board of elections or, if pursuant to	439
division (C) of section 3501.10 of the Revised Code the board has	440
designated another location in the county at which registered	441
electors may vote, at that other location instead of the office of	442
the board of elections;	443

(3) Votes a provisional ballot under section 3505.181 of the	444
Revised Code at the office of the board of elections or, if	445
pursuant to division (C) of section 3501.10 of the Revised Code	446
the board has designated another location in the county at which	447
registered electors may vote, at that other location instead of	448
the office of the board of elections, using the address to which	449
that registered elector has moved;	450

(4) Completes and signs, under penalty of election	451
falsification, a statement attesting that that registered elector	452
has moved from one county to another county within the state on or	453
prior to the day of the election, has voted at the office of the	454
board of elections or, if pursuant to division (C) of section	455
3501.10 of the Revised Code the board has designated another	456
location in the county at which registered electors may vote, at	457
that other location instead of the office of the board of	458
elections, and will not vote or attempt to vote at any other	459
location for that particular election. The statement required	460
under division (C)(4) of this section shall be included on the	461
notice of change of residence required under division (C)(2) of	462
this section.	463

(D) A person who votes by absent voter's ballots pursuant to	464
division (G) of this section shall not make written application	465
for the ballots pursuant to Chapter 3509. of the Revised Code.	466
Ballots cast pursuant to division (G) of this section shall be set	467
aside in a special envelope and counted during the official	468
canvass of votes in the manner provided for in sections 3505.32	469
and 3509.06 of the Revised Code insofar as that manner is	470
applicable. The board shall examine the pollbooks to verify that	471
no ballot was cast at the polls or by absent voter's ballots under	472
Chapter 3509. or 3511. of the Revised Code by an elector who has	473
voted by absent voter's ballots pursuant to division (G) of this	474
section. Any ballot determined to be insufficient for any of the	475
reasons stated above or stated in section 3509.07 of the Revised	476
Code shall not be counted.	477

Subject to division (C) of section 3501.10 of the Revised	478
Code, a board of elections may lease or otherwise acquire a site	479
different from the office of the board at which registered	480
electors may vote pursuant to division (B) or (C) of this section.	481

(E) Upon receiving a change of residence or change of name	482
form, the board of elections shall immediately send the registrant	483
an acknowledgment notice. If the change of residence or change of	484
name form is valid, the board shall update the voter's	485
registration as appropriate. If that form is incomplete, the board	486
shall inform the registrant in the acknowledgment notice specified	487
in this division of the information necessary to complete or	488
update that registrant's registration.	489

(F) Change of residence and change of name forms shall be	490
available at each polling place, and when these forms are	491
completed, noting changes of residence or name, as appropriate,	492
they shall be filed with election officials at the polling place.	493
Election officials shall return completed forms, together with the	494
pollbooks and tally sheets, to the board of elections.	495

The board of elections shall provide change of residence and	496
change of name forms to the probate court and court of common	497
pleas. The court shall provide the forms to any person eighteen	498
years of age or older who has a change of name by order of the	499
court or who applies for a marriage license. The court shall	500
forward all completed forms to the board of elections within five	501
days after receiving them.	502

(G) A registered elector who otherwise would qualify to vote	503
under division (B) or (C) of this section but is unable to appear	504
at the office of the board of elections or, if pursuant to	505
division (C) of section 3501.10 of the Revised Code the board has	506
designated another location in the county at which registered	507
electors may vote, at that other location, on account of personal	508
illness, physical disability, or infirmity, may vote on the day of	509
the election if that registered elector does all of the following:	510

(1) Makes a written application that includes all of the	511
information required under section 3509.03 of the Revised Code to	512
the appropriate board for an absent voter's ballot on or after the	513
twenty-seventh day prior to the election in which the registered	514
elector wishes to vote through noon of the Saturday prior to that	515
election and requests that the absent voter's ballot be sent to	516
the address to which the registered elector has moved if the	517
registered elector has moved, or to the address of that registered	518
elector who has not moved but has had a change of name;	519

(2) Declares that the registered elector has moved or had a	520
change of name, whichever is appropriate, and otherwise is	521
qualified to vote under the circumstances described in division	522
(B) or (C) of this section, whichever is appropriate, but that the	523
registered elector is unable to appear at the board of elections	524
because of personal illness, physical disability, or infirmity;	525

(3) Completes and returns along with the completed absent	526
voter's ballot a notice of change of residence indicating the	527
address to which the registered elector has moved, or a notice of	528
change of name, whichever is appropriate;	529

(4) Completes and signs, under penalty of election	530
falsification, a statement attesting that the registered elector	531
has moved or had a change of name on or prior to the day before	532
the election, has voted by absent voter's ballot because of	533
personal illness, physical disability, or infirmity that prevented	534
the registered elector from appearing at the board of elections,	535
and will not vote or attempt to vote at any other location or by	536
absent voter's ballot mailed to any other location or address for	537
that particular election.	538

Sec. 3503.19. (A) Persons qualified to register or to change	539
their registration because of a change of address or change of	540
name may register or change their registration in person at any	541
state or local office of a designated agency, at the office of the	542
registrar or any deputy registrar of motor vehicles, at a public	543
high school or vocational school, at a public library, at the	544
office of a county treasurer, or at a branch office established by	545
the board of elections, or in person, through another person, or	546
by mail at the office of the secretary of state or at the office	547
of a board of elections. A registered elector may also change the	548
elector's registration on election day at any polling place where	549
the elector is eligible to vote, in the manner provided under	550
section 3503.16 of the Revised Code.	551

Any state or local office of a designated agency, the office	552
of the registrar or any deputy registrar of motor vehicles, a	553
public high school or vocational school, a public library, or the	554
office of a county treasurer shall transmit any voter registration	555
application or change of registration form that it receives to the	556
board of elections of the county in which the state or local	557
office is located, within five days after receiving the voter	558
registration application or change of registration form.	559

An otherwise valid voter registration application that is	560
returned to the appropriate office other than by mail must be	561
received by a state or local office of a designated agency, the	562
office of the registrar or any deputy registrar of motor vehicles,	563
a public high school or vocational school, a public library, the	564
office of a county treasurer, the office of the secretary of	565
state, or the office of a board of elections no later than the	566
thirtieth day preceding a primary, special, or general election	567
for the person to qualify as an elector eligible to vote at that	568
election. An otherwise valid registration application received	569
after that day entitles the elector to vote at all subsequent	570
elections.	571

Any state or local office of a designated agency, the office	572
of the registrar or any deputy registrar of motor vehicles, a	573
public high school or vocational school, a public library, or the	574
office of a county treasurer shall date stamp a registration	575
application or change of name or change of address form it	576
receives using a date stamp that does not disclose the identity of	577
the state or local office that receives the registration.	578

Voter registration applications, if otherwise valid, that are	579
returned by mail to the office of the secretary of state or to the	580
office of a board of elections must be postmarked no later than	581
the thirtieth day preceding a primary, special, or general	582
election in order for the person to qualify as an elector eligible	583
to vote at that election. If an otherwise valid voter registration	584
application that is returned by mail does not bear a postmark or a	585
legible postmark, the registration shall be valid for that	586
election if received by the office of the secretary of state or	587
the office of a board of elections no later than twenty-five days	588
preceding any special, primary, or general election.	589

(B)(1) Any person may apply in person, by telephone, by mail,	590
or through another person for voter registration forms to the	591
office of the secretary of state or the office of a board of	592
elections. An individual who is eligible to vote as a uniformed	593
services voter or an overseas voter in accordance with 42 U.S.C.	594
1973ff-6 also may apply for voter registration forms by electronic	595
means to the office of the secretary of state or to the board of	596
elections of the county in which the person's voting residence is	597
located pursuant to section 3503.191 of the Revised Code.	598

(2)(a) An applicant may return the applicant's completed	599
registration form in person or by mail to any state or local	600
office of a designated agency, to a public high school or	601
vocational school, to a public library, to the office of a county	602
treasurer, to the office of the secretary of state, or to the	603
office of a board of elections. An applicant who is eligible to	604
vote as a uniformed services voter or an overseas voter in	605
accordance with 42 U.S.C. 1973ff-6 also may return the applicant's	606
completed voter registration form electronically to the office of	607
the secretary of state or to the board of elections of the county	608
in which the person's voting residence is located pursuant to	609
section 3503.191 of the Revised Code.	610

(b) Subject to division (B)(2)(c) of this section, an	611
applicant may return the applicant's completed registration form	612
through another person to any board of elections or the office of	613
the secretary of state.	614

(c) A person who receives compensation for registering a	615
voter shall return any registration form entrusted to that person	616
by an applicant to any board of elections or to the office of the	617
secretary of state.	618

(d) If a board of elections or the office of the secretary of	619
state receives a registration form under division (B)(2)(b) or (c)	620
of this section before the thirtieth day before an election, the	621
board or the office of the secretary of state, as applicable,	622
shall forward the registration to the board of elections of the	623
county in which the applicant is seeking to register to vote	624
within ten days after receiving the application. If a board of	625
elections or the office of the secretary of state receives a	626
registration form under division (B)(2)(b) or (c) of this section	627
on or after the thirtieth day before an election, the board or the	628
office of the secretary of state, as applicable, shall forward the	629
registration to the board of elections of the county in which the	630
applicant is seeking to register to vote within thirty days after	631
that election.	632

(C)(1) A board of elections that receives a voter	633
registration application and is satisfied as to the truth of the	634
statements made in the registration form shall register the	635
applicant not later than twenty business days after receiving the	636
application, unless that application is received during the thirty	637
days immediately preceding the day of an election. The board shall	638
promptly notify the applicant in writing of each of the following:	639

(a) The applicant's registration;

640

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

641

642

"Voters must bring photo identification to the polls in order	643
to verify identity. ~~Identification may include a current and valid~~	644
~~photo identification, a military identification, or a copy of a~~	645
~~current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck,~~	646
~~or other government document, other than this notification or a~~	647
~~notification of an election mailed by a board of elections, that~~	648
~~shows the voter's name and current address.~~ Voters who ~~do not~~	649
~~provide one of these documents~~have a religious objection to being	650
photographed will still be able to vote ~~by providing the last four~~	651
~~digits of the voter's social security number and by casting a~~	652
~~provisional ballot. Voters who do not have any of the above forms~~	653
~~of identification, including a social security number, will still~~	654
~~be able to vote~~ by signing an affirmation ~~swearing to the voter's~~	655
~~identity~~to that effect under penalty of election falsification	656
and by casting a provisional ballot."	657

The notification shall be by nonforwardable mail. If the mail	658
is returned to the board, it shall investigate and cause the	659
notification to be delivered to the correct address.	660

(2) If, after investigating as required under division (C)(1)	661
of this section, the board is unable to verify the voter's correct	662
address, it shall cause the voter's name in the official	663
registration list and in the poll list or signature pollbook to be	664
marked to indicate that the voter's notification was returned to	665
the board.	666

At the first election at which a voter whose name has been so	667
marked appears to vote, the voter shall be required to provide	668
photo identification to the election officials and to vote by	669
provisional ballot under section 3505.181 of the Revised Code. If	670
the provisional ballot is counted pursuant to division (B)(3) of	671
section 3505.183 of the Revised Code, the board shall correct that	672
voter's registration, if needed, and shall remove the indication	673
that the voter's notification was returned from that voter's name	674
on the official registration list and on the poll list or	675
signature pollbook. If the provisional ballot is not counted	676
pursuant to division (B)(4)(a)(i), (v), or (vi) of section	677
3505.183 of the Revised Code, the voter's registration shall be	678
canceled. The board shall notify the voter by United States mail	679
of the cancellation.	680

(3) If a notice of the disposition of an otherwise valid	681
registration application is sent by nonforwardable mail and is	682
returned undelivered, the person shall be registered as provided	683
in division (C)(2) of this section and sent a confirmation notice	684
by forwardable mail. If the person fails to respond to the	685
confirmation notice, update the person's registration, or vote by	686
provisional ballot as provided in division (C)(2) of this section	687
in any election during the period of two federal elections	688
subsequent to the mailing of the confirmation notice, the person's	689
registration shall be canceled.	690

Sec. 3503.28. (A) The secretary of state shall develop an	691
information brochure regarding voter registration. The brochure	692
shall include, but is not limited to, all of the following	693
information:	694

(1) The applicable deadlines for registering to vote or for	695
returning an applicant's completed registration form;	696

(2) The applicable deadline for returning an applicant's	697
completed registration form if the person returning the form is	698
being compensated for registering voters;	699

(3) The locations to which a person may return an applicant's	700
completed registration form;	701

(4) The location to which a person who is compensated for	702
registering voters may return an applicant's completed	703
registration form;	704

(5) The registration and affirmation requirements applicable	705
to persons who are compensated for registering voters under	706
section 3503.29 of the Revised Code;	707

(6) A notice, which shall be written in bold type, stating as	708
follows:	709

"Voters must bring photo identification to the polls in order	710
to verify identity. ~~Identification may include a current and valid~~	711
~~photo identification, a military identification, or a copy of a~~	712
~~current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck,~~	713
~~or other government document, other than a notice of an election~~	714
~~or a voter registration notification sent by a board of elections,~~	715
~~that shows the voter's name and current address.~~ Voters who ~~do not~~	716
~~provide one of these documents~~have a religious objection to being	717
photographed will still be able to vote ~~by providing the last four~~	718
~~digits of the voter's social security number and by casting a~~	719
~~provisional ballot. Voters who do not have any of the above forms~~	720
~~of identification, including a social security number, will still~~	721
~~be able to vote~~ by signing an affirmation ~~swearing to the voter's~~	722
~~identity~~to that effect under penalty of election falsification	723
and by casting a provisional ballot."	724

(B) Except as otherwise provided in division (D) of this	725
section, a board of elections, designated agency, public high	726
school, public vocational school, public library, office of a	727
county treasurer, or deputy registrar of motor vehicles shall	728
distribute a copy of the brochure developed under division (A) of	729
this section to any person who requests more than two voter	730
registration forms at one time.	731

(C)(1) The secretary of state shall provide the information	732
required to be included in the brochure developed under division	733
(A) of this section to any person who prints a voter registration	734
form that is made available on a web site of the office of the	735
secretary of state.	736

(2) If a board of elections operates and maintains a web	737
site, the board shall provide the information required to be	738
included in the brochure developed under division (A) of this	739
section to any person who prints a voter registration form that is	740
made available on that web site.	741

(D) A board of elections shall not be required to distribute	742
a copy of a brochure under division (B) of this section to any of	743
the following officials or employees who are requesting more than	744
two voter registration forms at one time in the course of the	745
official's or employee's normal duties:	746

(1) An election official;

747

(2) A county treasurer;

748

(3) A deputy registrar of motor vehicles;

749

(4) An employee of a designated agency;

750

(5) An employee of a public high school;

751

(6) An employee of a public vocational school;

752

(7) An employee of a public library;

753

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

754

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

755

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

756

(11) An employee of an election official.

757

(E) As used in this section, "registering voters" includes	758
any effort, for compensation, to provide voter registration forms	759
or to assist persons in completing or returning those forms.	760

Sec. 3505.18. (A)(1) When an elector appears in a polling	761
place to vote, the elector shall announce to the precinct election	762
officials the elector's full name and current address and provide	763
proof of the elector's identity in the form of a ~~current and valid~~	764
photo identification~~, a military identification, or a copy of a~~	765
~~current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck,~~	766
~~or other government document, other than a notice of an election~~	767
~~mailed by a board of elections under section 3501.19 of the~~	768
~~Revised Code or a notice of voter registration mailed by a board~~	769
~~of elections under section 3503.19 of the Revised Code, that shows~~	770
~~the name and current address of the elector. If the elector~~	771
~~provides either a driver's license or a state identification card~~	772
~~issued under section 4507.50 of the Revised Code that does not~~	773
~~contain the elector's current residence address, the elector shall~~	774
~~provide the last four digits of the elector's driver's license~~	775
~~number or state identification card number, and the precinct~~	776
~~election official shall mark the poll list or signature pollbook~~	777
~~to indicate that the elector has provided a driver's license or~~	778
~~state identification card number with a former address and record~~	779
~~the last four digits of the elector's driver's license number or~~	780
~~state identification card number~~.	781

(2) ~~If an elector has but is unable to provide to the~~	782
~~precinct election officials any of the forms of identification~~	783
~~required under division (A)(1) of this section, but has a social~~	784
~~security number, the elector may provide the last four digits of~~	785
~~the elector's social security number. Upon providing the social~~	786
~~security number information, the elector may cast a provisional~~	787
~~ballot under section 3505.181 of the Revised Code, the envelope of~~	788
~~which ballot shall include that social security number~~	789
~~information.~~	790

~~(3) If an elector has but is unable to provide to the~~	791
~~precinct election officials any of the forms of identification~~	792
~~required under division (A)(1) of this section and if the elector~~	793
~~has a social security number but is unable to provide the last~~	794
~~four digits of the elector's social security number, the elector~~	795
~~may cast a provisional ballot under section 3505.181 of the~~	796
~~Revised Code.~~	797

~~(4)~~ If an elector ~~does not have any of the forms of~~	798
~~identification required under division (A)(1) of this section and~~	799
~~cannot provide the last four digits of the elector's social~~	800
~~security number because the elector does not have a social~~	801
~~security number~~has a religious objection to being photographed,	802
the elector may execute an affirmation under penalty of election	803
falsification ~~that the elector cannot provide the identification~~	804
~~required under that division or the last four digits of the~~	805
~~elector's social security number for those reasons~~to that effect.	806
Upon signing the affirmation, the elector may cast a provisional	807
ballot under section 3505.181 of the Revised Code. The secretary	808
of state shall prescribe the form of the affirmation, which shall	809
include spaces for all of the following:	810

(a) The elector's name;

811

(b) The elector's address;

812

813

(d) The elector's date of birth;

814

(e) The elector's signature; and

815

(f) A statement that the elector has a religious objection to	816
being photographed.	817

~~(5) If an elector does not have any of the forms of~~	818
~~identification required under division (A)(1) of this section and~~	819
~~cannot provide the last four digits of the elector's social~~	820
~~security number because the elector does not have a social~~	821
~~security number, and if the elector declines to execute an~~	822
~~affirmation under division (A)(4) of this section, the elector may~~	823
~~cast a provisional ballot under section 3505.181 of the Revised~~	824
~~Code, the envelope of which ballot shall include the elector's~~	825
~~name.~~	826

~~(6)~~(3) If an elector ~~has but~~does not have or declines to	827
provide photo identification to the precinct election officials	828
~~any of the forms of identification required under division (A)(1)~~	829
~~of this section or the elector has a social security number but~~	830
~~declines to provide to the precinct election officials the last~~	831
~~four digits of the elector's social security number~~but the	832
elector does not have a religious objection to being photographed,	833
the elector may cast a provisional ballot under section 3505.181	834
of the Revised Code.	835

(B) After the elector has announced the elector's full name	836
and current address and provided ~~any of~~ the ~~forms of~~	837
identification required under division (A)(1) of this section, the	838
elector shall ~~write~~confirm the elector's name and address by	839
signing the elector's name at the proper place in the poll list or	840
signature pollbook provided for the purpose, except that if, for	841
any reason, an elector is unable to ~~write~~sign the elector's name	842
~~and current address~~ in the poll list or signature pollbook, the	843
elector may make the elector's mark at the place intended for the	844
elector's name, and a precinct election official shall write the	845
name of the elector at the proper place on the poll list or	846
signature pollbook following the elector's mark. The making of	847
such a mark shall be attested by the precinct election official,	848
who shall evidence the same by signing the precinct election	849
official's name on the poll list or signature pollbook as a	850
witness to the mark. Alternatively, if applicable, an attorney in	851
fact acting pursuant to section 3501.382 of the Revised Code may	852
sign the elector's signature in the poll list or signature	853
pollbook in accordance with that section.	854

The elector's signature in the poll list or signature	855
pollbook then shall be compared with the elector's signature on	856
the elector's registration form or a digitized signature list as	857
provided for in section 3503.13 of the Revised Code, and if, in	858
the opinion of a majority of the precinct election officials, the	859
signatures are the signatures of the same person, the election	860
officials shall enter the date of the election on the registration	861
form or shall record the date by other means prescribed by the	862
secretary of state. The validity of an attorney in fact's	863
signature on behalf of an elector shall be determined in	864
accordance with section 3501.382 of the Revised Code.	865

If the right of the elector to vote is not then challenged,	866
or, if being challenged, the elector establishes the elector's	867
right to vote, the elector shall be allowed to proceed to use the	868
voting machine. If voting machines are not being used in that	869
precinct, the judge in charge of ballots shall then detach the	870
next ballots to be issued to the elector from Stub B attached to	871
each ballot, leaving Stub A attached to each ballot, hand the	872
ballots to the elector, and call the elector's name and the stub	873
number on each of the ballots. The judge shall enter the stub	874
numbers opposite the signature of the elector in the pollbook. The	875
elector shall then retire to one of the voting compartments to	876
mark the elector's ballots. No mark shall be made on any ballot	877
which would in any way enable any person to identify the person	878
who voted the ballot.	879

Sec. 3505.181. (A) All of the following individuals shall be	880
permitted to cast a provisional ballot at an election:	881

(1) An individual who declares that the individual is a	882
registered voter in the jurisdiction in which the individual	883
desires to vote and that the individual is eligible to vote in an	884
election, but the name of the individual does not appear on the	885
official list of eligible voters for the polling place or an	886
election official asserts that the individual is not eligible to	887
vote;	888

(2) ~~An individual who has a social security number and~~	889
~~provides to the election officials the last four digits of the~~	890
~~individual's social security number as permitted by division~~	891
~~(A)(2) of section 3505.18 of the Revised Code;~~	892

~~(3)~~ An individual who ~~has but is unable to~~does not have or	893
declines to provide photo identification to the election officials	894
~~any of the forms of identification required~~ under division	895
(A)~~(1)~~(3) of section 3505.18 of the Revised Code ~~and who has a~~	896
~~social security number but is unable to provide the last four~~	897
~~digits of the individual's social security number as permitted~~	898
~~under division (A)(2) of that section~~;	899

~~(4)~~(3) An individual who does not have ~~any of the forms of~~	900
photo identification ~~required under division (A)(1) of section~~	901
~~3505.18 of the Revised Code, who cannot provide the last four~~	902
~~digits of the individual's social security number under division~~	903
~~(A)(2) of that section~~ because the individual ~~does not have a~~	904
~~social security number~~has a religious objection to being	905
photographed, and who has executed an affirmation as permitted	906
under division (A)~~(4)~~(2) of ~~that~~ section 3505.18 of the Revised	907
Code;	908

~~(5)~~(4) An individual whose name in the poll list or signature	909
pollbook has been marked under section 3509.09 or 3511.13 of the	910
Revised Code as having requested an absent voter's ballot or an	911
~~armed service~~a uniformed services or overseas absent voter's	912
ballot for that election and who appears to vote at the polling	913
place;	914

~~(6)~~(5) An individual whose notification of registration has	915
been returned undelivered to the board of elections and whose name	916
in the official registration list and in the poll list or	917
signature pollbook has been marked under division (C)(2) of	918
section 3503.19 of the Revised Code;	919

~~(7)~~(6) An individual who is challenged under section 3505.20	920
of the Revised Code and the election officials determine that the	921
person is ineligible to vote or are unable to determine the	922
person's eligibility to vote;	923

~~(8)~~(7) An individual whose application or challenge hearing	924
has been postponed until after the day of the election under	925
division (D)(1) of section 3503.24 of the Revised Code;	926

~~(9)~~(8) An individual who changes the individual's name and	927
remains within the precinct, moves from one precinct to another	928
within a county, moves from one precinct to another and changes	929
the individual's name, or moves from one county to another within	930
the state, and completes and signs the required forms and	931
statements under division (B) or (C) of section 3503.16 of the	932
Revised Code;	933

~~(10)~~(9) An individual whose signature, in the opinion of the	934
precinct officers under section 3505.22 of the Revised Code, is	935
not that of the person who signed that name in the registration	936
forms;	937

~~(11)~~(10) An individual who is challenged under section	938
3513.20 of the Revised Code who refuses to make the statement	939
required under that section, who a majority of the precinct	940
officials find lacks any of the qualifications to make the	941
individual a qualified elector, or who a majority of the precinct	942
officials find is not affiliated with or a member of the political	943
party whose ballot the individual desires to vote;	944

~~(12) An individual who does not have any of the forms of~~	945
~~identification required under division (A)(1) of section 3505.18~~	946
~~of the Revised Code, who cannot provide the last four digits of~~	947
~~the individual's social security number under division (A)(2) of~~	948
~~that section because the person does not have a social security~~	949
~~number, and who declines to execute an affirmation as permitted~~	950
~~under division (A)(4) of that section;~~	951

~~(13) An individual who has but declines to provide to the~~	952
~~precinct election officials any of the forms of identification~~	953
~~required under division (A)(1) of section 3501.18 of the Revised~~	954
~~Code or who has a social security number but declines to provide~~	955
~~to the precinct election officials the last four digits of the~~	956
~~individual's social security number~~.	957

(B) An individual who is eligible to cast a provisional	958
ballot under division (A) of this section shall be permitted to	959
cast a provisional ballot as follows:	960

(1) An election official at the polling place shall notify	961
the individual that the individual may cast a provisional ballot	962
in that election.	963

(2) The individual shall be permitted to cast a provisional	964
ballot at that polling place upon the execution of a written	965
affirmation by the individual before an election official at the	966
polling place stating that the individual is both of the	967
following:	968

(a) A registered voter in the jurisdiction in which the	969
individual desires to vote;	970

(b) Eligible to vote in that election.

971

(3) An election official at the polling place shall transmit	972
the ballot cast by the individual, the voter information contained	973
in the written affirmation executed by the individual under	974
division (B)(2) of this section, or the individual's name if the	975
individual declines to execute such an affirmation to an	976
appropriate local election official for verification under	977
division (B)(4) of this section.	978

(4) If the appropriate local election official to whom the	979
ballot or voter or address information is transmitted under	980
division (B)(3) of this section determines that the individual is	981
eligible to vote, the individual's provisional ballot shall be	982
counted as a vote in that election.	983

(5)(a) At the time that an individual casts a provisional	984
ballot, the appropriate local election official shall give the	985
individual written information that states that any individual who	986
casts a provisional ballot will be able to ascertain under the	987
system established under division (B)(5)(b) of this section	988
whether the vote was counted, and, if the vote was not counted,	989
the reason that the vote was not counted.	990

(b) The appropriate state or local election official shall	991
establish a free access system, in the form of a toll-free	992
telephone number, that any individual who casts a provisional	993
ballot may access to discover whether the vote of that individual	994
was counted, and, if the vote was not counted, the reason that the	995
vote was not counted. The free access system established under	996
this division also shall provide to an individual whose	997
provisional ballot was not counted information explaining how that	998
individual may contact the board of elections to register to vote	999
or to resolve problems with the individual's voter registration.	1000

The appropriate state or local election official shall	1001
establish and maintain reasonable procedures necessary to protect	1002
the security, confidentiality, and integrity of personal	1003
information collected, stored, or otherwise used by the free	1004
access system established under this division. Access to	1005
information about an individual ballot shall be restricted to the	1006
individual who cast the ballot.	1007

(6) If, at the time that an individual casts a provisional	1008
ballot, the individual provides ~~identification in the form of~~ a	1009
~~current and valid~~ photo identification, ~~a military identification,~~	1010
~~or a copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, government~~	1011
~~check, paycheck, or other government document, other than a notice~~	1012
~~of an election mailed by a board of elections under section~~	1013
~~3501.19 of the Revised Code or a notice of voter registration~~	1014
~~mailed by a board of elections under section 3503.19 of the~~	1015
~~Revised Code, that shows the individual's name and current~~	1016
~~address, or provides the last four digits of the individual's~~	1017
~~social security number,~~ or executes an affirmation that the	1018
~~elector does not have any of those forms of identification or the~~	1019
~~last four digits of the individual's social security number~~	1020
~~because the individual does not have a social security number, or~~	1021
~~declines to execute such an affirmation~~individual has a religious	1022
objection to being photographed, the appropriate local election	1023
official shall record the type of identification provided~~, the~~	1024
~~social security number information,~~or the fact that the	1025
affirmation was executed, ~~or the fact that the individual declined~~	1026
~~to execute such an affirmation~~ and include that information with	1027
the transmission of the ballot or voter or address information	1028
under division (B)(3) of this section. ~~If the individual declines~~	1029
~~to execute such an affirmation, the appropriate local election~~	1030
~~official shall record the individual's name and include that~~	1031
~~information with the transmission of the ballot under division~~	1032
~~(B)(3) of this section.~~	1033

(7) If an individual casts a provisional ballot pursuant to	1034
division (A)~~(3)~~(2), ~~(7), (8), (12)~~(6), or ~~(13)~~(7) of this section,	1035
the election official shall indicate, on the provisional ballot	1036
verification statement required under section 3505.182 of the	1037
Revised Code, that the individual is required to provide	1038
additional information to the board of elections or that an	1039
application or challenge hearing has been postponed with respect	1040
to the individual, such that additional information is required	1041
for the board of elections to determine the eligibility of the	1042
individual who cast the provisional ballot.	1043

(8) During the ten days after the day of an election, an	1044
individual who casts a provisional ballot pursuant to division	1045
(A)~~(3), (7), (12),~~(2) or ~~(13)~~(6) of this section shall appear at	1046
the office of the board of elections and provide to the board any	1047
additional information necessary to determine the eligibility of	1048
the individual who cast the provisional ballot.	1049

(a) For a provisional ballot cast pursuant to division	1050
(A)~~(3), (12), or (13)~~(2) of this section to be eligible to be	1051
counted, the individual who cast that ballot, within ten days	1052
after the day of the election, shall ~~do any of the following:~~	1053

~~(i) Provide~~provide to the board of elections proof of the	1054
individual's identity in the form of a ~~current and valid~~ photo	1055
identification~~, a military identification, or a copy of a current~~	1056
~~utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or other~~	1057
~~government document, other than a notice of an election mailed by~~	1058
~~a board of elections under section 3501.19 of the Revised Code or~~	1059
~~a notice of voter registration mailed by a board of elections~~	1060
~~under section 3503.19 of the Revised Code, that shows the~~	1061
~~individual's name and current address;~~	1062

~~(ii) Provide to the board of elections the last four digits~~	1063
~~of the individual's social security number;~~	1064

~~(iii) In the case of a provisional ballot executed pursuant~~	1065
~~to division (A)(12) of this section, execute an affirmation as~~	1066
~~permitted under division (A)(4) of section 3505.18 of the Revised~~	1067
~~Code~~or execute an affirmation under division (A)(2) of section	1068
3505.18 of the Revised Code stating that the individual has a	1069
religious objection to being photographed.	1070

(b) For a provisional ballot cast pursuant to division	1071
(A)~~(7)~~(6) of this section to be eligible to be counted, the	1072
individual who cast that ballot, within ten days after the day of	1073
that election, shall provide to the board of elections any	1074
identification or other documentation required to be provided by	1075
the applicable challenge questions asked of that individual under	1076
section 3505.20 of the Revised Code.	1077

(C)(1) If an individual declares that the individual is	1078
eligible to vote in a jurisdiction other than the jurisdiction in	1079
which the individual desires to vote, or if, upon review of the	1080
precinct voting location guide using the residential street	1081
address provided by the individual, an election official at the	1082
polling place at which the individual desires to vote determines	1083
that the individual is not eligible to vote in that jurisdiction,	1084
the election official shall direct the individual to the polling	1085
place for the jurisdiction in which the individual appears to be	1086
eligible to vote, explain that the individual may cast a	1087
provisional ballot at the current location but the ballot will not	1088
be counted if it is cast in the wrong precinct, and provide the	1089
telephone number of the board of elections in case the individual	1090
has additional questions.	1091

(2) If the individual refuses to travel to the polling place	1092
for the correct jurisdiction or to the office of the board of	1093
elections to cast a ballot, the individual shall be permitted to	1094
vote a provisional ballot at that jurisdiction in accordance with	1095
division (B) of this section. If any of the following apply, the	1096
provisional ballot cast by that individual shall not be opened or	1097
counted:	1098

(a) The individual is not properly registered in that	1099
jurisdiction.	1100

(b) The individual is not eligible to vote in that election	1101
in that jurisdiction.	1102

(c) The individual's eligibility to vote in that jurisdiction	1103
in that election cannot be established upon examination of the	1104
records on file with the board of elections.	1105

(D) The appropriate local election official shall cause	1106
voting information to be publicly posted at each polling place on	1107
the day of each election.	1108

(E) As used in this section and sections 3505.182 and	1109
3505.183 of the Revised Code:	1110

(1) "Jurisdiction" means the precinct in which a person is a	1111
legally qualified elector.	1112

(2) "Precinct voting location guide" means either of the	1113
following:	1114

(a) An electronic or paper record that lists the correct	1115
jurisdiction and polling place for either each specific	1116
residential street address in the county or the range of	1117
residential street addresses located in each neighborhood block in	1118
the county;	1119

(b) Any other method that a board of elections creates that	1120
allows a precinct election official or any elector who is at a	1121
polling place in that county to determine the correct jurisdiction	1122
and polling place of any qualified elector who resides in the	1123
county.	1124

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

1125

(a) A sample version of the ballot that will be used for that	1126
election;	1127

(b) Information regarding the date of the election and the	1128
hours during which polling places will be open;	1129

(c) Instructions on how to vote, including how to cast a vote	1130
and how to cast a provisional ballot;	1131

(d) Instructions for mail-in registrants and first-time	1132
voters under applicable federal and state laws;	1133

(e) General information on voting rights under applicable	1134
federal and state laws, including information on the right of an	1135
individual to cast a provisional ballot and instructions on how to	1136
contact the appropriate officials if these rights are alleged to	1137
have been violated;	1138

(f) General information on federal and state laws regarding	1139
prohibitions against acts of fraud and misrepresentation.	1140

Sec. 3505.182. Each individual who casts a provisional	1141
ballot under section 3505.181 of the Revised Code shall execute a	1142
written affirmation. The form of the written affirmation shall be	1143
printed upon the face of the provisional ballot envelope and shall	1144
be substantially as follows:	1145

"Provisional Ballot Affirmation	1146

STATE OF OHIO	1147

I, .................... (Name of provisional voter), solemnly	1148
swear or affirm that I am a registered voter in the jurisdiction	1149
in which I am voting this provisional ballot and that I am	1150
eligible to vote in the election in which I am voting this	1151
provisional ballot.	1152

I understand that, if the above-provided information is not	1153
fully completed and correct, if the board of elections determines	1154
that I am not registered to vote, a resident of this precinct, or	1155
eligible to vote in this election, or if the board of elections	1156
determines that I have already voted in this election, my	1157
provisional ballot will not be counted. I further understand that	1158
knowingly providing false information is a violation of law and	1159
subjects me to possible criminal prosecution.	1160

I hereby declare, under penalty of election falsification,	1161
that the above statements are true and correct to the best of my	1162
knowledge and belief.	1163

			1164
	(Signature of Voter)		1165
			1166
	~~(Voter's date of birth)~~		1167

	~~The last four digits of the voter's social security number~~		1168
			1169
	(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)		1170

WHOEVER COMMITS ELECTION FALSIFICATION IS GUILTY OF A FELONY	1171
OF THE FIFTH DEGREE.	1172

Additional Information For Determining Ballot Validity	1173

(May be completed at voter's discretion)	1174

Voter's current address:				1175
Voter's former address if photo identification does not contain voter's current address				1176
~~Voter's driver's license number or, if not provided above, the last four digits of voter's social security number~~				1177
~~(Please circle number type)~~				1178
(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.)				1179
Reason for voting provisional ballot (Check one):				1180
..... Requested, but did not receive, absent voter's ballot				1181
..... Other				1182

Verification Statement	1183

(To be completed by election official)	1184

The Provisional Ballot Affirmation printed above was	1185
subscribed and affirmed before me this .......... day of	1186
.......... (Month), .......... (Year).	1187

(If applicable, the election official must check the	1188
following true statement concerning additional information needed	1189
to determine the eligibility of the provisional voter.)	1190

...... The provisional voter is required to provide	1191
additional information to the board of elections.	1192

...... An application or challenge hearing regarding this	1193
voter has been postponed until after the election.	1194

(The election official must check the following true	1195
statement concerning identification provided by the provisional	1196
voter, if any.)	1197

...... The provisional voter provided a current and valid	1198
photo identification.	1199

...... The provisional voter ~~provided~~did not provide a	1200
~~current valid~~ photo identification~~, other than a driver's license~~	1201
~~or a state identification card, with the voter's former address~~	1202
~~instead of current address and has provided the election official~~	1203
~~both the current and former addresses.~~	1204

~~...... The provisional voter provided a military~~	1205
~~identification or a copy of a current utility bill, bank~~	1206
~~statement, government check, paycheck, or other government~~	1207
~~document, other than a notice of an election mailed by a board of~~	1208
~~elections under section 3501.19 of the Revised Code or a notice of~~	1209
~~voter registration mailed by a board of elections under section~~	1210
~~3503.19 of the Revised Code, with the voter's name and current~~	1211
~~address.~~	1212

~~...... The provisional voter provided the last four digits of~~	1213
~~the voter's social security number.~~	1214

~~...... The provisional voter is not able to provide a current~~	1215
~~and valid photo identification, a military identification, or a~~	1216
~~copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, government check,~~	1217
~~paycheck, or other government document, other than a notice of an~~	1218
~~election mailed by a board of elections under section 3501.19 of~~	1219
~~the Revised Code or a notice of voter registration mailed by a~~	1220
~~board of elections under section 3503.19 of the Revised Code, with~~	1221
~~the voter's name and current address but does have one of these~~	1222
~~forms of identification~~and did not execute an affirmation stating	1223
that the voter has a religious objection to being photographed.	1224
The provisional voter must provide ~~one of the foregoing items of~~	1225
a photo identification to the board of elections or execute such	1226
an affirmation within ten days after the election.	1227

~~..... The provisional voter is not able to provide a current~~	1228
~~and valid photo identification, a military identification, or a~~	1229
~~copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, government check,~~	1230
~~paycheck, or other government document, other than a notice of an~~	1231
~~election mailed by a board of elections under section 3501.19 of~~	1232
~~the Revised Code or a notice of voter registration mailed by a~~	1233
~~board of elections under section 3503.19 of the Revised Code, with~~	1234
~~the voter's name and current address but does have one of these~~	1235
~~forms of identification. Additionally, the provisional voter does~~	1236
~~have a social security number but is not able to provide the last~~	1237
~~four digits of the voter's social security number before voting.~~	1238
~~The provisional voter must provide one of the foregoing items of~~	1239
~~identification or the last four digits of the voter's social~~	1240
~~security number to the board of elections within ten days after~~	1241
~~the election.~~	1242

~~..... The provisional voter does not have a current and valid~~	1243
~~photo identification, a military identification, a copy of a~~	1244
~~current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck,~~	1245
~~or other government document with the voter's name and current~~	1246
~~address, or a social security number, but has executed an~~	1247
~~affirmation.~~	1248

..... The provisional voter does not have a ~~current and valid~~	1249
photo identification, ~~a military identification, a copy of a~~	1250
~~current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck,~~	1251
~~or other government document with the voter's name and current~~	1252
~~address, or a social security number,~~ and has ~~declined to execute~~	1253
executed an affirmation stating that the provisional voter has a	1254
religious objection to being photographed.	1255

~~..... The provisional voter declined to provide a current and~~	1256
~~valid photo identification, a military identification, a copy of a~~	1257
~~current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck,~~	1258
~~or other government document with the voter's name and current~~	1259
~~address, or the last four digits of the voter's social security~~	1260
~~number but does have one of these forms of identification or a~~	1261
~~social security number. The provisional voter must provide one of~~	1262
~~the foregoing items of identification or the last four digits of~~	1263
~~the voter's social security number to the board of elections~~	1264
~~within ten days after the election.~~	1265

			1266
	(Signature of Election Official)"		1267

In addition to any information required to be included on the	1268
written affirmation, an individual casting a provisional ballot	1269
may provide additional information to the election official to	1270
assist the board of elections in determining the individual's	1271
eligibility to vote in that election, including the date and	1272
location at which the individual registered to vote, if known.	1273

If the individual declines to execute the affirmation, an	1274
appropriate local election official shall ~~comply with~~record the	1275
individual's name and include that information with the	1276
transmission of the ballot under division (B)~~(6)~~(3) of section	1277
3505.181 of the Revised Code.	1278

Sec. 3505.183. (A) When the ballot boxes are delivered to	1279
the board of elections from the precincts, the board shall	1280
separate the provisional ballot envelopes from the rest of the	1281
ballots. Teams of employees of the board consisting of one member	1282
of each major political party shall place the sealed provisional	1283
ballot envelopes in a secure location within the office of the	1284
board. The sealed provisional ballot envelopes shall remain in	1285
that secure location until the validity of those ballots is	1286
determined under division (B) of this section. While the	1287
provisional ballot is stored in that secure location, and prior to	1288
the counting of the provisional ballots, if the board receives	1289
information regarding the validity of a specific provisional	1290
ballot under division (B) of this section, the board may note, on	1291
the sealed provisional ballot envelope for that ballot, whether	1292
the ballot is valid and entitled to be counted.	1293

(B)(1) To determine whether a provisional ballot is valid and	1294
entitled to be counted, the board shall examine its records and	1295
determine whether the individual who cast the provisional ballot	1296
is registered and eligible to vote in the applicable election. The	1297
board shall examine the information contained in the written	1298
affirmation executed by the individual who cast the provisional	1299
ballot under division (B)(2) of section 3505.181 of the Revised	1300
Code. If the individual declines to execute such an affirmation,	1301
the individual's name, written by either the individual or the	1302
election official at the direction of the individual, shall be	1303
included in a written affirmation in order for the provisional	1304
ballot to be eligible to be counted; otherwise, the following	1305
information shall be included in the written affirmation in order	1306
for the provisional ballot to be eligible to be counted:	1307

(a) The individual's name and signature;

1308

(b) A statement that the individual is a registered voter in	1309
the jurisdiction in which the provisional ballot is being voted;	1310

(c) A statement that the individual is eligible to vote in	1311
the election in which the provisional ballot is being voted.	1312

(2) In addition to the information required to be included in	1313
an affirmation under division (B)(1) of this section, in	1314
determining whether a provisional ballot is valid and entitled to	1315
be counted, the board also shall examine any additional	1316
information for determining ballot validity provided by the	1317
provisional voter on the affirmation, provided by the provisional	1318
voter to an election official under section 3505.182 of the	1319
Revised Code, or provided to the board of elections during the ten	1320
days after the day of the election under division (B)(8) of	1321
section 3505.181 of the Revised Code, to assist the board in	1322
determining the individual's eligibility to vote.	1323

(3) If, in examining a provisional ballot affirmation and	1324
additional information under divisions (B)(1) and (2) of this	1325
section, the board determines that all of the following apply, the	1326
provisional ballot envelope shall be opened, and the ballot shall	1327
be placed in a ballot box to be counted:	1328

(a) The individual named on the affirmation is properly	1329
registered to vote.	1330

(b) The individual named on the affirmation is eligible to	1331
cast a ballot in the precinct and for the election in which the	1332
individual cast the provisional ballot.	1333

(c) The individual provided all of the information required	1334
under division (B)(1) of this section in the affirmation that the	1335
individual executed at the time the individual cast the	1336
provisional ballot.	1337

(d) If applicable, the individual provided any additional	1338
information required under division (B)(8) of section 3505.181 of	1339
the Revised Code within ten days after the day of the election.	1340

(e) If applicable, the hearing conducted under division (B)	1341
of section 3503.24 of the Revised Code after the day of the	1342
election resulted in the individual's inclusion in the official	1343
registration list.	1344

(4)(a) If, in examining a provisional ballot affirmation and	1345
additional information under divisions (B)(1) and (2) of this	1346
section, the board determines that any of the following applies,	1347
the provisional ballot envelope shall not be opened, and the	1348
ballot shall not be counted:	1349

(i) The individual named on the affirmation is not qualified	1350
or is not properly registered to vote.	1351

(ii) The individual named on the affirmation is not eligible	1352
to cast a ballot in the precinct or for the election in which the	1353
individual cast the provisional ballot.	1354

(iii) The individual did not provide all of the information	1355
required under division (B)(1) of this section in the affirmation	1356
that the individual executed at the time the individual cast the	1357
provisional ballot.	1358

(iv) The individual has already cast a ballot for the	1359
election in which the individual cast the provisional ballot.	1360

(v) If applicable, the individual did not provide any	1361
additional information required under division (B)(8) of section	1362
3505.181 of the Revised Code within ten days after the day of the	1363
election.	1364

(vi) If applicable, the hearing conducted under division (B)	1365
of section 3503.24 of the Revised Code after the day of the	1366
election did not result in the individual's inclusion in the	1367
official registration list.	1368

(vii) The individual failed to provide a ~~current and valid~~	1369
photo identification~~, a military identification, a copy of a~~	1370
~~current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck,~~	1371
~~or other government document, other than a notice of an election~~	1372
~~mailed by a board of elections under section 3501.19 of the~~	1373
~~Revised Code or a notice of voter registration mailed by a board~~	1374
~~of elections under section 3503.19 of the Revised Code, with the~~	1375
~~voter's name and current address, or the last four digits of the~~	1376
~~individual's social security number~~ or to execute an affirmation	1377
under division (A)(2) of section 3505.18 or division (B) of	1378
section 3505.181 of the Revised Code.	1379

(b) If, in examining a provisional ballot affirmation and	1380
additional information under divisions (B)(1) and (2) of this	1381
section, the board is unable to determine either of the following,	1382
the provisional ballot envelope shall not be opened, and the	1383
ballot shall not be counted:	1384

(i) Whether the individual named on the affirmation is	1385
qualified or properly registered to vote;	1386

(ii) Whether the individual named on the affirmation is	1387
eligible to cast a ballot in the precinct or for the election in	1388
which the individual cast the provisional ballot.	1389

(C)(1) For each provisional ballot rejected under division	1390
(B)(4) of this section, the board shall record the name of the	1391
provisional voter who cast the ballot, the identification number	1392
of the provisional ballot envelope, the names of the election	1393
officials who determined the validity of that ballot, the date and	1394
time that the determination was made, and the reason that the	1395
ballot was not counted.	1396

(2) Provisional ballots that are rejected under division	1397
(B)(4) of this section shall not be counted but shall be preserved	1398
in their provisional ballot envelopes unopened until the time	1399
provided by section 3505.31 of the Revised Code for the	1400
destruction of all other ballots used at the election for which	1401
ballots were provided, at which time they shall be destroyed.	1402

(D) Provisional ballots that the board determines are	1403
eligible to be counted under division (B)(3) of this section shall	1404
be counted in the same manner as provided for other ballots under	1405
section 3505.27 of the Revised Code. No provisional ballots shall	1406
be counted in a particular county until the board determines the	1407
eligibility to be counted of all provisional ballots cast in that	1408
county under division (B) of this section for that election.	1409
Observers, as provided in section 3505.21 of the Revised Code, may	1410
be present at all times that the board is determining the	1411
eligibility of provisional ballots to be counted and counting	1412
those provisional ballots determined to be eligible. No person	1413
shall recklessly disclose the count or any portion of the count of	1414
provisional ballots in such a manner as to jeopardize the secrecy	1415
of any individual ballot.	1416

(E)(1) Except as otherwise provided in division (E)(2) of	1417
this section, nothing in this section shall prevent a board of	1418
elections from examining provisional ballot affirmations and	1419
additional information under divisions (B)(1) and (2) of this	1420
section to determine the eligibility of provisional ballots to be	1421
counted during the ten days after the day of an election.	1422

(2) A board of elections shall not examine the provisional	1423
ballot affirmation and additional information under divisions	1424
(B)(1) and (2) of this section of any provisional ballot for which	1425
an election official has indicated under division (B)(7) of	1426
section 3505.181 of the Revised Code that additional information	1427
is required for the board of elections to determine the	1428
eligibility of the individual who cast that provisional ballot	1429
until the individual provides any information required under	1430
division (B)(8) of section 3505.181 of the Revised Code, until any	1431
hearing required to be conducted under section 3503.24 of the	1432
Revised Code with regard to the provisional voter is held, or	1433
until the eleventh day after the day of the election, whichever is	1434
earlier.	1435

Sec. 3509.03. Except as provided in section 3509.031 or	1436
division (B) of section 3509.08 of the Revised Code, any qualified	1437
elector desiring to vote absent voter's ballots at an election	1438
shall make written application for those ballots to the director	1439
of elections of the county in which the elector's voting residence	1440
is located. The application need not be in any particular form but	1441
shall contain all of the following:	1442

(A) The elector's name;

1443

(B) The elector's signature;

1444

1445

(D) The elector's date of birth;

1446

(E) ~~One~~The elector's photo identification, if the elector	1447
will be marking the absent voter's ballots in person at the board	1448
of elections or another voting location, or one of the following,	1449
if the elector will not be marking the ballots in person:	1450

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

1451

(2) The last four digits of the elector's social security	1452
number;	1453

(3) A copy of the elector's ~~current and valid~~ photo	1454
identification~~, a copy of a military identification,~~ or a copy of	1455
a current utility bill, bank statement, government check,	1456
paycheck, or other government document, other than ~~a notice of an~~	1457
~~election mailed by a board of elections under section 3501.19 of~~	1458
~~the Revised Code or~~ a notice of voter registration mailed by a	1459
board of elections under section 3503.19 of the Revised Code, that	1460
shows the name and address of the elector.	1461

(F) A statement identifying the election for which absent	1462
voter's ballots are requested;	1463

(G) A statement that the person requesting the ballots is a	1464
qualified elector;	1465

(H) If the request is for primary election ballots, the	1466
elector's party affiliation;	1467

(I) If the elector desires ballots to be mailed to the	1468
elector, the address to which those ballots shall be mailed.	1469

Each application for absent voter's ballots shall be	1470
delivered to the director not earlier than the first day of	1471
January of the year of the elections for which the absent voter's	1472
ballots are requested or not earlier than ninety days before the	1473
day of the election at which the ballots are to be voted,	1474
whichever is earlier, and not later than twelve noon of the third	1475
day before the day of the election at which the ballots are to be	1476
voted, or not later than the close of regular business hours on	1477
the day before the day of the election at which the ballots are to	1478
be voted if the application is delivered in person to the office	1479
of the board.	1480

Sec. 3509.031. (A) Any qualified elector who is a member of	1481
the organized militia called to active duty within the state and	1482
who will be unable to vote on election day on account of that	1483
active duty may make written application for absent voter's	1484
ballots to the director of elections for the county in which the	1485
elector's voting residence is located. The elector may personally	1486
deliver the application to the director or may mail it, send it by	1487
facsimile machine, or otherwise send it to the director. The	1488
application need not be in any particular form but shall contain	1489
all of the following:	1490

(1) The elector's name;

1491

(2) The elector's signature;

1492

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

1493

(4) The elector's date of birth;

1494

(5) ~~One~~The elector's photo identification, if the elector	1495
will be marking the absent voter's ballots in person at the board	1496
of elections or another voting location, or one of the following,	1497
if the elector will not be marking the ballots in person:	1498

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

1499

(b) The last four digits of the elector's social security	1500
number;	1501

(c) A copy of the elector's ~~current and valid~~ photo	1502
identification~~, a copy of a military identification,~~ or a copy of	1503
a current utility bill, bank statement, government check,	1504
paycheck, or other government document, other than ~~a notice of an~~	1505
~~election mailed by a board of elections under section 3501.19 of~~	1506
~~the Revised Code or~~ a notice of voter registration mailed by a	1507
board of elections under section 3503.19 of the Revised Code, that	1508
shows the name and address of the elector.	1509

(6) A statement identifying the election for which absent	1510
voter's ballots are requested;	1511

(7) A statement that the person requesting the ballots is a	1512
qualified elector;	1513

(8) A statement that the elector is a member of the organized	1514
militia serving on active duty within the state;	1515

(9) If the request is for primary election ballots, the	1516
elector's party affiliation;	1517

(10) If the elector desires ballots to be mailed to the	1518
elector, the address to which those ballots shall be mailed;	1519

(11) If the elector desires ballots to be sent to the elector	1520
by facsimile machine, the telephone number to which they shall be	1521
so sent.	1522

(B) Application to have absent voter's ballots mailed or sent	1523
by facsimile machine to a qualified elector who is a member of the	1524
organized militia called to active duty within the state and who	1525
will be unable to vote on election day on account of that active	1526
duty may be made by the spouse of the militia member or the	1527
father, mother, father-in-law, mother-in-law, grandfather,	1528
grandmother, brother or sister of the whole blood or half blood,	1529
son, daughter, adopting parent, adopted child, stepparent,	1530
stepchild, uncle, aunt, nephew, or niece of the militia member.	1531
The application shall be in writing upon a blank form furnished	1532
only by the director. The form of the application shall be	1533
prescribed by the secretary of state. The director shall furnish	1534
that blank form to any of the relatives specified in this division	1535
desiring to make the application, only upon the request of such a	1536
relative in person at the office of the board or upon the written	1537
request of such a relative mailed to the office of the board. The	1538
application, subscribed and sworn to by the applicant, shall	1539
contain all of the following:	1540

(1) The full name of the elector for whom ballots are	1541
requested;	1542

(2) A statement that such person is a qualified elector in	1543
the county;	1544

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

1545

(4) The elector's date of birth;

1546

(5) One of the following:

1547

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

1548

(b) The last four digits of the elector's social security	1549
number;	1550

(c) A copy of the elector's ~~current and valid~~ photo	1551
identification~~, a copy of a military identification,~~ or a copy of	1552
a current utility bill, bank statement, government check,	1553
paycheck, or other government document, other than ~~a notice of an~~	1554
~~election mailed by a board of elections under section 3501.19 of~~	1555
~~the Revised Code or~~ a notice of voter registration mailed by a	1556
board of elections under section 3503.19 of the Revised Code, that	1557
shows the name and address of the elector.	1558

(6) A statement identifying the election for which absent	1559
voter's ballots are requested;	1560

(7) A statement that the elector is a member of the organized	1561
militia serving on active duty within the state;	1562

(8) If the request is for primary election ballots, the	1563
elector's party affiliation;	1564

(9) A statement that the applicant bears a relationship to	1565
the elector as specified in division (B) of this section;	1566

(10) The address to which ballots shall be mailed or	1567
telephone number to which ballots shall be sent by facsimile	1568
machine;	1569

(11) The signature and address of the person making the	1570
application.	1571

(C) Applications to have absent voter's ballots mailed or	1572
sent by facsimile machine shall not be valid if dated, postmarked,	1573
or received by the director prior to the ninetieth day before the	1574
day of the election for which ballots are requested or if	1575
delivered to the director later than twelve noon of the third day	1576
preceding the day of such election. If, after the ninetieth day	1577
and before four p.m. of the day before the day of an election, a	1578
valid application for absent voter's ballots is delivered to the	1579
director of elections at the office of the board by a militia	1580
member making application in the militia member's own behalf, the	1581
director shall forthwith deliver to the militia member all absent	1582
voter's ballots then ready for use, together with an	1583
identification envelope. The militia member shall then vote the	1584
absent voter's ballots in the manner provided in section 3509.05	1585
of the Revised Code.	1586

Sec. 3509.04. (A) If a director of a board of elections	1587
receives an application for absent voter's ballots that does not	1588
contain all of the required information, the director promptly	1589
shall notify the applicant of the additional information required	1590
to be provided by the applicant to complete that application.	1591

(B) Upon receipt by the director of elections of an	1592
application for absent voter's ballots that contains all of the	1593
required information, as provided by sections 3509.03 and 3509.031	1594
and division (G) of section 3503.16 of the Revised Code, the	1595
director, if the director finds that the applicant is a qualified	1596
elector, shall deliver to the applicant in person or mail directly	1597
to the applicant by special delivery mail, air mail, or regular	1598
mail, postage prepaid, proper absent voter's ballots. The director	1599
shall deliver or mail with the ballots an unsealed identification	1600
envelope upon the face of which shall be printed a form	1601
substantially as follows:	1602

"Identification Envelope Statement of Voter	1603

I, ........................(Name of voter), declare under	1604
penalty of election falsification that the within ballot or	1605
ballots contained no voting marks of any kind when I received	1606
them, and I caused the ballot or ballots to be marked, enclosed in	1607
the identification envelope, and sealed in that envelope.	1608

My voting residence in Ohio is

1609

...................................................................	1610

(Street and Number, if any, or Rural Route and Number)	1611

of ................................ (City, Village, or Township)	1612
Ohio, which is in Ward ............... Precinct ................	1613
in that city, village, or township.	1614

The primary election ballots, if any, within this envelope	1615
are primary election ballots of the ............. Party.	1616

Ballots contained within this envelope are to be voted at the	1617
.......... (general, special, or primary) election to be held on	1618
the .......................... day of ......................, ....	1619

My date of birth is ............... (Month and Day),	1620
.......... (Year).	1621

~~(Voter must provide~~..... If I am marking these ballots in	1622
person at the board of elections or another voting location, I	1623
have provided photo identification to the election officials.	1624

..... If I am marking these ballots other than in person, I	1625
have provided one of the following:)	1626

My driver's license number is ............... (Driver's	1627
license number).	1628

The last four digits of my Social Security Number are	1629
............... (Last four digits of Social Security Number).	1630

...... In lieu of providing a driver's license number or the	1631
last four digits of my Social Security Number, I am enclosing a	1632
copy of one of the following in the return envelope in which this	1633
identification envelope will be mailed: a ~~current and valid~~ photo	1634
identification~~, a military identification,~~ or a current utility	1635
bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or other	1636
government document, other than ~~a notice of an election mailed by~~	1637
~~a board of elections under section 3501.19 of the Revised Code or~~	1638
a notice of voter registration mailed by a board of elections,	1639
that shows my name and address.	1640

I hereby declare, under penalty of election falsification,	1641
that the statements above are true, as I verily believe.	1642

			1643
	(Signature of Voter)		1644

WHOEVER COMMITS ELECTION FALSIFICATION IS GUILTY OF A FELONY OF	1645
THE FIFTH DEGREE."	1646

The director shall mail with the ballots and the unsealed	1647
identification envelope an unsealed return envelope upon the face	1648
of which shall be printed the official title and post-office	1649
address of the director. In the upper left corner on the face of	1650
the return envelope, several blank lines shall be printed upon	1651
which the voter may write the voter's name and return address. The	1652
return envelope shall be of such size that the identification	1653
envelope can be conveniently placed within it for returning the	1654
identification envelope to the director.	1655

Sec. 3509.05. (A) When an elector receives an absent voter's	1656
ballot pursuant to the elector's application or request, the	1657
elector shall, before placing any marks on the ballot, note	1658
whether there are any voting marks on it. If there are any voting	1659
marks, the ballot shall be returned immediately to the board of	1660
elections; otherwise, the elector shall cause the ballot to be	1661
marked, folded in a manner that the stub on it and the	1662
indorsements and facsimile signatures of the members of the board	1663
of elections on the back of it are visible, and placed and sealed	1664
within the identification envelope received from the director of	1665
elections for that purpose. Then, the elector shall cause the	1666
statement of voter on the outside of the identification envelope	1667
to be completed and signed, under penalty of election	1668
falsification.	1669

If the elector ~~does not~~is marking the absent voter's ballots	1670
in person at the board of elections or another voting location,	1671
the elector shall provide photo identification to the election	1672
officials, or the elector may execute an affirmation under	1673
division (A)(2) of section 3305.18 of the Revised Code stating	1674
that the elector has a religious objection to being photographed	1675
and cast a provisional ballot under section 3505.181 of the	1676
Revised Code. If the elector is not marking the absent voter's	1677
ballots in person, the elector shall provide the elector's	1678
driver's license number or the last four digits of the elector's	1679
social security number on the statement of voter on the	1680
identification envelope, or the elector ~~also~~ shall include in the	1681
return envelope with the identification envelope a copy of the	1682
elector's ~~current valid~~ photo identification~~, a copy of a military~~	1683
~~identification,~~ or a copy of a current utility bill, bank	1684
statement, government check, paycheck, or other government	1685
document, other than ~~a notice of an election mailed by a board of~~	1686
~~elections under section 3501.19 of the Revised Code or~~ a notice of	1687
voter registration mailed by a board of elections under section	1688
3503.19 of the Revised Code, that shows the name and address of	1689
the elector.	1690

The elector shall mail the identification envelope to the	1691
director from whom it was received in the return envelope, postage	1692
prepaid, or the elector may personally deliver it to the director,	1693
or the spouse of the elector, the father, mother, father-in-law,	1694
mother-in-law, grandfather, grandmother, brother, or sister of the	1695
whole or half blood, or the son, daughter, adopting parent,	1696
adopted child, stepparent, stepchild, uncle, aunt, nephew, or	1697
niece of the elector may deliver it to the director. The return	1698
envelope shall be transmitted to the director in no other manner,	1699
except as provided in section 3509.08 of the Revised Code.	1700

When absent voter's ballots are delivered to an elector at	1701
the office of the board, the elector may retire to a voting	1702
compartment provided by the board and there mark the ballots.	1703
Thereupon, the elector shall fold them, place them in the	1704
identification envelope provided, seal the envelope, fill in and	1705
sign the statement on the envelope under penalty of election	1706
falsification, and deliver the envelope to the director of the	1707
board.	1708

Except as otherwise provided in division (B) of this section,	1709
all other envelopes containing marked absent voter's ballots shall	1710
be delivered to the director not later than the close of the polls	1711
on the day of an election. Absent voter's ballots delivered to the	1712
director later than the times specified shall not be counted, but	1713
shall be kept by the board in the sealed identification envelopes	1714
in which they are delivered to the director, until the time	1715
provided by section 3505.31 of the Revised Code for the	1716
destruction of all other ballots used at the election for which	1717
ballots were provided, at which time they shall be destroyed.	1718

(B)(1) Except as otherwise provided in division (B)(2) of	1719
this section, any return envelope that is postmarked prior to the	1720
day of the election shall be delivered to the director prior to	1721
the eleventh day after the election. Ballots delivered in	1722
envelopes postmarked prior to the day of the election that are	1723
received after the close of the polls on election day through the	1724
tenth day thereafter shall be counted on the eleventh day at the	1725
board of elections in the manner provided in divisions (C) and (D)	1726
of section 3509.06 of the Revised Code. Any such ballots that are	1727
received by the director later than the tenth day following the	1728
election shall not be counted, but shall be kept by the board in	1729
the sealed identification envelopes as provided in division (A) of	1730
this section.	1731

(2) Division (B)(1) of this section shall not apply to any	1732
mail that is postmarked using a postage evidencing system,	1733
including a postage meter, as defined in 39 C.F.R. 501.1.	1734

Sec. 3511.02. Notwithstanding any section of the Revised	1735
Code to the contrary, whenever any person applies for registration	1736
as a voter on a form adopted in accordance with federal	1737
regulations relating to the "Uniformed and Overseas Citizens	1738
Absentee Voting Act," 100 Stat. 924, 42 U.S.C.A. 1973ff (1986),	1739
this application shall be sufficient for voter registration and as	1740
a request for an absent voter's ballot. Uniformed services or	1741
overseas absent voter's ballots may be obtained by any person	1742
meeting the requirements of section 3511.01 of the Revised Code by	1743
applying electronically to the secretary of state or to the board	1744
of elections of the county in which the person's voting residence	1745
is located in accordance with section 3511.021 of the Revised Code	1746
or by applying to the director of the board of elections of the	1747
county in which the person's voting residence is located, in one	1748
of the following ways:	1749

(A) That person may make written application for those	1750
ballots. The person may personally deliver the application to the	1751
director or may mail it, send it by facsimile machine, or	1752
otherwise send it to the director. The application need not be in	1753
any particular form but shall contain all of the following	1754
information:	1755

(1) The elector's name;

1756

(2) The elector's signature;

1757

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

1758

(4) The elector's date of birth;

1759

(5) ~~One~~The elector's photo identification, if the elector	1760
will be marking the absent voter's ballots in person at the board	1761
of elections or another voting location, or one of the following,	1762
if the elector will not be marking the ballots in person:	1763

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

1764

(b) The last four digits of the elector's social security	1765
number;	1766

(c) A copy of the elector's ~~current and valid~~ photo	1767
identification~~, a copy of a military identification,~~ or a copy of	1768
a current utility bill, bank statement, government check,	1769
paycheck, or other government document, other than ~~a notice of an~~	1770
~~election mailed by a board of elections under section 3501.19 of~~	1771
~~the Revised Code or~~ a notice of voter registration mailed by a	1772
board of elections under section 3503.19 of the Revised Code, that	1773
shows the name and address of the elector.	1774

(6) A statement identifying the election for which absent	1775
voter's ballots are requested;	1776

(7) A statement that the person requesting the ballots is a	1777
qualified elector;	1778

(8) A statement that the elector is an absent uniformed	1779
services voter or overseas voter as defined in 42 U.S.C. 1973ff-6;	1780

(9) A statement of the elector's length of residence in the	1781
state immediately preceding the commencement of service,	1782
immediately preceding the date of leaving to be with or near the	1783
service member, or immediately preceding leaving the United	1784
States, whichever is applicable;	1785

(10) If the request is for primary election ballots, the	1786
elector's party affiliation;	1787

(11) If the elector desires ballots to be mailed to the	1788
elector, the address to which those ballots shall be mailed;	1789

(12) If the elector desires ballots to be sent to the elector	1790
by facsimile machine, the telephone number to which they shall be	1791
so sent.	1792

(B) A voter or any relative of a voter listed in division (C)	1793
of this section may use a single federal post card application to	1794
apply for uniformed services or overseas absent voter's ballots	1795
for use at the primary and general elections in a given year and	1796
any special election to be held on the day in that year specified	1797
by division (E) of section 3501.01 of the Revised Code for the	1798
holding of a primary election, designated by the general assembly	1799
for the purpose of submitting constitutional amendments proposed	1800
by the general assembly to the voters of the state. A single	1801
federal postcard application shall be processed by the board of	1802
elections pursuant to section 3511.04 of the Revised Code the same	1803
as if the voter had applied separately for uniformed services or	1804
overseas absent voter's ballots for each election.	1805

(C) Application to have uniformed services or overseas absent	1806
voter's ballots mailed or sent by facsimile machine to such a	1807
person may be made by the spouse, father, mother, father-in-law,	1808
mother-in-law, grandfather, grandmother, brother or sister of the	1809
whole blood or half blood, son, daughter, adopting parent, adopted	1810
child, stepparent, stepchild, uncle, aunt, nephew, or niece of	1811
such a person. The application shall be in writing upon a blank	1812
form furnished only by the director or on a single federal post	1813
card as provided in division (B) of this section. The form of the	1814
application shall be prescribed by the secretary of state. The	1815
director shall furnish that blank form to any of the relatives	1816
specified in this division desiring to make the application, only	1817
upon the request of such a relative made in person at the office	1818
of the board or upon the written request of such a relative mailed	1819
to the office of the board. The application, subscribed and sworn	1820
to by the applicant, shall contain all of the following:	1821

(1) The full name of the elector for whom ballots are	1822
requested;	1823

(2) A statement that the elector is an absent uniformed	1824
services voter or overseas voter as defined in 42 U.S.C. 1973ff-6;	1825

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

1826

(4) A statement identifying the elector's length of residence	1827
in the state immediately preceding the commencement of service,	1828
immediately preceding the date of leaving to be with or near a	1829
service member, or immediately preceding leaving the United	1830
States, as the case may be;	1831

(5) The elector's date of birth;

1832

(6) One of the following:

1833

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

1834

(b) The last four digits of the elector's social security	1835
number;	1836

(c) A copy of the elector's ~~current and valid~~ photo	1837
identification~~, a copy of a military identification,~~ or a copy of	1838
a current utility bill, bank statement, government check,	1839
paycheck, or other government document, other than ~~a notice of an~~	1840
~~election mailed by a board of elections under section 3501.19 of~~	1841
~~the Revised Code or~~ a notice of voter registration mailed by a	1842
board of elections under section 3503.19 of the Revised Code, that	1843
shows the name and address of the elector.	1844

(7) A statement identifying the election for which absent	1845
voter's ballots are requested;	1846

(8) A statement that the person requesting the ballots is a	1847
qualified elector;	1848

(9) If the request is for primary election ballots, the	1849
elector's party affiliation;	1850

(10) A statement that the applicant bears a relationship to	1851
the elector as specified in division (C) of this section;	1852

(11) The address to which ballots shall be mailed or the	1853
telephone number to which ballots shall be sent by facsimile	1854
machine;	1855

(12) The signature and address of the person making the	1856
application.	1857

Each application for uniformed services or overseas absent	1858
voter's ballots shall be delivered to the director not earlier	1859
than the first day of January of the year of the elections for	1860
which the uniformed services or overseas absent voter's ballots	1861
are requested or not earlier than ninety days before the day of	1862
the election at which the ballots are to be voted, whichever is	1863
earlier, and not later than twelve noon of the third day preceding	1864
the day of the election, or not later than the close of regular	1865
business hours on the day before the day of the election at which	1866
those ballots are to be voted if the application is delivered in	1867
person to the office of the board.	1868

(D) If the voter for whom the application is made is entitled	1869
to vote for presidential and vice-presidential electors only, the	1870
applicant shall submit to the director in addition to the	1871
requirements of divisions (A), (B), and (C) of this section, a	1872
statement to the effect that the voter is qualified to vote for	1873
presidential and vice-presidential electors and for no other	1874
offices.	1875

Sec. 3511.05. (A) The director of the board of elections	1876
shall place uniformed services or overseas absent voter's ballots	1877
sent by mail in an unsealed identification envelope, gummed ready	1878
for sealing. The director shall include with uniformed services or	1879
overseas absent voter's ballots sent electronically, including by	1880
facsimile machine, an instruction sheet for preparing a gummed	1881
envelope in which the ballots shall be returned. The envelope for	1882
returning ballots sent by either means shall have printed or	1883
written on its face a form substantially as follows:	1884

"Identification Envelope Statement of Voter	1885

I, ........................(Name of voter), declare under	1886
penalty of election falsification that the within ballot or	1887
ballots contained no voting marks of any kind when I received	1888
them, and I caused the ballot or ballots to be marked, enclosed in	1889
the identification envelope, and sealed in that envelope.	1890

My voting residence in Ohio is

1891

...................................................................	1892

(Street and Number, if any, or Rural Route and Number)	1893

of ................................ (City, Village, or Township)	1894
Ohio, which is in Ward ............... Precinct ................	1895
in that city, village, or township.	1896

The primary election ballots, if any, within this envelope	1897
are primary election ballots of the ............. Party.	1898

Ballots contained within this envelope are to be voted at the	1899
.......... (general, special, or primary) election to be held on	1900
the .......................... day of ......................, ....	1901

My date of birth is ............... (Month and Day),	1902
.......... (Year).	1903

~~(Voter must provide~~.....If I am marking these ballots in	1904
person at the board of elections or another voting location, I	1905
have provided photo identification to the election officials.	1906

.....If I am marking these ballots other than in person, I	1907
have provided one of the following:)	1908

My driver's license number is ............... (Driver's	1909
license number).	1910

The last four digits of my Social Security Number are	1911
............... (Last four digits of Social Security Number).	1912

...... In lieu of providing a driver's license number or the	1913
last four digits of my Social Security Number, I am enclosing a	1914
copy of one of the following in the return envelope in which this	1915
identification envelope will be mailed: a ~~current and valid~~ photo	1916
identification~~, a military identification,~~ or a current utility	1917
bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or other	1918
government document, other than ~~a notice of an election mailed by~~	1919
~~a board of elections under section 3501.19 of the Revised Code or~~	1920
a notice of voter registration mailed by a board of elections,	1921
that shows my name and address.	1922

I hereby declare, under penalty of election falsification,	1923
that the statements above are true, as I verily believe.	1924

			1925
	(Signature of Voter)		1926

WHOEVER COMMITS ELECTION FALSIFICATION IS GUILTY OF A FELONY OF	1927
THE FIFTH DEGREE."	1928

(B) The director shall also mail with the ballots and the	1929
unsealed identification envelope sent by mail an unsealed return	1930
envelope, gummed, ready for sealing, for use by the voter in	1931
returning the voter's marked ballots to the director. The director	1932
shall send with the ballots and the instruction sheet for	1933
preparing a gummed envelope sent electronically, including by	1934
facsimile machine, an instruction sheet for preparing a second	1935
gummed envelope as described in this division, for use by the	1936
voter in returning that voter's marked ballots to the director.	1937
The return envelope shall have two parallel lines, each one	1938
quarter of an inch in width, printed across its face paralleling	1939
the top, with an intervening space of one quarter of an inch	1940
between such lines. The top line shall be one and one-quarter	1941
inches from the top of the envelope. Between the parallel lines	1942
shall be printed: "OFFICIAL ELECTION UNIFORMED SERVICES OR	1943
OVERSEAS ABSENT VOTER'S BALLOTS -- VIA AIR MAIL." Three blank	1944
lines shall be printed in the upper left corner on the face of the	1945
envelope for the use by the voter in placing the voter's complete	1946
military, naval, or mailing address on these lines, and beneath	1947
these lines there shall be printed a box beside the words "check	1948
if out-of-country." The voter shall check this box if the voter	1949
will be outside the United States on the day of the election. The	1950
official title and the post-office address of the director to whom	1951
the envelope shall be returned shall be printed on the face of	1952
such envelope in the lower right portion below the bottom parallel	1953
line.	1954

(C) On the back of each identification envelope and each	1955
return envelope shall be printed the following:	1956

"Instructions to voter:	1957

If the flap on this envelope is so firmly stuck to the back	1958
of the envelope when received by you as to require forcible	1959
opening in order to use it, open the envelope in the manner least	1960
injurious to it, and, after marking your ballots and enclosing	1961
same in the envelope for mailing them to the director of the board	1962
of elections, reclose the envelope in the most practicable way, by	1963
sealing or otherwise, and sign the blank form printed below.	1964

The flap on this envelope was firmly stuck to the back of the	1965
envelope when received, and required forced opening before sealing	1966
and mailing.	1967

			1968
	(Signature of voter)"		1969

(D) Division (C) of this section does not apply when absent	1970
voter's ballots are sent electronically, including by facsimile	1971
machine.	1972

Sec. 3511.09. Upon receiving uniformed services or overseas	1973
absent voter's ballots, the elector shall cause the questions on	1974
the face of the identification envelope to be answered, and, by	1975
writing the elector's usual signature in the proper place on the	1976
identification envelope, the elector shall declare under penalty	1977
of election falsification that the answers to those questions are	1978
true and correct to the best of the elector's knowledge and	1979
belief. Then, the elector shall note whether there are any voting	1980
marks on the ballot. If there are any voting marks, the ballot	1981
shall be returned immediately to the board of elections;	1982
otherwise, the elector shall cause the ballot to be marked, folded	1983
separately so as to conceal the markings on it, deposited in the	1984
identification envelope, and securely sealed in the identification	1985
envelope. The elector then shall cause the identification envelope	1986
to be placed within the return envelope, sealed in the return	1987
envelope, and mailed to the director of the board of elections to	1988
whom it is addressed. If the elector ~~does not~~is marking the	1989
absent voter's ballots in person at the board of elections or	1990
another voting location, the elector shall provide photo	1991
identification to the election officials, or the elector may	1992
execute an affirmation under division (A)(2) of section 3505.18 of	1993
the Revised Code stating that the elector has a religious	1994
objection to being photographed and cast a provisional ballot	1995
under section 3505.181 of the Revised Code. If the elector is not	1996
marking the absent voter's ballots in person, the elector shall	1997
provide the elector's driver's license number or the last four	1998
digits of the elector's social security number on the statement of	1999
voter on the identification envelope, or the elector ~~also~~ shall	2000
include in the return envelope with the identification envelope a	2001
copy of the elector's ~~current valid~~ photo identification~~, a copy~~	2002
~~of a military identification,~~ or a copy of a current utility bill,	2003
bank statement, government check, paycheck, or other government	2004
document, other than ~~a notice of an election mailed by a board of~~	2005
~~elections under section 3501.19 of the Revised Code or~~ a notice of	2006
voter registration mailed by a board of elections under section	2007
3503.19 of the Revised Code, that shows the name and address of	2008
the elector. Each elector who will be outside the United States on	2009
the day of the election shall check the box on the return envelope	2010
indicating this fact and shall mail the return envelope to the	2011
director prior to the close of the polls on election day.	2012

Every uniformed services or overseas absent voter's ballot	2013
identification envelope shall be accompanied by the following	2014
statement in boldface capital letters: WHOEVER COMMITS ELECTION	2015
FALSIFICATION IS GUILTY OF A FELONY OF THE FIFTH DEGREE.	2016

Sec. 4507.50. (A) The registrar of motor vehicles or a	2017
deputy registrar, upon receipt of an application filed in	2018
compliance with section 4507.51 of the Revised Code by any person	2019
who is a resident or a temporary resident of this state and,	2020
except as otherwise provided in this section, is not licensed as	2021
an operator of a motor vehicle in this state or another licensing	2022
jurisdiction, and, except as provided in ~~division~~divisions (B)	2023
and (C) of this section, upon receipt of a fee of three dollars	2024
and fifty cents, shall issue an identification card to that	2025
person.	2026

Any person who is a resident or temporary resident of this	2027
state whose Ohio driver's or commercial driver's license has been	2028
suspended or canceled, upon application in compliance with section	2029
4507.51 of the Revised Code and, except as provided in division	2030
(B) of this section, payment of a fee of three dollars and fifty	2031
cents, may be issued a temporary identification card. The	2032
temporary identification card shall be identical to an	2033
identification card, except that it shall be printed on its face	2034
with a statement that the card is valid during the effective dates	2035
of the suspension or cancellation of the cardholder's license, or	2036
until the birthday of the cardholder in the fourth year after the	2037
date on which it is issued, whichever is shorter. The cardholder	2038
shall surrender the identification card to the registrar or any	2039
deputy registrar before the cardholder's driver's or commercial	2040
driver's license is restored or reissued.	2041

Except as provided in ~~division~~divisions (B) and (C) of this	2042
section, the deputy registrar shall be allowed a fee of two	2043
dollars and seventy-five cents commencing on July 1, 2001, three	2044
dollars and twenty-five cents commencing on January 1, 2003, and	2045
three dollars and fifty cents commencing on January 1, 2004, for	2046
each identification card issued under this section. The fee	2047
allowed to the deputy registrar shall be in addition to the fee	2048
for issuing an identification card.	2049

Neither the registrar nor any deputy registrar shall charge a	2050
fee in excess of one dollar and fifty cents for laminating an	2051
identification card or temporary identification card. A deputy	2052
registrar laminating such a card shall retain the entire amount of	2053
the fee charged for lamination, less the actual cost to the	2054
registrar of the laminating materials used for that lamination, as	2055
specified in the contract executed by the bureau for the	2056
laminating materials and laminating equipment. The deputy	2057
registrar shall forward the amount of the cost of the laminating	2058
materials to the registrar for deposit as provided in this	2059
section.	2060

The fee collected for issuing an identification card under	2061
this section, except the fee allowed to the deputy registrar,	2062
shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the state	2063
bureau of motor vehicles fund created in section 4501.25 of the	2064
Revised Code.	2065

(B) A disabled veteran who has a service-connected disability	2066
rated at one hundred per cent by the veterans' administration may	2067
apply to the registrar or a deputy registrar for the issuance to	2068
that veteran of an identification card or a temporary	2069
identification card under this section without payment of any fee	2070
prescribed in division (A) of this section, including any	2071
lamination fee.	2072

An application made under division (B) of this section shall	2073
be accompanied by such documentary evidence of disability as the	2074
registrar may require by rule.	2075

(C) An individual who cannot afford to pay the fees	2076
prescribed in division (A) of this section, including any	2077
lamination fee, may apply to the registrar or a deputy registrar	2078
for the issuance to that individual of an identification card or a	2079
temporary identification card under this section without payment	2080
of any fee.	2081

The registrar shall, by rule, establish standards to	2082
determine whether individuals are able to pay the fees prescribed	2083
in division (A) of this section. An application made under	2084
division (C) of this section shall be accompanied by such	2085
documentary evidence of income and expenses as the registrar may	2086
require by rule, to determine the individual's ability to pay	2087
those fees.	2088

Sec. 4507.52. (A) Each identification card issued by the	2089
registrar of motor vehicles or a deputy registrar shall display a	2090
distinguishing number assigned to the cardholder, and shall	2091
display the following inscription:	2092

"STATE OF OHIO IDENTIFICATION CARD	2093

This card is not valid for the purpose of operating a motor	2094
vehicle. It is provided solely for the purpose of establishing the	2095
identity of the bearer described on the card, who currently is not	2096
licensed to operate a motor vehicle in the state of Ohio."	2097

The identification card shall display substantially the same	2098
information as contained in the application and as described in	2099
division (A)(1) of section 4507.51 of the Revised Code, but shall	2100
not display the cardholder's social security number unless the	2101
cardholder specifically requests that the cardholder's social	2102
security number be displayed on the card. If federal law requires	2103
the cardholder's social security number to be displayed on the	2104
identification card, the social security number shall be displayed	2105
on the card notwithstanding this section. The identification card	2106
also shall display the color photograph of the cardholder. If the	2107
cardholder has executed a durable power of attorney for health	2108
care or a declaration governing the use or continuation, or the	2109
withholding or withdrawal, of life-sustaining treatment and has	2110
specified that the cardholder wishes the identification card to	2111
indicate that the cardholder has executed either type of	2112
instrument, the card also shall display any symbol chosen by the	2113
registrar to indicate that the cardholder has executed either type	2114
of instrument. On and after October 7, 2009, if the cardholder has	2115
specified that the cardholder wishes the identification card to	2116
indicate that the cardholder is a veteran, active duty, or	2117
reservist of the armed forces of the United States and has	2118
presented a copy of the cardholder's DD-214 form or an equivalent	2119
document, the card also shall display any symbol chosen by the	2120
registrar to indicate that the cardholder is a veteran, active	2121
duty, or reservist of the armed forces of the United States. The	2122
card shall be sealed in transparent plastic or similar material	2123
and shall be so designed as to prevent its reproduction or	2124
alteration without ready detection.	2125

The identification card for persons under twenty-one years of	2126
age shall have characteristics prescribed by the registrar	2127
distinguishing it from that issued to a person who is twenty-one	2128
years of age or older, except that an identification card issued	2129
to a person who applies no more than thirty days before the	2130
applicant's twenty-first birthday shall have the characteristics	2131
of an identification card issued to a person who is twenty-one	2132
years of age or older.	2133

Every identification card issued to a resident of this state	2134
shall expire, unless canceled or surrendered earlier, on the	2135
birthday of the cardholder in the fourth year after the date on	2136
which it is issued. Every identification card issued to a	2137
temporary resident shall expire in accordance with rules adopted	2138
by the registrar and is nonrenewable, but may be replaced with a	2139
new identification card upon the applicant's compliance with all	2140
applicable requirements. A cardholder may renew the cardholder's	2141
identification card within ninety days prior to the day on which	2142
it expires by filing an application and paying the prescribed fee	2143
in accordance with section 4507.50 of the Revised Code.	2144

If a cardholder applies for a driver's or commercial driver's	2145
license in this state or another licensing jurisdiction, the	2146
cardholder shall surrender the cardholder's identification card to	2147
the registrar or any deputy registrar before the license is	2148
issued.	2149

(B) If a card is lost, destroyed, or mutilated, the person to	2150
whom the card was issued may obtain a duplicate by doing both of	2151
the following:	2152

(1) Furnishing suitable proof of the loss, destruction, or	2153
mutilation to the registrar or a deputy registrar;	2154

(2) Filing an application and presenting documentary evidence	2155
under section 4507.51 of the Revised Code.	2156

Any person who loses a card and, after obtaining a duplicate,	2157
finds the original, immediately shall surrender the original to	2158
the registrar or a deputy registrar.	2159

A cardholder may obtain a replacement identification card	2160
that reflects any change of the cardholder's name by furnishing	2161
suitable proof of the change to the registrar or a deputy	2162
registrar and surrendering the cardholder's existing card.	2163

When a cardholder applies for a duplicate or obtains a	2164
replacement identification card, the cardholder shall pay a fee of	2165
two dollars and fifty cents. A deputy registrar shall be allowed	2166
an additional fee of two dollars and seventy-five cents commencing	2167
on July 1, 2001, three dollars and twenty-five cents commencing on	2168
January 1, 2003, and three dollars and fifty cents commencing on	2169
January 1, 2004, for issuing a duplicate or replacement	2170
identification card. A disabled veteran who is a cardholder and	2171
has a service-connected disability rated at one hundred per cent	2172
by the veterans' administration may apply to the registrar or a	2173
deputy registrar for the issuance of a duplicate or replacement	2174
identification card without payment of any fee prescribed in this	2175
section, and without payment of any lamination fee if the disabled	2176
veteran would not be required to pay a lamination fee in	2177
connection with the issuance of an identification card or	2178
temporary identification card as provided in division (B) of	2179
section 4507.50 of the Revised Code. An individual who is a	2180
cardholder and who applied for and received that card under	2181
division (C) of section 4507.50 of the Revised Code may apply to	2182
the registrar or a deputy registrar for the issuance of a	2183
duplicate or replacement identification card without payment of	2184
any fee prescribed in this section, and without payment of any	2185
lamination fee if the individual would not be required to pay a	2186
lamination fee in connection with the issuance of an	2187
identification card or temporary identification card as provided	2188
in division (C) of section 4507.50 of the Revised Code.	2189

A duplicate or replacement identification card shall expire	2190
on the same date as the card it replaces.	2191

(C) The registrar shall cancel any card upon determining that	2192
the card was obtained unlawfully, issued in error, or was altered.	2193
The registrar also shall cancel any card that is surrendered to	2194
the registrar or to a deputy registrar after the holder has	2195
obtained a duplicate, replacement, or driver's or commercial	2196
driver's license.	2197

(D)(1) No agent of the state or its political subdivisions	2198
shall condition the granting of any benefit, service, right, or	2199
privilege upon the possession by any person of an identification	2200
card. Nothing in this section shall preclude any publicly operated	2201
or franchised transit system from using an identification card for	2202
the purpose of granting benefits or services of the system.	2203

(2) No person shall be required to apply for, carry, or	2204
possess an identification card.	2205

(E) Except in regard to an identification card issued to a	2206
person who applies no more than thirty days before the applicant's	2207
twenty-first birthday, neither the registrar nor any deputy	2208
registrar shall issue an identification card to a person under	2209
twenty-one years of age that does not have the characteristics	2210
prescribed by the registrar distinguishing it from the	2211
identification card issued to persons who are twenty-one years of	2212
age or older.	2213

(F) Whoever violates division (E) of this section is guilty	2214
of a minor misdemeanor.	2215

Section 2. That existing sections 3501.01, 3503.14, 3503.16,	2216
3503.19, 3503.28, 3505.18, 3505.181, 3505.182, 3505.183, 3509.03,	2217
3509.031, 3509.04, 3509.05, 3511.02, 3511.05, 3511.09, 4507.50,	2218
and 4507.52 of the Revised Code are hereby repealed.	2219