As Reported by the House State Government and Elections Committee

129th General Assembly
Regular Session
2011-2012
H. B. No. 159


Representatives Mecklenborg, Blessing 



A BILL
To amend sections 3501.01, 3503.14, 3503.16, 3503.19, 1
3503.28, 3505.18, 3505.181, 3505.182, 3505.183, 2
3509.03, 3509.031, 3509.04, 3509.05, 3511.02, 3
3511.05, 3511.09, 4507.50, and 4507.52 of the 4
Revised Code to generally require electors who 5
appear at a polling place to vote or who cast 6
absent voter's ballots in person to provide photo 7
identification, to establish a process for 8
electors who cannot afford photo identification to 9
receive free photo identification, and to permit 10
electors with a religious objection to being 11
photographed to vote in person upon the execution 12
of an affirmation to that effect.13


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 showsContains the name of the individual to whom it 194
was issuedelector, 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 showsContains 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 stateis not expired or that expired after the date of the 211
most recent general election; and212

       (4) Is one of the following documents:213

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

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

       (c) A valid United States military identification card; or225

       (d) A valid United States passport.226

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

       (1) The voter's name;232

       (2) The voter's address;233

       (3) The current date;234

       (4) The voter's date of birth;235

       (5) The voter to provide one or more of the following:236

       (a) The voter's driver's license number, if any;237

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

       (c) A copy of a current and valid photo identification, a 240
copy of a military identification, or a copy of a current utility 241
bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or other 242
government document, other than a notice of an election mailed by 243
a board of elections under section 3501.19 of the Revised Code or244
a notice of voter registration mailed by a board of elections 245
under section 3503.19 of the Revised Code, that shows the voter's 246
name and address.247

       (6) The voter's signature.248

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

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

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

       (1) An election official;268

       (2) A county treasurer;269

       (3) A deputy registrar of motor vehicles;270

       (4) An employee of a designated agency;271

       (5) An employee of a public high school;272

       (6) An employee of a public vocational school;273

       (7) An employee of a public library;274

       (8) An employee of the office of a county treasurer;275

       (9) An employee of the bureau of motor vehicles;276

       (10) An employee of a deputy registrar of motor vehicles;277

       (11) An employee of an election official.278

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

       (a) The applicant's registration;637

       (b) The precinct in which the applicant is to vote;638

       (c) In bold type as follows:639

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

       (1) An election official;744

       (2) A county treasurer;745

       (3) A deputy registrar of motor vehicles;746

       (4) An employee of a designated agency;747

       (5) An employee of a public high school;748

       (6) An employee of a public vocational school;749

       (7) An employee of a public library;750

       (8) An employee of the office of a county treasurer;751

       (9) An employee of the bureau of motor vehicles;752

       (10) An employee of a deputy registrar of motor vehicles;753

       (11) An employee of an election official.754

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

       Sec. 3505.18. (A)(1) When an elector appears in a polling 758
place to vote, the elector shall announce to the precinct election 759
officials the elector's full name and current address and provide 760
proof of the elector's identity in the form of a current and valid761
photo identification, a military identification, or a copy of a 762
current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, 763
or other government document, other than a notice of an election 764
mailed by a board of elections under section 3501.19 of the 765
Revised Code or a notice of voter registration mailed by a board 766
of elections under section 3503.19 of the Revised Code, that shows 767
the name and current address of the elector. If the elector 768
provides either a driver's license or a state identification card 769
issued under section 4507.50 of the Revised Code that does not 770
contain the elector's current residence address, the elector shall 771
provide the last four digits of the elector's driver's license 772
number or state identification card number, and the precinct 773
election official shall mark the poll list or signature pollbook 774
to indicate that the elector has provided a driver's license or 775
state identification card number with a former address and record 776
the last four digits of the elector's driver's license number or 777
state identification card number.778

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

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

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

       (a) The elector's name; 808

       (b) The elector's address; 809

       (c) The current date; 810

       (d) The elector's date of birth; 811

       (e) The elector's signature; and812

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

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

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

       (B) After the elector has announced the elector's full name 833
and current address and provided any of the forms of834
identification required under division (A)(1) of this section, the 835
elector shall writeconfirm the elector's name and address by 836
signing the elector's name at the proper place in the poll list or 837
signature pollbook provided for the purpose, except that if, for 838
any reason, an elector is unable to writesign the elector's name 839
and current address in the poll list or signature pollbook, the 840
elector may make the elector's mark at the place intended for the 841
elector's name, and a precinct election official shall write the 842
name of the elector at the proper place on the poll list or 843
signature pollbook following the elector's mark. The making of 844
such a mark shall be attested by the precinct election official, 845
who shall evidence the same by signing the precinct election 846
official's name on the poll list or signature pollbook as a 847
witness to the mark. Alternatively, if applicable, an attorney in 848
fact acting pursuant to section 3501.382 of the Revised Code may 849
sign the elector's signature in the poll list or signature 850
pollbook in accordance with that section. 851

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

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

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

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

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

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

       (4)(3) An individual who does not have any of the forms of897
photo identification required under division (A)(1) of section 898
3505.18 of the Revised Code, who cannot provide the last four 899
digits of the individual's social security number under division 900
(A)(2) of that section because the individual does not have a 901
social security numberhas a religious objection to being 902
photographed, and who has executed an affirmation as permitted 903
under division (A)(4)(2) of that section 3505.18 of the Revised 904
Code;905

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

       (b) Eligible to vote in that election.968

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

        (3) "Voting information" means all of the following:1122

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"Provisional Ballot Affirmation
1143

STATE OF OHIO1144

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

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

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

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

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

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

Additional Information For Determining Ballot Validity
1170

(May be completed at voter's discretion)
1171

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

Verification Statement
1180

(To be completed by election official)
1181

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

       ...... The provisional voter is not able to provide a current 1212
and valid photo identification, a military identification, or a 1213
copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, government check, 1214
paycheck, or other government document, other than a notice of an 1215
election mailed by a board of elections under section 3501.19 of 1216
the Revised Code or a notice of voter registration mailed by a 1217
board of elections under section 3503.19 of the Revised Code, with 1218
the voter's name and current address but does have one of these 1219
forms of identificationand did not execute an affirmation stating 1220
that the voter has a religious objection to being photographed. 1221
The provisional voter must provide one of the foregoing items of1222
a photo identification to the board of elections or execute such 1223
an affirmation within ten days after the election.1224

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

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

       ..... The provisional voter does not have a current and valid1246
photo identification, a military identification, a copy of a 1247
current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, 1248
or other government document with the voter's name and current 1249
address, or a social security number, and has declined to execute1250
executed an affirmation stating that the provisional voter has a 1251
religious objection to being photographed.1252

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

1263
(Signature of Election Official)" 1264

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

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

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

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

       (a) The individual's name and signature;1305

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

       (vii) The individual failed to provide a current and valid1366
photo identification, a military identification, a copy of a 1367
current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, 1368
or other government document, other than a notice of an election 1369
mailed by a board of elections under section 3501.19 of the 1370
Revised Code or a notice of voter registration mailed by a board 1371
of elections under section 3503.19 of the Revised Code, with the 1372
voter's name and current address, or the last four digits of the 1373
individual's social security number or to execute an affirmation 1374
under division (A)(2) of section 3505.18 or division (B) of 1375
section 3505.181 of the Revised Code.1376

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

       (A) The elector's name;1440

       (B) The elector's signature;1441

       (C) The address at which the elector is registered to vote;1442

       (D) The elector's date of birth;1443

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

       (1) The elector's driver's license number;1448

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

       (1) The elector's name;1488

       (2) The elector's signature;1489

       (3) The address at which the elector is registered to vote;1490

       (4) The elector's date of birth;1491

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

       (a) The elector's driver's license number;1496

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

        (3) The address at which the elector is registered to vote;1542

       (4) The elector's date of birth;1543

       (5) One of the following:1544

       (a) The elector's driver's license number;1545

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"Identification Envelope Statement of Voter
1600

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

       My voting residence in Ohio is1606

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

       ...... In lieu of providing a driver's license number or the 1628
last four digits of my Social Security Number, I am enclosing a 1629
copy of one of the following in the return envelope in which this 1630
identification envelope will be mailed: a current and valid photo 1631
identification, a military identification, or a current utility 1632
bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or other 1633
government document, other than a notice of an election mailed by 1634
a board of elections under section 3501.19 of the Revised Code or1635
a notice of voter registration mailed by a board of elections, 1636
that shows my name and address.1637

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

1640
(Signature of Voter) 1641

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

       (2) Division (B)(1) of this section shall not apply to any 1729
mail that is postmarked using a postage evidencing system, 1730
including a postage meter, as defined in 39 C.F.R. 501.1.1731

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

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

       (1) The elector's name;1753

       (2) The elector's signature;1754

       (3) The address at which the elector is registered to vote;1755

       (4) The elector's date of birth;1756

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

       (a) The elector's driver's license number;1761

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

       (3) The address at which the elector is registered to vote;1823

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

        (5) The elector's date of birth;1829

       (6) One of the following:1830

       (a) The elector's driver's license number;1831

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"Identification Envelope Statement of Voter
1882

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

       My voting residence in Ohio is1888

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

       ...... In lieu of providing a driver's license number or the 1910
last four digits of my Social Security Number, I am enclosing a 1911
copy of one of the following in the return envelope in which this 1912
identification envelope will be mailed: a current and valid photo 1913
identification, a military identification, or a current utility 1914
bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or other 1915
government document, other than a notice of an election mailed by 1916
a board of elections under section 3501.19 of the Revised Code or1917
a notice of voter registration mailed by a board of elections, 1918
that shows my name and address.1919

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

1922
(Signature of Voter) 1923

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

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

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

"Instructions to voter:1954

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

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

1965
(Signature of voter)" 1966

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"STATE OF OHIO IDENTIFICATION CARD
2090

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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