H. B. No. 269 As Introduced

As Introduced

130th General Assembly

Regular Session

2013-2014

H. B. No. 269

Representative Becker

Cosponsors: Representatives Lynch, Stebelton, Beck, Brenner, Thompson

A BILL

To amend sections 3501.01, 3503.14, 3503.16, 3503.19,

3503.28, 3505.18, 3505.181, 3505.182, 3505.183,

3509.03, 3509.04, 3509.05, 3509.08, 3511.02,

3511.05, 3511.09, 4507.50, and 4507.52 of the

Revised Code to revise the law concerning the

identification an elector must provide in order to

cast absent voter's ballots, to vote in person at

a polling place, or to cast a provisional ballot.

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

Section 1. That sections 3501.01, 3503.14, 3503.16, 3503.19,	9
3503.28, 3505.18, 3505.181, 3505.182, 3505.183, 3509.03, 3509.04,	10
3509.05, 3509.08, 3511.02, 3511.05, 3511.09, 4507.50, and 4507.52	11
of the Revised Code be amended to read as follows:	12

Sec. 3501.01. As used in the sections of the Revised Code	13
relating to elections and political communications:	14

(A) "General election" means the election held on the first	15
Tuesday after the first Monday in each November.	16

(B) "Regular municipal election" means the election held on	17
the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November in each	18
odd-numbered year.	19

(C) "Regular state election" means the election held on the	20
first Tuesday after the first Monday in November in each	21
even-numbered year.	22

(D) "Special election" means any election other than those	23
elections defined in other divisions of this section. A special	24
election may be held only on the first Tuesday after the first	25
Monday in February, May, August, or November, or on the day	26
authorized by a particular municipal or county charter for the	27
holding of a primary election, except that in any year in which a	28
presidential primary election is held, no special election shall	29
be held in February or May, except as authorized by a municipal or	30
county charter, but may be held on the first Tuesday after the	31
first Monday in March.	32

(E)(1) "Primary" or "primary election" means an election held	33
for the purpose of nominating persons as candidates of political	34
parties for election to offices, and for the purpose of electing	35
persons as members of the controlling committees of political	36
parties and as delegates and alternates to the conventions of	37
political parties. Primary elections shall be held on the first	38
Tuesday after the first Monday in May of each year except in years	39
in which a presidential primary election is held.	40

(2) "Presidential primary election" means a primary election	41
as defined by division (E)(1) of this section at which an election	42
is held for the purpose of choosing delegates and alternates to	43
the national conventions of the major political parties pursuant	44
to section 3513.12 of the Revised Code. Unless otherwise	45
specified, presidential primary elections are included in	46
references to primary elections. In years in which a presidential	47
primary election is held, all primary elections shall be held on	48
the first Tuesday after the first Monday in March except as	49
otherwise authorized by a municipal or county charter.	50

(F) "Political party" means any group of voters meeting the	51
requirements set forth in section 3517.01 of the Revised Code for	52
the formation and existence of a political party.	53

(1) "Major political party" means any political party	54
organized under the laws of this state whose candidate for	55
governor or nominees for presidential electors received no less	56
than twenty per cent of the total vote cast for such office at the	57
most recent regular state election.	58

(2) "Intermediate 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 less than	61
twenty per cent but not less than ten per cent of the total vote	62
cast for such office at the most recent regular state election.	63

(3) "Minor 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
ten per cent but not less than five per cent of the total vote	67
cast for such office at the most recent regular state election or	68
which has filed with the secretary of state, subsequent to any	69
election in which it received less than five per cent of such	70
vote, a petition signed by qualified electors equal in number to	71
at least one per cent of the total vote cast for such office in	72
the last preceding regular state election, except that a newly	73
formed political party shall be known as a minor political party	74
until the time of the first election for governor or president	75
which occurs not less than twelve months subsequent to the	76
formation of such party, after which election the status of such	77
party shall be determined by the vote for the office of governor	78
or president.	79

(G) "Dominant party in a precinct" or "dominant political	80
party in a precinct" means that political party whose candidate	81
for election to the office of governor at the most recent regular	82
state election at which a governor was elected received more votes	83
than any other person received for election to that office in such	84
precinct at such election.	85

(H) "Candidate" means any qualified person certified in	86
accordance with the provisions of the Revised Code for placement	87
on the official ballot of a primary, general, or special election	88
to be held in this state, or any qualified person who claims to be	89
a write-in candidate, or who knowingly assents to being	90
represented as a write-in candidate by another at either a	91
primary, general, or special election to be held in this state.	92

(I) "Independent candidate" means any candidate who claims	93
not to be affiliated with a political party, and whose name has	94
been certified on the office-type ballot at a general or special	95
election through the filing of a statement of candidacy and	96
nominating petition, as prescribed in section 3513.257 of the	97
Revised Code.	98

(J) "Nonpartisan candidate" means any candidate whose name is	99
required, pursuant to section 3505.04 of the Revised Code, to be	100
listed on the nonpartisan ballot, including all candidates for	101
judicial office, for member of any board of education, for	102
municipal or township offices in which primary elections are not	103
held for nominating candidates by political parties, and for	104
offices of municipal corporations having charters that provide for	105
separate ballots for elections for these offices.	106

(K) "Party candidate" means any candidate who claims to be a	107
member of a political party, whose name has been certified on the	108
office-type ballot at a general or special election through the	109
filing of a declaration of candidacy and petition of candidate,	110
and who has won the primary election of the candidate's party for	111
the public office the candidate seeks or is selected by party	112
committee in accordance with section 3513.31 of the Revised Code.	113

(L) "Officer of a political party" includes, but is not	114
limited to, any member, elected or appointed, of a controlling	115
committee, whether representing the territory of the state, a	116
district therein, a county, township, a city, a ward, a precinct,	117
or other territory, of a major, intermediate, or minor political	118
party.	119

(M) "Question or issue" means any question or issue certified	120
in accordance with the Revised Code for placement on an official	121
ballot at a general or special election to be held in this state.	122

(N) "Elector" or "qualified elector" means a person having	123
the qualifications provided by law to be entitled to vote.	124

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

125

(P) "Voting residence" means that place of residence of an	126
elector which shall determine the precinct in which the elector	127
may vote.	128

(Q) "Precinct" means a district within a county established	129
by the board of elections of such county within which all	130
qualified electors having a voting residence therein may vote at	131
the same polling place.	132

(R) "Polling place" means that place provided for each	133
precinct at which the electors having a voting residence in such	134
precinct may vote.	135

(S) "Board" or "board of elections" means the board of	136
elections appointed in a county pursuant to section 3501.06 of the	137
Revised Code.	138

(T) "Political subdivision" means a county, township, city,	139
village, or school district.	140

(U) "Election officer" or "election official" means any of	141
the following:	142

(1) Secretary of state;

143

(2) Employees of the secretary of state serving the division	144
of elections in the capacity of attorney, administrative officer,	145
administrative assistant, elections administrator, office manager,	146
or clerical supervisor;	147

(3) Director of a board of elections;

148

(4) Deputy director of a board of elections;

149

(5) Member of a board of elections;

150

(6) Employees of a board of elections;

151

(7) Precinct polling place judges;

152

(8) Employees appointed by the boards of elections on a	153
temporary or part-time basis.	154

(V) "Acknowledgment notice" means a notice sent by a board of	155
elections, on a form prescribed by the secretary of state,	156
informing a voter registration applicant or an applicant who	157
wishes to change the applicant's residence or name of the status	158
of the application; the information necessary to complete or	159
update the application, if any; and if the application is	160
complete, the precinct in which the applicant is to vote.	161

(W) "Confirmation notice" means a notice sent by a board of	162
elections, on a form prescribed by the secretary of state, to a	163
registered elector to confirm the registered elector's current	164
address.	165

(X) "Designated agency" means an office or agency in the	166
state that provides public assistance or that provides	167
state-funded programs primarily engaged in providing services to	168
persons with disabilities and that is required by the National	169
Voter Registration Act of 1993 to implement a program designed and	170
administered by the secretary of state for registering voters, or	171
any other public or government office or agency that implements a	172
program designed and administered by the secretary of state for	173
registering voters, including the department of job and family	174
services, the program administered under section 3701.132 of the	175
Revised Code by the department of health, the department of mental	176
health and addiction services, the department of developmental	177
disabilities, the opportunities for Ohioans with disabilities	178
agency, and any other agency the secretary of state designates.	179
"Designated agency" does not include public high schools and	180
vocational schools, public libraries, or the office of a county	181
treasurer.	182

(Y) "National Voter Registration Act of 1993" means the	183
"National Voter Registration Act of 1993," 107 Stat. 77, 42	184
U.S.C.A. 1973gg.	185

(Z) "Voting Rights Act of 1965" means the "Voting Rights Act	186
of 1965," 79 Stat. 437, 42 U.S.C.A. 1973, as amended.	187

(AA) "Photo identification" means a document that meets each	188
of the following requirements:	189

(1) It ~~shows~~contains the name of the ~~individual to whom it~~	190
~~was issued~~elector, which shall conform to the name in the ~~poll~~	191
~~list or signature pollbook.~~individual's voter registration	192
record;	193

(2) It ~~shows the current address of the individual to whom it~~	194
~~was issued, which shall conform to the address in the poll list or~~	195
~~signature pollbook, except for a driver's license or a state~~	196
~~identification card issued under section 4507.50 of the Revised~~	197
~~Code, which may show either the current or former address of the~~	198
~~individual to whom it was issued, regardless of whether that~~	199
~~address conforms to the address in the poll list or signature~~	200
~~pollbook.~~	201

~~(3) It shows~~contains a photograph of the individual to whom	202
it was issued.	203

~~(4) It includes an expiration date that has not passed.~~

204

~~(5) It was issued by the government of the United States or~~	205
~~this state~~; and	206

(3) It is one of the following documents:

207

(a) An Ohio driver's license or Ohio commercial driver's	208
license issued by the registrar of motor vehicles or a deputy	209
registrar under Chapter 4507. of the Revised Code that shows the	210
current or former address of the elector, regardless of whether	211
that address conforms to the address in the individual's voter	212
registration record and regardless of whether the license is	213
expired;	214

(b) A state identification card issued by the registrar of	215
motor vehicles or a deputy registrar under section 4507.50 of the	216
Revised Code that shows the current or former address of the	217
elector, regardless of whether that address conforms to the	218
address in the individual's voter registration record, and that is	219
not expired or that expired after the date of the most recent	220
general election;	221

(c) A United States military identification card that is not	222
expired or that expired after the date of the most recent general	223
election; or	224

(d) A United States passport that is not expired or that	225
expired after the date of the most recent general election.	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 or state identification card	237
number, if any;	238

(b) The last four digits of the voter's social security	239
number, if any;	240

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

(6) The voter's signature.

247

The registration form shall include a space on which the	248
person registering an applicant shall sign the person's name and	249
provide the person's address and a space on which the person	250
registering an applicant shall name the employer who is employing	251
that person to register the applicant.	252

Except for forms prescribed by the secretary of state under	253
section 3503.11 of the Revised Code, the secretary of state shall	254
permit boards of elections to produce forms that have subdivided	255
spaces for each individual alphanumeric character of the	256
information provided by the voter so as to accommodate the	257
electronic reading and conversion of the voter's information to	258
data and the subsequent electronic transfer of that data to the	259
statewide voter registration database established under section	260
3503.15 of the Revised Code.	261

(B) None of the following persons who are registering an	262
applicant in the course of that official's or employee's normal	263
duties shall sign the person's name, provide the person's address,	264
or name the employer who is employing the person to register an	265
applicant on a form prepared under this section:	266

(1) An election official;

267

(2) A county treasurer;

268

(3) A deputy registrar of motor vehicles;

269

(4) An employee of a designated agency;

270

(5) An employee of a public high school;

271

(6) An employee of a public vocational school;

272

(7) An employee of a public library;

273

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

274

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

275

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

276

(11) An employee of an election official.

277

(C) Except as provided in section 3501.382 of the Revised	278
Code, any applicant who is unable to sign the applicant's own name	279
shall make an "X," if possible, which shall be certified by the	280
signing of the name of the applicant by the person filling out the	281
form, who shall add the person's own signature. If an applicant is	282
unable to make an "X," the applicant shall indicate in some manner	283
that the applicant desires to register to vote or to change the	284
applicant's name or residence. The person registering the	285
applicant shall sign the form and attest that the applicant	286
indicated that the applicant desired to register to vote or to	287
change the applicant's name or residence.	288

(D) No registration, change of residence, or change of name	289
form shall be rejected solely on the basis that a person	290
registering an applicant failed to sign the person's name or	291
failed to name the employer who is employing that person to	292
register the applicant as required under division (A) of this	293
section.	294

(E) As used in this section, "registering an applicant"	295
includes any effort, for compensation, to provide voter	296
registration forms or to assist persons in completing or returning	297
those forms.	298

Sec. 3503.16. (A) Whenever a registered elector changes the	299
place of residence of that registered elector from one precinct to	300
another within a county or from one county to another, or has a	301
change of name, that registered elector shall report the change by	302
delivering a change of residence or change of name form, whichever	303
is appropriate, as prescribed by the secretary of state under	304
section 3503.14 of the Revised Code to the state or local office	305
of a designated agency, a public high school or vocational school,	306
a public library, the office of the county treasurer, the office	307
of the secretary of state, any office of the registrar or deputy	308
registrar of motor vehicles, or any office of a board of elections	309
in person or by a third person. Any voter registration, change of	310
address, or change of name application, returned by mail, may be	311
sent only to the secretary of state or the board of elections.	312

A registered elector also may update the registration of that	313
registered elector by filing a change of residence or change of	314
name form on the day of a special, primary, or general election at	315
the polling place in the precinct in which that registered elector	316
resides or at the board of elections or at another site designated	317
by the board.	318

(B)(1)(a) Any registered elector who moves within a precinct	319
on or prior to the day of a general, primary, or special election	320
and has not filed a notice of change of residence with the board	321
of elections may vote in that election by going to that registered	322
elector's assigned polling place, completing and signing a notice	323
of change of residence, showing ~~identification in the form of a~~	324
~~current and valid~~ photo identification~~, a military identification,~~	325
~~or a copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, government~~	326
~~check, paycheck, or other government document, other than a notice~~	327
~~of voter registration mailed by a board of elections under section~~	328
~~3503.19 of the Revised Code, that shows the name and current~~	329
~~address of the elector~~, and casting a ballot. If the elector	330
provides either a driver's license or a state identification card	331
issued under section 4507.50 of the Revised Code that does not	332
contain the elector's current residence address, the elector shall	333
provide the last four digits of the elector's driver's license	334
number or state identification card number, and the precinct	335
election official shall mark the poll list or signature pollbook	336
to indicate that the elector has provided a driver's license or	337
state identification card number with a former address and record	338
the last four digits of the elector's driver's license number or	339
state identification card number.	340

(b) Any registered elector who changes the name of that	341
registered elector and remains within a precinct on or prior to	342
the day of a general, primary, or special election and has not	343
filed a notice of change of name with the board of elections may	344
vote in that election by going to that registered elector's	345
assigned polling place, completing and signing a notice of a	346
change of name, and casting a provisional ballot under section	347
3505.181 of the Revised Code.	348

(2) Any registered elector who moves from one precinct to	349
another within a county or moves from one precinct to another and	350
changes the name of that registered elector on or prior to the day	351
of a general, primary, or special election and has not filed a	352
notice of change of residence or change of name, whichever is	353
appropriate, with the board of elections may vote in that election	354
if that registered elector complies with division (G) of this	355
section or does all of the following:	356

(a) Appears at anytime during regular business hours on or	357
after the twenty-eighth day prior to the election in which that	358
registered elector wishes to vote or, if the election is held on	359
the day of a presidential primary election, the twenty-fifth day	360
prior to the election, through noon of the Saturday prior to the	361
election at the office of the board of elections, appears at any	362
time during regular business hours on the Monday prior to the	363
election at the office of the board of elections, or appears on	364
the day of the election at either of the following locations:	365

(i) The polling place in the precinct in which that	366
registered elector resides;	367

(ii) The office of the board of elections or, if pursuant to	368
division (C) of section 3501.10 of the Revised Code the board has	369
designated another location in the county at which registered	370
electors may vote, at that other location instead of the office of	371
the board of elections.	372

(b) Completes and signs, under penalty of election	373
falsification, a notice of change of residence or change of name,	374
whichever is appropriate, and files it with election officials at	375
the polling place, at the office of the board of elections, or, if	376
pursuant to division (C) of section 3501.10 of the Revised Code	377
the board has designated another location in the county at which	378
registered electors may vote, at that other location instead of	379
the office of the board of elections, whichever is appropriate;	380

(c) Votes a provisional ballot under section 3505.181 of the	381
Revised Code at the polling place, at the office of the board of	382
elections, or, if pursuant to division (C) of section 3501.10 of	383
the Revised Code the board has designated another location in the	384
county at which registered electors may vote, at that other	385
location instead of the office of the board of elections,	386
whichever is appropriate, using the address to which that	387
registered elector has moved or the name of that registered	388
elector as changed, whichever is appropriate;	389

(d) Completes and signs, under penalty of election	390
falsification, a statement attesting that that registered elector	391
moved or had a change of name, whichever is appropriate, on or	392
prior to the day of the election, has voted a provisional ballot	393
at the polling place in the precinct in which that registered	394
elector resides, at the office of the board of elections, or, if	395
pursuant to division (C) of section 3501.10 of the Revised Code	396
the board has designated another location in the county at which	397
registered electors may vote, at that other location instead of	398
the office of the board of elections, whichever is appropriate,	399
and will not vote or attempt to vote at any other location for	400
that particular election. The statement required under division	401
(B)(2)(d) of this section shall be included on the notice of	402
change of residence or change of name, whichever is appropriate,	403
required under division (B)(2)(b) of this section.	404

(C) Any registered elector who moves from one county to	405
another county within the state on or prior to the day of a	406
general, primary, or special election and has not registered to	407
vote in the county to which that registered elector moved may vote	408
in that election if that registered elector complies with division	409
(G) of this section or does all of the following:	410

(1) Appears at any time during regular business hours on or	411
after the twenty-eighth day prior to the election in which that	412
registered elector wishes to vote or, if the election is held on	413
the day of a presidential primary election, the twenty-fifth day	414
prior to the election, through noon of the Saturday prior to the	415
election at the office of the board of elections or, if pursuant	416
to division (C) of section 3501.10 of the Revised Code the board	417
has designated another location in the county at which registered	418
electors may vote, at that other location instead of the office of	419
the board of elections, appears during regular business hours on	420
the Monday prior to the election at the office of the board of	421
elections or, if pursuant to division (C) of section 3501.10 of	422
the Revised Code the board has designated another location in the	423
county at which registered electors may vote, at that other	424
location instead of the office of the board of elections, or	425
appears on the day of the election at the office of the board of	426
elections or, if pursuant to division (C) of section 3501.10 of	427
the Revised Code the board has designated another location in the	428
county at which registered electors may vote, at that other	429
location instead of the office of the board of elections;	430

(2) Completes and signs, under penalty of election	431
falsification, a notice of change of residence and files it with	432
election officials at the board of elections or, if pursuant to	433
division (C) of section 3501.10 of the Revised Code the board has	434
designated another location in the county at which registered	435
electors may vote, at that other location instead of the office of	436
the board of elections;	437

(3) Votes a provisional ballot under section 3505.181 of the	438
Revised Code at the office of the board of elections or, if	439
pursuant to division (C) of section 3501.10 of the Revised Code	440
the board has designated another location in the county at which	441
registered electors may vote, at that other location instead of	442
the office of the board of elections, using the address to which	443
that registered elector has moved;	444

(4) Completes and signs, under penalty of election	445
falsification, a statement attesting that that registered elector	446
has moved from one county to another county within the state on or	447
prior to the day of the election, has voted at the office of the	448
board of elections or, if pursuant to division (C) of section	449
3501.10 of the Revised Code the board has designated another	450
location in the county at which registered electors may vote, at	451
that other location instead of the office of the board of	452
elections, and will not vote or attempt to vote at any other	453
location for that particular election. The statement required	454
under division (C)(4) of this section shall be included on the	455
notice of change of residence required under division (C)(2) of	456
this section.	457

(D) A person who votes by absent voter's ballots pursuant to	458
division (G) of this section shall not make written application	459
for the ballots pursuant to Chapter 3509. of the Revised Code.	460
Ballots cast pursuant to division (G) of this section shall be set	461
aside in a special envelope and counted during the official	462
canvass of votes in the manner provided for in sections 3505.32	463
and 3509.06 of the Revised Code insofar as that manner is	464
applicable. The board shall examine the pollbooks to verify that	465
no ballot was cast at the polls or by absent voter's ballots under	466
Chapter 3509. or 3511. of the Revised Code by an elector who has	467
voted by absent voter's ballots pursuant to division (G) of this	468
section. Any ballot determined to be insufficient for any of the	469
reasons stated above or stated in section 3509.07 of the Revised	470
Code shall not be counted.	471

Subject to division (C) of section 3501.10 of the Revised	472
Code, a board of elections may lease or otherwise acquire a site	473
different from the office of the board at which registered	474
electors may vote pursuant to division (B) or (C) of this section.	475

(E) Upon receiving a change of residence or change of name	476
form, the board of elections shall immediately send the registrant	477
an acknowledgment notice. If the change of residence or change of	478
name form is valid, the board shall update the voter's	479
registration as appropriate. If that form is incomplete, the board	480
shall inform the registrant in the acknowledgment notice specified	481
in this division of the information necessary to complete or	482
update that registrant's registration.	483

(F) Change of residence and change of name forms shall be	484
available at each polling place, and when these forms are	485
completed, noting changes of residence or name, as appropriate,	486
they shall be filed with election officials at the polling place.	487
Election officials shall return completed forms, together with the	488
pollbooks and tally sheets, to the board of elections.	489

The board of elections shall provide change of residence and	490
change of name forms to the probate court and court of common	491
pleas. The court shall provide the forms to any person eighteen	492
years of age or older who has a change of name by order of the	493
court or who applies for a marriage license. The court shall	494
forward all completed forms to the board of elections within five	495
days after receiving them.	496

(G) A registered elector who otherwise would qualify to vote	497
under division (B) or (C) of this section but is unable to appear	498
at the office of the board of elections or, if pursuant to	499
division (C) of section 3501.10 of the Revised Code the board has	500
designated another location in the county at which registered	501
electors may vote, at that other location, on account of personal	502
illness, physical disability, or infirmity, may vote on the day of	503
the election if that registered elector does all of the following:	504

(1) Makes a written application that includes all of the	505
information required under section 3509.03 of the Revised Code to	506
the appropriate board for an absent voter's ballot on or after the	507
twenty-seventh day prior to the election in which the registered	508
elector wishes to vote through noon of the Saturday prior to that	509
election and requests that the absent voter's ballot be sent to	510
the address to which the registered elector has moved if the	511
registered elector has moved, or to the address of that registered	512
elector who has not moved but has had a change of name;	513

(2) Declares that the registered elector has moved or had a	514
change of name, whichever is appropriate, and otherwise is	515
qualified to vote under the circumstances described in division	516
(B) or (C) of this section, whichever is appropriate, but that the	517
registered elector is unable to appear at the board of elections	518
because of personal illness, physical disability, or infirmity;	519

(3) Completes and returns along with the completed absent	520
voter's ballot a notice of change of residence indicating the	521
address to which the registered elector has moved, or a notice of	522
change of name, whichever is appropriate;	523

(4) Completes and signs, under penalty of election	524
falsification, a statement attesting that the registered elector	525
has moved or had a change of name on or prior to the day before	526
the election, has voted by absent voter's ballot because of	527
personal illness, physical disability, or infirmity that prevented	528
the registered elector from appearing at the board of elections,	529
and will not vote or attempt to vote at any other location or by	530
absent voter's ballot mailed to any other location or address for	531
that particular election.	532

Sec. 3503.19. (A) Persons qualified to register or to change	533
their registration because of a change of address or change of	534
name may register or change their registration in person at any	535
state or local office of a designated agency, at the office of the	536
registrar or any deputy registrar of motor vehicles, at a public	537
high school or vocational school, at a public library, at the	538
office of a county treasurer, or at a branch office established by	539
the board of elections, or in person, through another person, or	540
by mail at the office of the secretary of state or at the office	541
of a board of elections. A registered elector may also change the	542
elector's registration on election day at any polling place where	543
the elector is eligible to vote, in the manner provided under	544
section 3503.16 of the Revised Code.	545

Any state or local office of a designated agency, the office	546
of the registrar or any deputy registrar of motor vehicles, a	547
public high school or vocational school, a public library, or the	548
office of a county treasurer shall transmit any voter registration	549
application or change of registration form that it receives to the	550
board of elections of the county in which the state or local	551
office is located, within five days after receiving the voter	552
registration application or change of registration form.	553

An otherwise valid voter registration application that is	554
returned to the appropriate office other than by mail must be	555
received by a state or local office of a designated agency, the	556
office of the registrar or any deputy registrar of motor vehicles,	557
a public high school or vocational school, a public library, the	558
office of a county treasurer, the office of the secretary of	559
state, or the office of a board of elections no later than the	560
thirtieth day preceding a primary, special, or general election	561
for the person to qualify as an elector eligible to vote at that	562
election. An otherwise valid registration application received	563
after that day entitles the elector to vote at all subsequent	564
elections.	565

Any state or local office of a designated agency, the office	566
of the registrar or any deputy registrar of motor vehicles, a	567
public high school or vocational school, a public library, or the	568
office of a county treasurer shall date stamp a registration	569
application or change of name or change of address form it	570
receives using a date stamp that does not disclose the identity of	571
the state or local office that receives the registration.	572

Voter registration applications, if otherwise valid, that are	573
returned by mail to the office of the secretary of state or to the	574
office of a board of elections must be postmarked no later than	575
the thirtieth day preceding a primary, special, or general	576
election in order for the person to qualify as an elector eligible	577
to vote at that election. If an otherwise valid voter registration	578
application that is returned by mail does not bear a postmark or a	579
legible postmark, the registration shall be valid for that	580
election if received by the office of the secretary of state or	581
the office of a board of elections no later than twenty-five days	582
preceding any special, primary, or general election.	583

(B)(1) Any person may apply in person, by telephone, by mail,	584
or through another person for voter registration forms to the	585
office of the secretary of state or the office of a board of	586
elections. An individual who is eligible to vote as a uniformed	587
services voter or an overseas voter in accordance with 42 U.S.C.	588
1973ff-6 also may apply for voter registration forms by electronic	589
means to the office of the secretary of state or to the board of	590
elections of the county in which the person's voting residence is	591
located pursuant to section 3503.191 of the Revised Code.	592

(2)(a) An applicant may return the applicant's completed	593
registration form in person or by mail to any state or local	594
office of a designated agency, to a public high school or	595
vocational school, to a public library, to the office of a county	596
treasurer, to the office of the secretary of state, or to the	597
office of a board of elections. An applicant who is eligible to	598
vote as a uniformed services voter or an overseas voter in	599
accordance with 42 U.S.C. 1973ff-6 also may return the applicant's	600
completed voter registration form electronically to the office of	601
the secretary of state or to the board of elections of the county	602
in which the person's voting residence is located pursuant to	603
section 3503.191 of the Revised Code.	604

(b) Subject to division (B)(2)(c) of this section, an	605
applicant may return the applicant's completed registration form	606
through another person to any board of elections or the office of	607
the secretary of state.	608

(c) A person who receives compensation for registering a	609
voter shall return any registration form entrusted to that person	610
by an applicant to any board of elections or to the office of the	611
secretary of state.	612

(d) If a board of elections or the office of the secretary of	613
state receives a registration form under division (B)(2)(b) or (c)	614
of this section before the thirtieth day before an election, the	615
board or the office of the secretary of state, as applicable,	616
shall forward the registration to the board of elections of the	617
county in which the applicant is seeking to register to vote	618
within ten days after receiving the application. If a board of	619
elections or the office of the secretary of state receives a	620
registration form under division (B)(2)(b) or (c) of this section	621
on or after the thirtieth day before an election, the board or the	622
office of the secretary of state, as applicable, shall forward the	623
registration to the board of elections of the county in which the	624
applicant is seeking to register to vote within thirty days after	625
that election.	626

(C)(1) A board of elections that receives a voter	627
registration application and is satisfied as to the truth of the	628
statements made in the registration form shall register the	629
applicant not later than twenty business days after receiving the	630
application, unless that application is received during the thirty	631
days immediately preceding the day of an election. The board shall	632
promptly notify the applicant in writing of each of the following:	633

(a) The applicant's registration;

634

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

635

636

"Voters must bring photo identification to the polls in order	637
to verify identity. ~~Identification may include a current and valid~~	638
~~photo identification, a military identification, or a copy of a~~	639
~~current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck,~~	640
~~or other government document, other than this notification, that~~	641
~~shows the voter's name and current address.~~ Voters who ~~do not~~	642
~~provide one of these documents~~have a religious objection to being	643
photographed will still be able to vote ~~by casting a provisional~~	644
~~ballot. Voters who do not have any of the above forms of~~	645
~~identification, including a social security number, will still be~~	646
~~able to vote~~ by signing an affirmation ~~swearing to the voter's~~	647
~~identity~~to that effect under penalty of election falsification	648
and by casting a provisional ballot."	649

The notification shall be by nonforwardable mail. If the mail	650
is returned to the board, it shall investigate and cause the	651
notification to be delivered to the correct address.	652

(2) If, after investigating as required under division (C)(1)	653
of this section, the board is unable to verify the voter's correct	654
address, it shall cause the voter's name in the official	655
registration list and in the poll list or signature pollbook to be	656
marked to indicate that the voter's notification was returned to	657
the board.	658

At the first election at which a voter whose name has been so	659
marked appears to vote, the voter shall be required to provide	660
photo identification to the election officials and to vote by	661
provisional ballot under section 3505.181 of the Revised Code. If	662
the provisional ballot is counted pursuant to division (B)(3) of	663
section 3505.183 of the Revised Code, the board shall correct that	664
voter's registration, if needed, and shall remove the indication	665
that the voter's notification was returned from that voter's name	666
on the official registration list and on the poll list or	667
signature pollbook. If the provisional ballot is not counted	668
pursuant to division (B)(4)(a)(i), (v), or (vi) of section	669
3505.183 of the Revised Code, the voter's registration shall be	670
canceled. The board shall notify the voter by United States mail	671
of the cancellation.	672

(3) If a notice of the disposition of an otherwise valid	673
registration application is sent by nonforwardable mail and is	674
returned undelivered, the person shall be registered as provided	675
in division (C)(2) of this section and sent a confirmation notice	676
by forwardable mail. If the person fails to respond to the	677
confirmation notice, update the person's registration, or vote by	678
provisional ballot as provided in division (C)(2) of this section	679
in any election during the period of two federal elections	680
subsequent to the mailing of the confirmation notice, the person's	681
registration shall be canceled.	682

Sec. 3503.28. (A) The secretary of state shall develop an	683
information brochure regarding voter registration. The brochure	684
shall include, but is not limited to, all of the following	685
information:	686

(1) The applicable deadlines for registering to vote or for	687
returning an applicant's completed registration form;	688

(2) The applicable deadline for returning an applicant's	689
completed registration form if the person returning the form is	690
being compensated for registering voters;	691

(3) The locations to which a person may return an applicant's	692
completed registration form;	693

(4) The location to which a person who is compensated for	694
registering voters may return an applicant's completed	695
registration form;	696

(5) The registration and affirmation requirements applicable	697
to persons who are compensated for registering voters under	698
section 3503.29 of the Revised Code;	699

(6) A notice, which shall be written in bold type, stating as	700
follows:	701

"Voters must bring photo identification to the polls in order	702
to verify identity. ~~Identification may include a current and valid~~	703
~~photo identification, a military identification, or a copy of a~~	704
~~current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck,~~	705
~~or other government document, other than a voter registration~~	706
~~notification sent by a board of elections, that shows the voter's~~	707
~~name and current address.~~ Voters who ~~do not provide one of these~~	708
~~documents~~have a religious objection to being photographed will	709
still be able to vote ~~by casting a provisional ballot. Voters who~~	710
~~do not have any of the above forms of identification, including a~~	711
~~social security number, will still be able to vote~~ by signing an	712
affirmation ~~swearing to the voter's identity~~to that effect under	713
penalty of election falsification and by casting a provisional	714
ballot."	715

(B) Except as otherwise provided in division (D) of this	716
section, a board of elections, designated agency, public high	717
school, public vocational school, public library, office of a	718
county treasurer, or deputy registrar of motor vehicles shall	719
distribute a copy of the brochure developed under division (A) of	720
this section to any person who requests more than two voter	721
registration forms at one time.	722

(C)(1) The secretary of state shall provide the information	723
required to be included in the brochure developed under division	724
(A) of this section to any person who prints a voter registration	725
form that is made available on a web site of the office of the	726
secretary of state.	727

(2) If a board of elections operates and maintains a web	728
site, the board shall provide the information required to be	729
included in the brochure developed under division (A) of this	730
section to any person who prints a voter registration form that is	731
made available on that web site.	732

(D) A board of elections shall not be required to distribute	733
a copy of a brochure under division (B) of this section to any of	734
the following officials or employees who are requesting more than	735
two voter registration forms at one time in the course of the	736
official's or employee's normal duties:	737

(1) An election official;

738

(2) A county treasurer;

739

(3) A deputy registrar of motor vehicles;

740

(4) An employee of a designated agency;

741

(5) An employee of a public high school;

742

(6) An employee of a public vocational school;

743

(7) An employee of a public library;

744

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

745

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

746

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

747

(11) An employee of an election official.

748

(E) As used in this section, "registering voters" includes	749
any effort, for compensation, to provide voter registration forms	750
or to assist persons in completing or returning those forms.	751

Sec. 3505.18. (A)(1) When an elector appears in a polling	752
place to vote, the elector shall announce to the precinct election	753
officials the elector's full name and current address and provide	754
proof of the elector's identity in the form of a ~~current and valid~~	755
photo identification~~, a military identification, or a copy of a~~	756
~~current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck,~~	757
~~or other government document, other than a notice of voter~~	758
~~registration mailed by a board of elections under section 3503.19~~	759
~~of the Revised Code, that shows the name and current address of~~	760
~~the elector. If the elector provides either a driver's license or~~	761
~~a state identification card issued under section 4507.50 of the~~	762
~~Revised Code that does not contain the elector's current residence~~	763
~~address, the elector shall provide the last four digits of the~~	764
~~elector's driver's license number or state identification card~~	765
~~number, and the precinct election official shall mark the poll~~	766
~~list or signature pollbook to indicate that the elector has~~	767
~~provided a driver's license or state identification card number~~	768
~~with a former address and record the last four digits of the~~	769
~~elector's driver's license number or state identification card~~	770
~~number~~.	771

(2) ~~If an elector has but is unable to provide to the~~	772
~~precinct election officials any of the forms of identification~~	773
~~required under division (A)(1) of this section, but has a social~~	774
~~security number, the elector may provide the last four digits of~~	775
~~the elector's social security number. Upon providing the social~~	776
~~security number information, the elector may cast a provisional~~	777
~~ballot under section 3505.181 of the Revised Code, the envelope of~~	778
~~which ballot shall include that social security number~~	779
~~information.~~	780

~~(3) If an elector has but is unable to provide to the~~	781
~~precinct election officials any of the forms of identification~~	782
~~required under division (A)(1) of this section and if the elector~~	783
~~has a social security number but is unable to provide the last~~	784
~~four digits of the elector's social security number, the elector~~	785
~~may cast a provisional ballot under section 3505.181 of the~~	786
~~Revised Code.~~	787

~~(4)~~ If an elector ~~does not have any of the forms of~~	788
~~identification required under division (A)(1) of this section and~~	789
~~cannot provide the last four digits of the elector's social~~	790
~~security number because the elector does not have a social~~	791
~~security number~~has a religious objection to being photographed,	792
the elector may execute an affirmation under penalty of election	793
falsification ~~that the elector cannot provide the identification~~	794
~~required under that division or the last four digits of the~~	795
~~elector's social security number for those reasons~~to that effect.	796
Upon signing the affirmation, the elector may cast a provisional	797
ballot under section 3505.181 of the Revised Code. The secretary	798
of state shall prescribe the form of the affirmation, which shall	799
include spaces for all of the following:	800

(a) The elector's name;

801

(b) The elector's address;

802

803

(d) The elector's date of birth;

804

(e) The elector's signature; and

805

(f) A statement that the elector has a religious objection to	806
being photographed.	807

~~(5) If an elector does not have any of the forms of~~	808
~~identification required under division (A)(1) of this section and~~	809
~~cannot provide the last four digits of the elector's social~~	810
~~security number because the elector does not have a social~~	811
~~security number, and if the elector declines to execute an~~	812
~~affirmation under division (A)(4) of this section, the elector may~~	813
~~cast a provisional ballot under section 3505.181 of the Revised~~	814
~~Code, the envelope of which ballot shall include the elector's~~	815
~~name.~~	816

~~(6)~~(3) If an elector ~~has but~~does not have or declines to	817
provide photo identification to the precinct election officials	818
~~any of the forms of identification required under division (A)(1)~~	819
~~of this section or the elector has a social security number but~~	820
~~declines to provide to the precinct election officials the last~~	821
~~four digits of the elector's social security number~~but the	822
elector does not have a religious objection to being photographed,	823
the elector may cast a provisional ballot under section 3505.181	824
of the Revised Code.	825

(B) After the elector has announced the elector's full name	826
and current address and provided ~~any of~~ the ~~forms of~~	827
identification required under division (A)(1) of this section, the	828
elector shall ~~write~~confirm the elector's name and address by	829
signing the elector's name at the proper place in the poll list or	830
signature pollbook provided for the purpose, except that if, for	831
any reason, an elector is unable to ~~write~~sign the elector's name	832
~~and current address~~ in the poll list or signature pollbook, the	833
elector may make the elector's mark at the place intended for the	834
elector's name, and a precinct election official shall write the	835
name of the elector at the proper place on the poll list or	836
signature pollbook following the elector's mark. The making of	837
such a mark shall be attested by the precinct election official,	838
who shall evidence the same by signing the precinct election	839
official's name on the poll list or signature pollbook as a	840
witness to the mark. Alternatively, if applicable, an attorney in	841
fact acting pursuant to section 3501.382 of the Revised Code may	842
sign the elector's signature in the poll list or signature	843
pollbook in accordance with that section.	844

The elector's signature in the poll list or signature	845
pollbook then shall be compared with the elector's signature on	846
the elector's registration form or a digitized signature list as	847
provided for in section 3503.13 of the Revised Code, and if, in	848
the opinion of a majority of the precinct election officials, the	849
signatures are the signatures of the same person, the election	850
officials shall enter the date of the election on the registration	851
form or shall record the date by other means prescribed by the	852
secretary of state. The validity of an attorney in fact's	853
signature on behalf of an elector shall be determined in	854
accordance with section 3501.382 of the Revised Code.	855

If the right of the elector to vote is not then challenged,	856
or, if being challenged, the elector establishes the elector's	857
right to vote, the elector shall be allowed to proceed to use the	858
voting machine. If voting machines are not being used in that	859
precinct, the judge in charge of ballots shall then detach the	860
next ballots to be issued to the elector from Stub B attached to	861
each ballot, leaving Stub A attached to each ballot, hand the	862
ballots to the elector, and call the elector's name and the stub	863
number on each of the ballots. The judge shall enter the stub	864
numbers opposite the signature of the elector in the pollbook. The	865
elector shall then retire to one of the voting compartments to	866
mark the elector's ballots. No mark shall be made on any ballot	867
which would in any way enable any person to identify the person	868
who voted the ballot.	869

Sec. 3505.181. (A) All of the following individuals shall be	870
permitted to cast a provisional ballot at an election:	871

(1) An individual who declares that the individual is a	872
registered voter in the jurisdiction in which the individual	873
desires to vote and that the individual is eligible to vote in an	874
election, but the name of the individual does not appear on the	875
official list of eligible voters for the polling place or an	876
election official asserts that the individual is not eligible to	877
vote;	878

(2) An individual who ~~has a social security number and~~	879
provides to the election officials the last four digits of the	880
individual's social security number ~~as permitted by division~~	881
~~(A)(2) of section 3505.18 of the Revised Code~~or the individual's	882
Ohio driver's license number or state identification card number;	883

(3) An individual who ~~has but is unable to~~does not have or	884
declines to provide photo identification to the election officials	885
~~any of the forms of identification required~~ under division	886
(A)~~(1)~~(3) of section 3505.18 of the Revised Code and who ~~has a~~	887
~~social security number but is unable~~does not have or declines to	888
provide the last four digits of the individual's social security	889
number ~~as permitted under division (A)(2) of that section~~or the	890
individual's Ohio driver's license number or state identification	891
card number;	892

(4) An individual who does not have ~~any of the forms of~~photo	893
identification ~~required under division (A)(1) of section 3505.18~~	894
~~of the Revised Code, who cannot provide the last four digits of~~	895
~~the individual's social security number under division (A)(2) of~~	896
~~that section~~ because the individual ~~does not have a social~~	897
~~security number~~has a religious objection to being photographed,	898
and who has executed an affirmation as permitted under division	899
(A)~~(4)~~(2) of ~~that~~ section 3505.18 of the Revised Code;	900

(5) An individual whose name in the poll list or signature	901
pollbook has been marked under section 3509.09 or 3511.13 of the	902
Revised Code as having requested an absent voter's ballot or an	903
~~armed service~~a uniformed services or overseas absent voter's	904
ballot for that election and who appears to vote at the polling	905
place;	906

(6) An individual whose notification of registration has been	907
returned undelivered to the board of elections and whose name in	908
the official registration list and in the poll list or signature	909
pollbook has been marked under division (C)(2) of section 3503.19	910
of the Revised Code;	911

(7) An individual who is challenged under section 3505.20 of	912
the Revised Code and the election officials determine that the	913
person is ineligible to vote or are unable to determine the	914
person's eligibility to vote;	915

(8) An individual whose application or challenge hearing has	916
been postponed until after the day of the election under division	917
(D)(1) of section 3503.24 of the Revised Code;	918

(9) An individual who changes the individual's name and	919
remains within the precinct, moves from one precinct to another	920
within a county, moves from one precinct to another and changes	921
the individual's name, or moves from one county to another within	922
the state, and completes and signs the required forms and	923
statements under division (B) or (C) of section 3503.16 of the	924
Revised Code;	925

(10) An individual whose signature, in the opinion of the	926
precinct officers under section 3505.22 of the Revised Code, is	927
not that of the person who signed that name in the registration	928
forms;	929

(11) An individual who is challenged under section 3513.20 of	930
the Revised Code who refuses to make the statement required under	931
that section or who a majority of the precinct officials find	932
lacks any of the qualifications to make the individual a qualified	933
elector;	934

~~(12) An individual who does not have any of the forms of~~	935
~~identification required under division (A)(1) of section 3505.18~~	936
~~of the Revised Code, who cannot provide the last four digits of~~	937
~~the individual's social security number under division (A)(2) of~~	938
~~that section because the person does not have a social security~~	939
~~number, and who declines to execute an affirmation as permitted~~	940
~~under division (A)(4) of that section;~~	941

~~(13) An individual who has but declines to provide to the~~	942
~~precinct election officials any of the forms of identification~~	943
~~required under division (A)(1) of section 3501.18 of the Revised~~	944
~~Code or who has a social security number but declines to provide~~	945
~~to the precinct election officials the last four digits of the~~	946
~~individual's social security number~~.	947

(B) An individual who is eligible to cast a provisional	948
ballot under division (A) of this section shall be permitted to	949
cast a provisional ballot as follows:	950

(1) An election official at the polling place shall notify	951
the individual that the individual may cast a provisional ballot	952
in that election.	953

(2) The individual shall be permitted to cast a provisional	954
ballot at that polling place upon the execution of a written	955
affirmation by the individual before an election official at the	956
polling place stating that the individual is both of the	957
following:	958

(a) A registered voter in the jurisdiction in which the	959
individual desires to vote;	960

(b) Eligible to vote in that election.

961

(3) An election official at the polling place shall transmit	962
the ballot cast by the individual, the voter information contained	963
in the written affirmation executed by the individual under	964
division (B)(2) of this section, or the individual's name if the	965
individual declines to execute such an affirmation to an	966
appropriate local election official for verification under	967
division (B)(4) of this section.	968

(4) If the appropriate local election official to whom the	969
ballot or voter or address information is transmitted under	970
division (B)(3) of this section determines that the individual is	971
eligible to vote, the individual's provisional ballot shall be	972
counted as a vote in that election.	973

(5)(a) At the time that an individual casts a provisional	974
ballot, the appropriate local election official shall give the	975
individual written information that states that any individual who	976
casts a provisional ballot will be able to ascertain under the	977
system established under division (B)(5)(b) of this section	978
whether the vote was counted, and, if the vote was not counted,	979
the reason that the vote was not counted.	980

(b) The appropriate state or local election official shall	981
establish a free access system, in the form of a toll-free	982
telephone number, that any individual who casts a provisional	983
ballot may access to discover whether the vote of that individual	984
was counted, and, if the vote was not counted, the reason that the	985
vote was not counted. The free access system established under	986
this division also shall provide to an individual whose	987
provisional ballot was not counted information explaining how that	988
individual may contact the board of elections to register to vote	989
or to resolve problems with the individual's voter registration.	990

The appropriate state or local election official shall	991
establish and maintain reasonable procedures necessary to protect	992
the security, confidentiality, and integrity of personal	993
information collected, stored, or otherwise used by the free	994
access system established under this division. Access to	995
information about an individual ballot shall be restricted to the	996
individual who cast the ballot.	997

(6) If, at the time that an individual casts a provisional	998
ballot, the individual provides ~~identification in the form of a~~	999
~~current and valid~~ photo identification~~, a military identification,~~	1000
~~or a copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, government~~	1001
~~check, paycheck, or other government document, other than a notice~~	1002
~~of voter registration mailed by a board of elections under section~~	1003
~~3503.19 of the Revised Code, that shows the individual's name and~~	1004
~~current address, or provides~~, the last four digits of the	1005
individual's social security number, or the individual's Ohio	1006
driver's license number or state identification card number or	1007
executes an affirmation that the ~~elector does not have any of~~	1008
~~those forms of identification or the last four digits of the~~	1009
~~individual's social security number because the individual does~~	1010
~~not have a social security number, or declines to execute such an~~	1011
~~affirmation~~individual has a religious objection to being	1012
photographed, the appropriate local election official shall record	1013
the type of identification provided, the social security number,	1014
driver's license, or state identification card number information,	1015
or the fact that the affirmation was executed~~, or the fact that~~	1016
~~the individual declined to execute such an affirmation~~ and include	1017
that information with the transmission of the ballot or voter or	1018
address information under division (B)(3) of this section. ~~If the~~	1019
~~individual declines to execute such an affirmation, the~~	1020
~~appropriate local election official shall record the individual's~~	1021
~~name and include that information with the transmission of the~~	1022
~~ballot under division (B)(3) of this section.~~	1023

(7) If an individual casts a provisional ballot pursuant to	1024
division (A)(3), (7), or (8)~~, (12), or (13)~~ of this section, the	1025
election official shall indicate, on the provisional ballot	1026
verification statement required under section 3505.182 of the	1027
Revised Code, that the individual is required to provide	1028
additional information to the board of elections or that an	1029
application or challenge hearing has been postponed with respect	1030
to the individual, such that additional information is required	1031
for the board of elections to determine the eligibility of the	1032
individual who cast the provisional ballot.	1033

(8) During the ten days after the day of an election, an	1034
individual who casts a provisional ballot pursuant to division	1035
(A)(3),or (7)~~, (12), or (13)~~ of this section shall appear at the	1036
office of the board of elections and provide to the board any	1037
additional information necessary to determine the eligibility of	1038
the individual who cast the provisional ballot.	1039

(a) For a provisional ballot cast pursuant to division	1040
(A)(3)~~, (12), or (13)~~ of this section to be eligible to be	1041
counted, the individual who cast that ballot, within ten days	1042
after the day of the election, shall do ~~any~~either of the	1043
following:	1044

(i) Provide to the board of elections proof of the	1045
individual's identity in the form of a ~~current and valid~~ photo	1046
identification~~, a military identification, or a copy of a current~~	1047
~~utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or other~~	1048
~~government document, other than a notice of voter registration~~	1049
~~mailed by a board of elections under section 3503.19 of the~~	1050
~~Revised Code, that shows the individual's name and current~~	1051
~~address;~~	1052

~~(ii) Provide to the board of elections~~, the last four digits	1053
of the individual's social security number, or the individual's	1054
Ohio driver's license number or state identification card number;	1055

~~(iii) In the case of a provisional ballot executed pursuant~~	1056
~~to division (A)(12) of this section, execute~~(ii) Execute an	1057
affirmation as permitted under division (A)~~(4)~~(2) of section	1058
3505.18 of the Revised Code, stating that the individual has a	1059
religious objection to being photographed.	1060

(b) For a provisional ballot cast pursuant to division (A)(7)	1061
of this section to be eligible to be counted, the individual who	1062
cast that ballot, within ten days after the day of that election,	1063
shall provide to the board of elections any identification or	1064
other documentation required to be provided by the applicable	1065
challenge questions asked of that individual under section 3505.20	1066
of the Revised Code.	1067

(C)(1) If an individual declares that the individual is	1068
eligible to vote in a jurisdiction other than the jurisdiction in	1069
which the individual desires to vote, or if, upon review of the	1070
precinct voting location guide using the residential street	1071
address provided by the individual, an election official at the	1072
polling place at which the individual desires to vote determines	1073
that the individual is not eligible to vote in that jurisdiction,	1074
the election official shall direct the individual to the polling	1075
place for the jurisdiction in which the individual appears to be	1076
eligible to vote, explain that the individual may cast a	1077
provisional ballot at the current location but the ballot will not	1078
be counted if it is cast in the wrong precinct, and provide the	1079
telephone number of the board of elections in case the individual	1080
has additional questions.	1081

(2) If the individual refuses to travel to the polling place	1082
for the correct jurisdiction or to the office of the board of	1083
elections to cast a ballot, the individual shall be permitted to	1084
vote a provisional ballot at that jurisdiction in accordance with	1085
division (B) of this section. If any of the following apply, the	1086
provisional ballot cast by that individual shall not be opened or	1087
counted:	1088

(a) The individual is not properly registered in that	1089
jurisdiction.	1090

(b) The individual is not eligible to vote in that election	1091
in that jurisdiction.	1092

(c) The individual's eligibility to vote in that jurisdiction	1093
in that election cannot be established upon examination of the	1094
records on file with the board of elections.	1095

(D) The appropriate local election official shall cause	1096
voting information to be publicly posted at each polling place on	1097
the day of each election.	1098

(E) As used in this section and sections 3505.182 and	1099
3505.183 of the Revised Code:	1100

(1) "Jurisdiction" means the precinct in which a person is a	1101
legally qualified elector.	1102

(2) "Precinct voting location guide" means either of the	1103
following:	1104

(a) An electronic or paper record that lists the correct	1105
jurisdiction and polling place for either each specific	1106
residential street address in the county or the range of	1107
residential street addresses located in each neighborhood block in	1108
the county;	1109

(b) Any other method that a board of elections creates that	1110
allows a precinct election official or any elector who is at a	1111
polling place in that county to determine the correct jurisdiction	1112
and polling place of any qualified elector who resides in the	1113
county.	1114

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

1115

(a) A sample version of the ballot that will be used for that	1116
election;	1117

(b) Information regarding the date of the election and the	1118
hours during which polling places will be open;	1119

(c) Instructions on how to vote, including how to cast a vote	1120
and how to cast a provisional ballot;	1121

(d) Instructions for mail-in registrants and first-time	1122
voters under applicable federal and state laws;	1123

(e) General information on voting rights under applicable	1124
federal and state laws, including information on the right of an	1125
individual to cast a provisional ballot and instructions on how to	1126
contact the appropriate officials if these rights are alleged to	1127
have been violated;	1128

(f) General information on federal and state laws regarding	1129
prohibitions against acts of fraud and misrepresentation.	1130

(F) Nothing in this section or section 3505.183 of the	1131
Revised Code is in derogation of section 3505.24 of the Revised	1132
Code, which permits a blind, disabled, or illiterate elector to	1133
receive assistance in the marking of the elector's ballot by two	1134
precinct election officials of different political parties. A	1135
blind, disabled, or illiterate elector may receive assistance in	1136
marking that elector's provisional ballot and in completing the	1137
required affirmation in the same manner as an elector may receive	1138
assistance on the day of an election under that section.	1139

Sec. 3505.182. Each individual who casts a provisional	1140
ballot under section 3505.181 of the Revised Code shall execute a	1141
written affirmation. The form of the written affirmation shall be	1142
printed upon the face of the provisional ballot envelope and shall	1143
be substantially as follows:	1144

"Provisional Ballot Affirmation	1145

STATE OF OHIO	1146

I, .................... (Name of provisional voter), solemnly	1147
swear or affirm that I am a registered voter in the jurisdiction	1148
in which I am voting this provisional ballot and that I am	1149
eligible to vote in the election in which I am voting this	1150
provisional ballot.	1151

I understand that, if the above-provided information is not	1152
fully completed and correct, if the board of elections determines	1153
that I am not registered to vote, a resident of this precinct, or	1154
eligible to vote in this election, or if the board of elections	1155
determines that I have already voted in this election, my	1156
provisional ballot will not be counted. I further understand that	1157
knowingly providing false information is a violation of law and	1158
subjects me to possible criminal prosecution.	1159

I hereby declare, under penalty of election falsification,	1160
that the above statements are true and correct to the best of my	1161
knowledge and belief.	1162

			1163
	(Signature of Voter)		1164
			1165
	~~(Voter's date of birth)~~		1166

	~~The last four digits of the voter's social security number~~		1167
			1168
	(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 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)		1169

WHOEVER COMMITS ELECTION FALSIFICATION IS GUILTY OF A FELONY	1170
OF THE FIFTH DEGREE.	1171

Additional Information For Determining Ballot Validity	1172

(May be completed at voter's discretion)	1173

Voter's current address:				1174
Voter's former address if photo identification does not contain voter's current address				1175
Voter's driver's license or state identification card number or~~, if not provided above,~~ the last four digits of voter's social security number				1176
(Please circle number type)				1177
(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 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.)				1178
Reason for voting provisional ballot (Check one):				1179
..... Requested, but did not receive, absent voter's ballot				1180
..... Other				1181

Verification Statement	1182

(To be completed by election official)	1183

The Provisional Ballot Affirmation printed above was	1184
subscribed and affirmed before me this .......... day of	1185
.......... (Month), .......... (Year).	1186

(If applicable, the election official must check the	1187
following true statement concerning additional information needed	1188
to determine the eligibility of the provisional voter.)	1189

...... The provisional voter is required to provide	1190
additional information to the board of elections.	1191

...... An application or challenge hearing regarding this	1192
voter has been postponed until after the election.	1193

(The election official must check the following true	1194
statement concerning identification provided by the provisional	1195
voter, if any.)	1196

...... The provisional voter provided a ~~current and valid~~	1197
photo identification.	1198

...... The provisional voter provided ~~a current valid photo~~	1199
~~identification, other than a driver's license or a state~~	1200
~~identification card, with the voter's former address instead of~~	1201
~~current address and has provided the election official both the~~	1202
~~current and former addresses.~~	1203

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

~~...... The provisional voter provided~~ the last four digits of	1210
the voter's social security number or the voter's driver's license	1211
or state identification card number.	1212

...... The provisional voter does not have a photo	1213
identification and has executed an affirmation stating that the	1214
voter has a religious objection to being photographed.	1215

...... The provisional voter isdid not ~~able to~~ provide a	1216
~~current and valid~~ photo identification, ~~a military identification,~~	1217
~~or a copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, government~~	1218
~~check, paycheck, or other government document, other than a notice~~	1219
~~of voter registration mailed by a board of elections under section~~	1220
~~3503.19 of the Revised Code, with the voter's name and current~~	1221
~~address but does have one of these forms of identification~~the	1222
last four digits of the voter's social security number, or the	1223
voter's Ohio driver's license number or state identification card	1224
number, and did not execute an affirmation stating that the voter	1225
has a religious objection to being photographed. The provisional	1226
voter must provide one of the foregoing items of identification to	1227
the board of elections or execute such an affirmation within ten	1228
days after the election.	1229

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

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

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

~~..... The provisional voter declined to provide a current and~~	1255
~~valid photo identification, a military identification, a copy of a~~	1256
~~current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck,~~	1257
~~or other government document with the voter's name and current~~	1258
~~address, or the last four digits of the voter's social security~~	1259
~~number but does have one of these forms of identification or a~~	1260
~~social security number. The provisional voter must provide one of~~	1261
~~the foregoing items of identification or the last four digits of~~	1262
~~the voter's social security number to the board of elections~~	1263
~~within ten days after the election.~~	1264

			1265
	(Signature of Election Official)"		1266

In addition to any information required to be included on the	1267
written affirmation, an individual casting a provisional ballot	1268
may provide additional information to the election official to	1269
assist the board of elections in determining the individual's	1270
eligibility to vote in that election, including the date and	1271
location at which the individual registered to vote, if known.	1272

If the individual declines to execute the affirmation, an	1273
appropriate local election official shall ~~comply with~~record the	1274
individual's name and include that information with the	1275
transmission of the ballot under division (B)~~(6)~~(3) of section	1276
3505.181 of the Revised Code.	1277

Sec. 3505.183. (A) When the ballot boxes are delivered to	1278
the board of elections from the precincts, the board shall	1279
separate the provisional ballot envelopes from the rest of the	1280
ballots. Teams of employees of the board consisting of one member	1281
of each major political party shall place the sealed provisional	1282
ballot envelopes in a secure location within the office of the	1283
board. The sealed provisional ballot envelopes shall remain in	1284
that secure location until the validity of those ballots is	1285
determined under division (B) of this section. While the	1286
provisional ballot is stored in that secure location, and prior to	1287
the counting of the provisional ballots, if the board receives	1288
information regarding the validity of a specific provisional	1289
ballot under division (B) of this section, the board may note, on	1290
the sealed provisional ballot envelope for that ballot, whether	1291
the ballot is valid and entitled to be counted.	1292

(B)(1) To determine whether a provisional ballot is valid and	1293
entitled to be counted, the board shall examine its records and	1294
determine whether the individual who cast the provisional ballot	1295
is registered and eligible to vote in the applicable election. The	1296
board shall examine the information contained in the written	1297
affirmation executed by the individual who cast the provisional	1298
ballot under division (B)(2) of section 3505.181 of the Revised	1299
Code. If the individual declines to execute such an affirmation,	1300
the individual's name, written by either the individual or the	1301
election official at the direction of the individual, shall be	1302
included in a written affirmation in order for the provisional	1303
ballot to be eligible to be counted~~; otherwise, the~~. The following	1304
information shall be included in the written affirmation in order	1305
for the provisional ballot to be eligible to be counted:	1306

(a) The individual's name and signature;

1307

(b) A statement that the individual is a registered voter in	1308
the jurisdiction in which the provisional ballot is being voted;	1309

(c) A statement that the individual is eligible to vote in	1310
the election in which the provisional ballot is being voted.	1311

(2) In addition to the information required to be included in	1312
an affirmation under division (B)(1) of this section, in	1313
determining whether a provisional ballot is valid and entitled to	1314
be counted, the board also shall examine any additional	1315
information for determining ballot validity provided by the	1316
provisional voter on the affirmation, provided by the provisional	1317
voter to an election official under section 3505.182 of the	1318
Revised Code, or provided to the board of elections during the ten	1319
days after the day of the election under division (B)(8) of	1320
section 3505.181 of the Revised Code, to assist the board in	1321
determining the individual's eligibility to vote.	1322

(3) If, in examining a provisional ballot affirmation and	1323
additional information under divisions (B)(1) and (2) of this	1324
section and comparing the information required under division	1325
(B)(1) of this section with the elector's information in the	1326
statewide voter registration database, the board determines that	1327
all of the following apply, the provisional ballot envelope shall	1328
be opened, and the ballot shall be placed in a ballot box to be	1329
counted:	1330

(a) The individual named on the affirmation is properly	1331
registered to vote.	1332

(b) The individual named on the affirmation is eligible to	1333
cast a ballot in the precinct and for the election in which the	1334
individual cast the provisional ballot.	1335

(c) The individual provided all of the information required	1336
under division (B)(1) of this section in the affirmation that the	1337
individual executed at the time the individual cast the	1338
provisional ballot.	1339

(d) The last four digits of the elector's social security	1340
number or the elector's driver's license number or state	1341
identification number are not different from the last four digits	1342
of the elector's social security number or the elector's driver's	1343
license number or state identification number contained in the	1344
statewide voter registration database.	1345

(e) If applicable, the individual provided any additional	1346
information required under division (B)(8) of section 3505.181 of	1347
the Revised Code within ten days after the day of the election.	1348

(f) If applicable, the hearing conducted under division (B)	1349
of section 3503.24 of the Revised Code after the day of the	1350
election resulted in the individual's inclusion in the official	1351
registration list.	1352

(4)(a) If, in examining a provisional ballot affirmation and	1353
additional information under divisions (B)(1) and (2) of this	1354
section and comparing the information required under division	1355
(B)(1) of this section with the elector's information in the	1356
statewide voter registration database, the board determines that	1357
any of the following applies, the provisional ballot envelope	1358
shall not be opened, and the ballot shall not be counted:	1359

(i) The individual named on the affirmation is not qualified	1360
or is not properly registered to vote.	1361

(ii) The individual named on the affirmation is not eligible	1362
to cast a ballot in the precinct or for the election in which the	1363
individual cast the provisional ballot.	1364

(iii) The individual did not provide all of the information	1365
required under division (B)(1) of this section in the affirmation	1366
that the individual executed at the time the individual cast the	1367
provisional ballot.	1368

(iv) The individual has already cast a ballot for the	1369
election in which the individual cast the provisional ballot.	1370

(v) If applicable, the individual did not provide any	1371
additional information required under division (B)(8) of section	1372
3505.181 of the Revised Code within ten days after the day of the	1373
election.	1374

(vi) If applicable, the hearing conducted under division (B)	1375
of section 3503.24 of the Revised Code after the day of the	1376
election did not result in the individual's inclusion in the	1377
official registration list.	1378

(vii) The individual failed to provide a ~~current and valid~~	1379
photo identification, ~~a military identification, a copy of a~~	1380
~~current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck,~~	1381
~~or other government document, other than a notice of voter~~	1382
~~registration mailed by a board of elections under section 3503.19~~	1383
~~of the Revised Code, with the voter's name and current address, or~~	1384
the last four digits of the individual's social security number,	1385
or the individual's driver's license or state identification card	1386
number, or to execute an affirmation under division (A)(2) of	1387
section 3505.18 or division (B) of section 3505.181 of the Revised	1388
Code.	1389

(viii) The last four digits of the elector's social security	1390
number or the elector's driver's license number or state	1391
identification number are different from the last four digits of	1392
the elector's social security number or the elector's driver's	1393
license number or state identification number contained in the	1394
statewide voter registration database.	1395

(b) If, in examining a provisional ballot affirmation and	1396
additional information under divisions (B)(1) and (2) of this	1397
section and comparing the information required under division	1398
(B)(1) of this section with the elector's information in the	1399
statewide voter registration database, the board is unable to	1400
determine either of the following, the provisional ballot envelope	1401
shall not be opened, and the ballot shall not be counted:	1402

(i) Whether the individual named on the affirmation is	1403
qualified or properly registered to vote;	1404

(ii) Whether the individual named on the affirmation is	1405
eligible to cast a ballot in the precinct or for the election in	1406
which the individual cast the provisional ballot.	1407

(C)(1) For each provisional ballot rejected under division	1408
(B)(4) of this section, the board shall record the name of the	1409
provisional voter who cast the ballot, the identification number	1410
of the provisional ballot envelope, the names of the election	1411
officials who determined the validity of that ballot, the date and	1412
time that the determination was made, and the reason that the	1413
ballot was not counted.	1414

(2) Provisional ballots that are rejected under division	1415
(B)(4) of this section shall not be counted but shall be preserved	1416
in their provisional ballot envelopes unopened until the time	1417
provided by section 3505.31 of the Revised Code for the	1418
destruction of all other ballots used at the election for which	1419
ballots were provided, at which time they shall be destroyed.	1420

(D) Provisional ballots that the board determines are	1421
eligible to be counted under division (B)(3) of this section shall	1422
be counted in the same manner as provided for other ballots under	1423
section 3505.27 of the Revised Code. No provisional ballots shall	1424
be counted in a particular county until the board determines the	1425
eligibility to be counted of all provisional ballots cast in that	1426
county under division (B) of this section for that election.	1427
Observers, as provided in section 3505.21 of the Revised Code, may	1428
be present at all times that the board is determining the	1429
eligibility of provisional ballots to be counted and counting	1430
those provisional ballots determined to be eligible. No person	1431
shall recklessly disclose the count or any portion of the count of	1432
provisional ballots in such a manner as to jeopardize the secrecy	1433
of any individual ballot.	1434

(E)(1) Except as otherwise provided in division (E)(2) of	1435
this section, nothing in this section shall prevent a board of	1436
elections from examining provisional ballot affirmations and	1437
additional information under divisions (B)(1) and (2) of this	1438
section to determine the eligibility of provisional ballots to be	1439
counted during the ten days after the day of an election.	1440

(2) A board of elections shall not examine the provisional	1441
ballot affirmation and additional information under divisions	1442
(B)(1) and (2) of this section of any provisional ballot for which	1443
an election official has indicated under division (B)(7) of	1444
section 3505.181 of the Revised Code that additional information	1445
is required for the board of elections to determine the	1446
eligibility of the individual who cast that provisional ballot	1447
until the individual provides any information required under	1448
division (B)(8) of section 3505.181 of the Revised Code, until any	1449
hearing required to be conducted under section 3503.24 of the	1450
Revised Code with regard to the provisional voter is held, or	1451
until the eleventh day after the day of the election, whichever is	1452
earlier.	1453

Sec. 3509.03. Except as provided in division (B) of section	1454
3509.08 of the Revised Code, any qualified elector desiring to	1455
vote absent voter's ballots at an election shall make written	1456
application for those ballots to the director of elections of the	1457
county in which the elector's voting residence is located. The	1458
application need not be in any particular form but shall contain	1459
all of the following:	1460

(A) The elector's name;

1461

(B) The elector's signature;

1462

1463

(D) The elector's date of birth;

1464

(E) ~~One of the following:~~

1465

(1) The elector's photo identification, if the elector will	1466
be marking the absent voter's ballots in person at the board of	1467
elections; or	1468

(2) If the elector will not be marking the ballots in person,	1469
one of the following:	1470

(a) The elector's driver's license or state identification	1471
card number;	1472

~~(2)~~(b) The last four digits of the elector's social security	1473
number;	1474

~~(3)~~(c) A copy of the elector's ~~current and valid~~ photo	1475
identification~~, a copy of a military identification, or a copy of~~	1476
~~a current utility bill, bank statement, government check,~~	1477
~~paycheck, or other government document, other than a notice of~~	1478
~~voter registration mailed by a board of elections under section~~	1479
~~3503.19 of the Revised Code, that shows the name and address of~~	1480
~~the elector~~.	1481

(F) A statement identifying the election for which absent	1482
voter's ballots are requested;	1483

(G) A statement that the person requesting the ballots is a	1484
qualified elector;	1485

(H) If the request is for primary election ballots, the	1486
elector's party affiliation;	1487

(I) If the elector desires ballots to be mailed to the	1488
elector, the address to which those ballots shall be mailed.	1489

Each application for absent voter's ballots shall be	1490
delivered to the director not earlier than the first day of	1491
January of the year of the elections for which the absent voter's	1492
ballots are requested or not earlier than ninety days before the	1493
day of the election at which the ballots are to be voted,	1494
whichever is earlier, and not later than twelve noon of the third	1495
day before the day of the election at which the ballots are to be	1496
voted, or not later than six p.m. on the last Friday before the	1497
day of the election at which the ballots are to be voted if the	1498
application is delivered in person to the office of the board.	1499

Sec. 3509.04. (A) If a director of a board of elections	1500
receives an application for absent voter's ballots that does not	1501
contain all of the required information, the director promptly	1502
shall notify the applicant of the additional information required	1503
to be provided by the applicant to complete that application.	1504

(B) Upon receipt by the director of elections of an	1505
application for absent voter's ballots that contains all of the	1506
required information, as provided by section 3509.03 and division	1507
(G) of section 3503.16 of the Revised Code, the director, if the	1508
director finds that the applicant is a qualified elector, shall	1509
deliver to the applicant in person or mail directly to the	1510
applicant by special delivery mail, air mail, or regular mail,	1511
postage prepaid, proper absent voter's ballots. The director shall	1512
deliver or mail with the ballots an unsealed identification	1513
envelope upon the face of which shall be printed a form	1514
substantially as follows:	1515

"Identification Envelope Statement of Voter	1516

I, ........................(Name of voter), declare under	1517
penalty of election falsification that the within ballot or	1518
ballots contained no voting marks of any kind when I received	1519
them, and I caused the ballot or ballots to be marked, enclosed in	1520
the identification envelope, and sealed in that envelope.	1521

My voting residence in Ohio is

1522

...................................................................	1523

(Street and Number, if any, or Rural Route and Number)	1524

of ................................ (City, Village, or Township)	1525
Ohio, which is in Ward ............... Precinct ................	1526
in that city, village, or township.	1527

The primary election ballots, if any, within this envelope	1528
are primary election ballots of the ............. Party.	1529

Ballots contained within this envelope are to be voted at the	1530
.......... (general, special, or primary) election to be held on	1531
the .......................... day of ......................, ....	1532

My date of birth is ............... (Month and Day),	1533
.......... (Year).	1534

~~(Voter must provide~~

1535

..... If I am marking these ballots in person at the board of	1536
elections, I have provided photo identification to the election	1537
officials.	1538

..... If I am marking these ballots other than in person, I	1539
have provided one of the following:)	1540

My driver's license or state identification card number is	1541
............... (Driver's license or state identification card	1542
number).	1543

The last four digits of my Social Security Number are	1544
............... (Last four digits of Social Security Number).	1545

...... In lieu of providing a driver's license or state	1546
identification card number or the last four digits of my Social	1547
Security Number, I am enclosing a copy of ~~one of the following~~a	1548
photo identification in the return envelope in which this	1549
identification envelope will be mailed~~: a current and valid photo~~	1550
~~identification, a military identification, or a current utility~~	1551
~~bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or other~~	1552
~~government document, other than a notice of voter registration~~	1553
~~mailed by a board of elections, that shows my name and address~~.	1554

I hereby declare, under penalty of election falsification,	1555
that the statements above are true, as I verily believe.	1556

			1557
	(Signature of Voter)		1558

WHOEVER COMMITS ELECTION FALSIFICATION IS GUILTY OF A FELONY OF	1559
THE FIFTH DEGREE."	1560

The director shall mail with the ballots and the unsealed	1561
identification envelope an unsealed return envelope upon the face	1562
of which shall be printed the official title and post-office	1563
address of the director. In the upper left corner on the face of	1564
the return envelope, several blank lines shall be printed upon	1565
which the voter may write the voter's name and return address. The	1566
return envelope shall be of such size that the identification	1567
envelope can be conveniently placed within it for returning the	1568
identification envelope to the director.	1569

Sec. 3509.05. (A) When an elector receives an absent voter's	1570
ballot pursuant to the elector's application or request, the	1571
elector shall, before placing any marks on the ballot, note	1572
whether there are any voting marks on it. If there are any voting	1573
marks, the ballot shall be returned immediately to the board of	1574
elections; otherwise, the elector shall cause the ballot to be	1575
marked, folded in a manner that the stub on it and the	1576
indorsements and facsimile signatures of the members of the board	1577
of elections on the back of it are visible, and placed and sealed	1578
within the identification envelope received from the director of	1579
elections for that purpose. Then, the elector shall cause the	1580
statement of voter on the outside of the identification envelope	1581
to be completed and signed, under penalty of election	1582
falsification.	1583

If the elector ~~does not~~is marking the absent voter's ballots	1584
in person at the board of elections, the elector shall provide	1585
photo identification to the election officials, or the elector may	1586
execute an affirmation under division (A)(2) of section 3505.18 of	1587
the Revised Code stating that the elector has a religious	1588
objection to being photographed and cast a provisional ballot	1589
under section 3505.181 of the Revised Code. If the elector is not	1590
marking the absent voter's ballots in person, the elector shall	1591
provide the elector's driver's license or state identification	1592
card number or the last four digits of the elector's social	1593
security number on the statement of voter on the identification	1594
envelope, ~~the elector also~~or shall include in the return envelope	1595
with the identification envelope a copy of the elector's ~~current~~	1596
~~valid~~ photo identification~~, a copy of a military identification,~~	1597
~~or a copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, government~~	1598
~~check, paycheck, or other government document, other than a notice~~	1599
~~of voter registration mailed by a board of elections under section~~	1600
~~3503.19 of the Revised Code, that shows the name and address of~~	1601
~~the elector~~.	1602

The elector shall mail the identification envelope to the	1603
director from whom it was received in the return envelope, postage	1604
prepaid, or the elector may personally deliver it to the director,	1605
or the spouse of the elector, the father, mother, father-in-law,	1606
mother-in-law, grandfather, grandmother, brother, or sister of the	1607
whole or half blood, or the son, daughter, adopting parent,	1608
adopted child, stepparent, stepchild, uncle, aunt, nephew, or	1609
niece of the elector may deliver it to the director. The return	1610
envelope shall be transmitted to the director in no other manner,	1611
except as provided in section 3509.08 of the Revised Code.	1612

When absent voter's ballots are delivered to an elector at	1613
the office of the board, the elector may retire to a voting	1614
compartment provided by the board and there mark the ballots.	1615
Thereupon, the elector shall fold them, place them in the	1616
identification envelope provided, seal the envelope, fill in and	1617
sign the statement on the envelope under penalty of election	1618
falsification, and deliver the envelope to the director of the	1619
board.	1620

Except as otherwise provided in division (B) of this section,	1621
all other envelopes containing marked absent voter's ballots shall	1622
be delivered to the director not later than the close of the polls	1623
on the day of an election. Absent voter's ballots delivered to the	1624
director later than the times specified shall not be counted, but	1625
shall be kept by the board in the sealed identification envelopes	1626
in which they are delivered to the director, until the time	1627
provided by section 3505.31 of the Revised Code for the	1628
destruction of all other ballots used at the election for which	1629
ballots were provided, at which time they shall be destroyed.	1630

(B)(1) Except as otherwise provided in division (B)(2) of	1631
this section, any return envelope that is postmarked prior to the	1632
day of the election shall be delivered to the director prior to	1633
the eleventh day after the election. Ballots delivered in	1634
envelopes postmarked prior to the day of the election that are	1635
received after the close of the polls on election day through the	1636
tenth day thereafter shall be counted on the eleventh day at the	1637
board of elections in the manner provided in divisions (C) and (D)	1638
of section 3509.06 of the Revised Code. Any such ballots that are	1639
received by the director later than the tenth day following the	1640
election shall not be counted, but shall be kept by the board in	1641
the sealed identification envelopes as provided in division (A) of	1642
this section.	1643

(2) Division (B)(1) of this section shall not apply to any	1644
mail that is postmarked using a postage evidencing system,	1645
including a postage meter, as defined in 39 C.F.R. 501.1.	1646

Sec. 3509.08. (A) Any qualified elector, who, on account of	1647
the elector's own personal illness, physical disability, or	1648
infirmity, or on account of the elector's confinement in a jail or	1649
workhouse under sentence for a misdemeanor or awaiting trial on a	1650
felony or misdemeanor, will be unable to travel from the elector's	1651
home or place of confinement to the voting booth in the elector's	1652
precinct on the day of any general, special, or primary election	1653
may make application in writing for an absent voter's ballot to	1654
the director of the board of elections of the elector's county.	1655
The application shall include all of the information required	1656
under section 3509.03 of the Revised Code and shall state the	1657
nature of the elector's illness, physical disability, or	1658
infirmity, or the fact that the elector is confined in a jail or	1659
workhouse and the elector's resultant inability to travel to the	1660
election booth in the elector's precinct on election day. The	1661
application shall not be valid if it is delivered to the director	1662
before the ninetieth day or after twelve noon of the third day	1663
before the day of the election at which the ballot is to be voted.	1664

The absent voter's ballot may be mailed directly to the	1665
applicant at the applicant's voting residence or place of	1666
confinement as stated in the applicant's application, or the board	1667
may designate two board employees belonging to the two major	1668
political parties for the purpose of delivering the ballot to the	1669
disabled or confined elector and returning it to the board, unless	1670
the applicant is confined to a public or private institution	1671
within the county, in which case the board shall designate two	1672
board employees belonging to the two major political parties for	1673
the purpose of delivering the ballot to the disabled or confined	1674
elector and returning it to the board. In all other instances, the	1675
ballot shall be returned to the office of the board in the manner	1676
prescribed in section 3509.05 of the Revised Code.	1677

Any disabled or confined elector who declares to the two	1678
board employees belonging to the two major political parties that	1679
the elector is unable to mark the elector's ballot by reason of	1680
physical infirmity that is apparent to the employees to be	1681
sufficient to incapacitate the voter from marking the elector's	1682
ballot properly, may receive, upon request, the assistance of the	1683
employees in marking the elector's ballot, and they shall	1684
thereafter give no information in regard to this matter. Such	1685
assistance shall not be rendered for any other cause.	1686

When two board employees belonging to the two major political	1687
parties deliver a ballot to a disabled or confined elector, each	1688
of the employees shall be present when the ballot is delivered,	1689
when assistance is given, and when the ballot is returned to the	1690
office of the board, and shall subscribe to the declaration on the	1691
identification envelope.	1692

The secretary of state shall prescribe the form of	1693
application for absent voter's ballots under this division.	1694

This chapter applies to disabled and confined absent voter's	1695
ballots except as otherwise provided in this section.	1696

(B)(1) Any qualified elector who is unable to travel to the	1697
voting booth in the elector's precinct on the day of any general,	1698
special, or primary election may apply to the director of the	1699
board of elections of the county where the elector is a qualified	1700
elector to vote in the election by absent voter's ballot if either	1701
of the following apply:	1702

(a) The elector is confined in a hospital as a result of an	1703
accident or unforeseeable medical emergency occurring before the	1704
election;	1705

(b) The elector's minor child is confined in a hospital as a	1706
result of an accident or unforeseeable medical emergency occurring	1707
before the election.	1708

(2) The application authorized under division (B)(1) of this	1709
section shall be made in writing, shall include all of the	1710
information required under section 3509.03 of the Revised Code,	1711
and shall be delivered to the director not later than three p.m.	1712
on the day of the election. The application shall indicate the	1713
hospital where the applicant or the applicant's child is confined,	1714
the date of the applicant's or the applicant's child's admission	1715
to the hospital, and the offices for which the applicant is	1716
qualified to vote. The applicant may also request that a member of	1717
the applicant's family, as listed in section 3509.05 of the	1718
Revised Code, deliver the absent voter's ballot to the applicant.	1719
The director, after establishing to the director's satisfaction	1720
the validity of the circumstances claimed by the applicant, shall	1721
supply an absent voter's ballot to be delivered to the applicant.	1722
When the applicant or the applicant's child is in a hospital in	1723
the county where the applicant is a qualified elector and no	1724
request is made for a member of the family to deliver the ballot,	1725
the director shall arrange for the delivery of an absent voter's	1726
ballot to the applicant, and for its return to the office of the	1727
board, by two board employees belonging to the two major political	1728
parties according to the procedures prescribed in division (A) of	1729
this section. When the applicant or the applicant's child is in a	1730
hospital outside the county where the applicant is a qualified	1731
elector and no request is made for a member of the family to	1732
deliver the ballot, the director shall arrange for the delivery of	1733
an absent voter's ballot to the applicant by mail, and the ballot	1734
shall be returned to the office of the board in the manner	1735
prescribed in section 3509.05 of the Revised Code.	1736

(3) Any qualified elector who is eligible to vote under	1737
division (B) or (C) of section 3503.16 of the Revised Code but is	1738
unable to do so because of the circumstances described in division	1739
(B)(2) of this section may vote in accordance with division (B)(1)	1740
of this section if that qualified elector states in the	1741
application for absent voter's ballots that that qualified elector	1742
moved or had a change of name under the circumstances described in	1743
division (B) or (C) of section 3503.16 of the Revised Code and if	1744
that qualified elector complies with divisions (G)(1) to (4) of	1745
section 3503.16 of the Revised Code.	1746

(C) Any qualified elector described in division (A) or (B)(1)	1747
of this section who needs no assistance to vote or to return	1748
absent voter's ballots to the board of elections may apply for	1749
absent voter's ballots under section 3509.03 of the Revised Code	1750
instead of applying for them under this section.	1751

(D) Any qualified elector described in division (A) or (B)(1)	1752
of this section to whom ballots are delivered by two employees of	1753
the board of elections or who votes with the assistance of two	1754
employees of the board of elections shall be considered to have	1755
cast absent voter's ballots by mail, rather than in person, for	1756
the purpose of the laws governing voter identification. Such an	1757
elector may provide any of the types of identification acceptable	1758
for mail-in absent voter's ballots to the election officials at	1759
the time the ballots are delivered to the elector or at the time	1760
the election officials assist the elector in marking the ballot,	1761
as the case may be.	1762

Sec. 3511.02. Notwithstanding any section of the Revised	1763
Code to the contrary, whenever any person applies for registration	1764
as a voter on a form adopted in accordance with federal	1765
regulations relating to the "Uniformed and Overseas Citizens	1766
Absentee Voting Act," 100 Stat. 924, 42 U.S.C.A. 1973ff (1986),	1767
this application shall be sufficient for voter registration and as	1768
a request for an absent voter's ballot. Uniformed services or	1769
overseas absent voter's ballots may be obtained by any person	1770
meeting the requirements of section 3511.011 of the Revised Code	1771
by applying electronically to the secretary of state or to the	1772
board of elections of the county in which the person's voting	1773
residence is located in accordance with section 3511.021 of the	1774
Revised Code or by applying to the director of the board of	1775
elections of the county in which the person's voting residence is	1776
located, in one of the following ways:	1777

(A) That person may make written application for those	1778
ballots. The person may personally deliver the application to the	1779
director or may mail it, send it by facsimile machine, send it by	1780
electronic mail, send it through internet delivery if such	1781
delivery is offered by the board of elections or the secretary of	1782
state, or otherwise send it to the director. The application need	1783
not be in any particular form but shall contain all of the	1784
following information:	1785

(1) The elector's name;

1786

(2) The elector's signature;

1787

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

1788

(4) The elector's date of birth;

1789

(5) ~~One of the following:~~

1790

(a) The elector's photo identification, if the elector will	1791
be marking absent voter's ballots in person at the board of	1792
elections; or	1793

(b) If the elector will not be marking the ballots in person,	1794
one of the following:	1795

(i) The elector's driver's license or state identification	1796
card number;	1797

~~(b)~~(ii) The last four digits of the elector's social security	1798
number;	1799

~~(c)~~(iii) A copy of the elector's ~~current and valid~~ photo	1800
identification~~, a copy of a military identification, or a copy of~~	1801
~~a current utility bill, bank statement, government check,~~	1802
~~paycheck, or other government document, other than a notice of~~	1803
~~voter registration mailed by a board of elections under section~~	1804
~~3503.19 of the Revised Code, that shows the name and address of~~	1805
~~the elector~~.	1806

(6) A statement identifying the election for which absent	1807
voter's ballots are requested;	1808

(7) A statement that the person requesting the ballots is a	1809
qualified elector;	1810

(8) A statement that the elector is an absent uniformed	1811
services voter or overseas voter as defined in 42 U.S.C. 1973ff-6;	1812

(9) A statement of the elector's length of residence in the	1813
state immediately preceding the commencement of service,	1814
immediately preceding the date of leaving to be with or near the	1815
service member, or immediately preceding leaving the United	1816
States, or a statement that the elector's parent or legal guardian	1817
resided in this state long enough to establish residency for	1818
voting purposes immediately preceding leaving the United States,	1819
whichever is applicable;	1820

(10) If the request is for primary election ballots, the	1821
elector's party affiliation;	1822

(11) If the elector desires ballots to be mailed to the	1823
elector, the address to which those ballots shall be mailed;	1824

(12) If the elector desires ballots to be sent to the elector	1825
by facsimile machine, the telephone number to which they shall be	1826
so sent;	1827

(13) If the elector desires ballots to be sent to the elector	1828
by electronic mail or, if offered by the board of elections or the	1829
secretary of state, through internet delivery, the elector's	1830
electronic mail address or other internet contact information.	1831

(B) A voter or any relative of a voter listed in division (C)	1832
of this section may use a single federal post card application to	1833
apply for uniformed services or overseas absent voter's ballots	1834
for use at the primary and general elections in a given year and	1835
any special election to be held on the day in that year specified	1836
by division (E) of section 3501.01 of the Revised Code for the	1837
holding of a primary election, designated by the general assembly	1838
for the purpose of submitting constitutional amendments proposed	1839
by the general assembly to the voters of the state. A single	1840
federal postcard application shall be processed by the board of	1841
elections pursuant to section 3511.04 of the Revised Code the same	1842
as if the voter had applied separately for uniformed services or	1843
overseas absent voter's ballots for each election.	1844

(C) Application to have uniformed services or overseas absent	1845
voter's ballots mailed or sent by facsimile machine to such a	1846
person may be made by the spouse, father, mother, father-in-law,	1847
mother-in-law, grandfather, grandmother, brother or sister of the	1848
whole blood or half blood, son, daughter, adopting parent, adopted	1849
child, stepparent, stepchild, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, uncle,	1850
aunt, nephew, or niece of such a person. The application shall be	1851
in writing upon a blank form furnished only by the director or on	1852
a single federal post card as provided in division (B) of this	1853
section. The form of the application shall be prescribed by the	1854
secretary of state. The director shall furnish that blank form to	1855
any of the relatives specified in this division desiring to make	1856
the application, only upon the request of such a relative made in	1857
person at the office of the board or upon the written request of	1858
such a relative mailed to the office of the board. The	1859
application, subscribed and sworn to by the applicant, shall	1860
contain all of the following:	1861

(1) The full name of the elector for whom ballots are	1862
requested;	1863

(2) A statement that the elector is an absent uniformed	1864
services voter or overseas voter as defined in 42 U.S.C. 1973ff-6;	1865

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

1866

(4) A statement identifying the elector's length of residence	1867
in the state immediately preceding the commencement of service,	1868
immediately preceding the date of leaving to be with or near a	1869
service member, or immediately preceding leaving the United	1870
States, or a statement that the elector's parent or legal guardian	1871
resided in this state long enough to establish residency for	1872
voting purposes immediately preceding leaving the United States,	1873
as the case may be;	1874

(5) The elector's date of birth;

1875

(6) One of the following:

1876

(a) The elector's driver's license or state identification	1877
card number;	1878

(b) The last four digits of the elector's social security	1879
number;	1880

(c) A copy of the elector's ~~current and valid~~ photo	1881
identification~~, a copy of a military identification, or a copy of~~	1882
~~a current utility bill, bank statement, government check,~~	1883
~~paycheck, or other government document, other than a notice of~~	1884
~~voter registration mailed by a board of elections under section~~	1885
~~3503.19 of the Revised Code, that shows the name and address of~~	1886
~~the elector~~.	1887

(7) A statement identifying the election for which absent	1888
voter's ballots are requested;	1889

(8) A statement that the person requesting the ballots is a	1890
qualified elector;	1891

(9) If the request is for primary election ballots, the	1892
elector's party affiliation;	1893

(10) A statement that the applicant bears a relationship to	1894
the elector as specified in division (C) of this section;	1895

(11) The address to which ballots shall be mailed, the	1896
telephone number to which ballots shall be sent by facsimile	1897
machine, the electronic mail address to which ballots shall be	1898
sent by electronic mail, or, if internet delivery is offered by	1899
the board of elections or the secretary of state, the internet	1900
contact information to which ballots shall be sent through	1901
internet delivery;	1902

(12) The signature and address of the person making the	1903
application.	1904

Each application for uniformed services or overseas absent	1905
voter's ballots shall be delivered to the director not earlier	1906
than the first day of January of the year of the elections for	1907
which the uniformed services or overseas absent voter's ballots	1908
are requested or not earlier than ninety days before the day of	1909
the election at which the ballots are to be voted, whichever is	1910
earlier, and not later than twelve noon of the third day preceding	1911
the day of the election, or not later than six p.m. on the last	1912
Friday before the day of the election at which those ballots are	1913
to be voted if the application is delivered in person to the	1914
office of the board.	1915

(D) If the voter for whom the application is made is entitled	1916
to vote for presidential and vice-presidential electors only, the	1917
applicant shall submit to the director in addition to the	1918
requirements of divisions (A), (B), and (C) of this section, a	1919
statement to the effect that the voter is qualified to vote for	1920
presidential and vice-presidential electors and for no other	1921
offices.	1922

Sec. 3511.05. (A) The director of the board of elections	1923
shall place uniformed services or overseas absent voter's ballots	1924
sent by mail in an unsealed identification envelope, gummed ready	1925
for sealing. The director shall include with uniformed services or	1926
overseas absent voter's ballots sent electronically, including by	1927
facsimile machine, an instruction sheet for preparing a gummed	1928
envelope in which the ballots shall be returned. The envelope for	1929
returning ballots sent by either means shall have printed or	1930
written on its face a form substantially as follows:	1931

"Identification Envelope Statement of Voter	1932

I, ........................(Name of voter), declare under	1933
penalty of election falsification that the within ballot or	1934
ballots contained no voting marks of any kind when I received	1935
them, and I caused the ballot or ballots to be marked, enclosed in	1936
the identification envelope, and sealed in that envelope.	1937

My voting residence in Ohio is

1938

...................................................................	1939

(Street and Number, if any, or Rural Route and Number)	1940

of ................................ (City, Village, or Township)	1941
Ohio, which is in Ward ............... Precinct ................	1942
in that city, village, or township.	1943

The primary election ballots, if any, within this envelope	1944
are primary election ballots of the ............. Party.	1945

Ballots contained within this envelope are to be voted at the	1946
.......... (general, special, or primary) election to be held on	1947
the .......................... day of ......................, ....	1948

My date of birth is ............... (Month and Day),	1949
.......... (Year).	1950

~~(Voter must provide~~.....If I am marking these ballots in	1951
person at the board of elections, I have provided photo	1952
identification to the election officials.	1953

.....If I am marking these ballots other than in person, I	1954
have provided one of the following:)	1955

My driver's license or state identification card number is	1956
............... (Driver's license or state identification card	1957
number).	1958

The last four digits of my Social Security Number are	1959
............... (Last four digits of Social Security Number).	1960

...... In lieu of providing a driver's license or state	1961
identification card number or the last four digits of my Social	1962
Security Number, I am enclosing a copy of ~~one of the following~~a	1963
photo identification in the return envelope in which this	1964
identification envelope will be mailed~~: a current and valid photo~~	1965
~~identification, a military identification, or a current utility~~	1966
~~bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or other~~	1967
~~government document, other than a notice of voter registration~~	1968
~~mailed by a board of elections, that shows my name and address~~.	1969

I hereby declare, under penalty of election falsification,	1970
that the statements above are true, as I verily believe.	1971

			1972
	(Signature of Voter)		1973

WHOEVER COMMITS ELECTION FALSIFICATION IS GUILTY OF A FELONY OF	1974
THE FIFTH DEGREE."	1975

(B) The director shall also mail with the ballots and the	1976
unsealed identification envelope sent by mail an unsealed return	1977
envelope, gummed, ready for sealing, for use by the voter in	1978
returning the voter's marked ballots to the director. The director	1979
shall send with the ballots and the instruction sheet for	1980
preparing a gummed envelope sent electronically, including by	1981
facsimile machine, an instruction sheet for preparing a second	1982
gummed envelope as described in this division, for use by the	1983
voter in returning that voter's marked ballots to the director.	1984
The return envelope shall have two parallel lines, each one	1985
quarter of an inch in width, printed across its face paralleling	1986
the top, with an intervening space of one quarter of an inch	1987
between such lines. The top line shall be one and one-quarter	1988
inches from the top of the envelope. Between the parallel lines	1989
shall be printed: "OFFICIAL ELECTION UNIFORMED SERVICES OR	1990
OVERSEAS ABSENT VOTER'S BALLOTS -- VIA AIR MAIL." Three blank	1991
lines shall be printed in the upper left corner on the face of the	1992
envelope for the use by the voter in placing the voter's complete	1993
military, naval, or mailing address on these lines, and beneath	1994
these lines there shall be printed a box beside the words "check	1995
if out-of-country." The voter shall check this box if the voter	1996
will be outside the United States on the day of the election. The	1997
official title and the post-office address of the director to whom	1998
the envelope shall be returned shall be printed on the face of	1999
such envelope in the lower right portion below the bottom parallel	2000
line.	2001

(C) On the back of each identification envelope and each	2002
return envelope shall be printed the following:	2003

"Instructions to voter:	2004

If the flap on this envelope is so firmly stuck to the back	2005
of the envelope when received by you as to require forcible	2006
opening in order to use it, open the envelope in the manner least	2007
injurious to it, and, after marking your ballots and enclosing	2008
same in the envelope for mailing them to the director of the board	2009
of elections, reclose the envelope in the most practicable way, by	2010
sealing or otherwise, and sign the blank form printed below.	2011

The flap on this envelope was firmly stuck to the back of the	2012
envelope when received, and required forced opening before sealing	2013
and mailing.	2014

			2015
	(Signature of voter)"		2016

(D) Division (C) of this section does not apply when absent	2017
voter's ballots are sent electronically, including by facsimile	2018
machine.	2019

Sec. 3511.09. Upon receiving uniformed services or overseas	2020
absent voter's ballots, the elector shall cause the questions on	2021
the face of the identification envelope to be answered, and, by	2022
writing the elector's usual signature in the proper place on the	2023
identification envelope, the elector shall declare under penalty	2024
of election falsification that the answers to those questions are	2025
true and correct to the best of the elector's knowledge and	2026
belief. Then, the elector shall note whether there are any voting	2027
marks on the ballot. If there are any voting marks, the ballot	2028
shall be returned immediately to the board of elections;	2029
otherwise, the elector shall cause the ballot to be marked, folded	2030
separately so as to conceal the markings on it, deposited in the	2031
identification envelope, and securely sealed in the identification	2032
envelope. The elector then shall cause the identification envelope	2033
to be placed within the return envelope, sealed in the return	2034
envelope, and mailed to the director of the board of elections to	2035
whom it is addressed. The ballot shall be submitted for mailing	2036
not later than 12:01 a.m. at the place where the voter completes	2037
the ballot, on the date of the election. If	2038

If the elector ~~does not~~is marking the absent voter's ballots	2039
in person at the board of elections, the elector shall provide	2040
photo identification to the election officials, or the elector may	2041
execute an affirmation under division (A)(2) of section 3505.18 of	2042
the Revised Code stating that the elector has a religious	2043
objection to being photographed and cast a provisional ballot	2044
under section 3505.181 of the Revised Code. If the elector is not	2045
marking the absent voter's ballots in person, the elector shall	2046
provide the elector's driver's license or state identification	2047
card number or the last four digits of the elector's social	2048
security number on the statement of voter on the identification	2049
envelope, ~~the elector also~~or shall include a copy of the	2050
elector's photo identification in the return envelope with the	2051
identification envelope ~~a copy of the elector's current valid~~	2052
~~photo identification, a copy of a military identification, or a~~	2053
~~copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, government check,~~	2054
~~paycheck, or other government document, other than a notice of~~	2055
~~voter registration mailed by a board of elections under section~~	2056
~~3503.19 of the Revised Code, that shows the name and address of~~	2057
~~the elector~~. ~~Each~~	2058

Each elector who will be outside the United States on the day	2059
of the election shall check the box on the return envelope	2060
indicating this fact and shall mail the return envelope to the	2061
director prior to the close of the polls on election day.	2062

Every uniformed services or overseas absent voter's ballot	2063
identification envelope shall be accompanied by the following	2064
statement in boldface capital letters: WHOEVER COMMITS ELECTION	2065
FALSIFICATION IS GUILTY OF A FELONY OF THE FIFTH DEGREE.	2066

Sec. 4507.50. (A) The registrar of motor vehicles or a	2067
deputy registrar, upon receipt of an application filed in	2068
compliance with section 4507.51 of the Revised Code by any person	2069
who is a resident or a temporary resident of this state and,	2070
except as otherwise provided in this section, is not licensed as	2071
an operator of a motor vehicle in this state or another licensing	2072
jurisdiction, and, except as provided in ~~division~~divisions (B)	2073
and (C) of this section, upon receipt of a fee of three dollars	2074
and fifty cents, shall issue an identification card to that	2075
person.	2076

Any person who is a resident or temporary resident of this	2077
state whose Ohio driver's or commercial driver's license has been	2078
suspended or canceled, upon application in compliance with section	2079
4507.51 of the Revised Code and, except as provided in division	2080
(B) of this section, payment of a fee of three dollars and fifty	2081
cents, may be issued a temporary identification card. The	2082
temporary identification card shall be identical to an	2083
identification card, except that it shall be printed on its face	2084
with a statement that the card is valid during the effective dates	2085
of the suspension or cancellation of the cardholder's license, or	2086
until the birthday of the cardholder in the fourth year after the	2087
date on which it is issued, whichever is shorter. The cardholder	2088
shall surrender the identification card to the registrar or any	2089
deputy registrar before the cardholder's driver's or commercial	2090
driver's license is restored or reissued.	2091

Except as provided in ~~division~~divisions (B) and (C) of this	2092
section, the deputy registrar shall be allowed a fee of ~~two~~	2093
~~dollars and seventy-five cents commencing on July 1, 2001, three~~	2094
~~dollars and twenty-five cents commencing on January 1, 2003, and~~	2095
three dollars and fifty cents ~~commencing on January 1, 2004,~~ for	2096
each identification card issued under this section. The fee	2097
allowed to the deputy registrar shall be in addition to the fee	2098
for issuing an identification card.	2099

Neither the registrar nor any deputy registrar shall charge a	2100
fee in excess of one dollar and fifty cents for laminating an	2101
identification card or temporary identification card. A deputy	2102
registrar laminating such a card shall retain the entire amount of	2103
the fee charged for lamination, less the actual cost to the	2104
registrar of the laminating materials used for that lamination, as	2105
specified in the contract executed by the bureau for the	2106
laminating materials and laminating equipment. The deputy	2107
registrar shall forward the amount of the cost of the laminating	2108
materials to the registrar for deposit as provided in this	2109
section.	2110

The fee collected for issuing an identification card under	2111
this section, except the fee allowed to the deputy registrar,	2112
shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the state	2113
bureau of motor vehicles fund created in section 4501.25 of the	2114
Revised Code.	2115

(B) A disabled veteran who has a service-connected disability	2116
rated at one hundred per cent by the veterans' administration may	2117
apply to the registrar or a deputy registrar for the issuance to	2118
that veteran of an identification card or a temporary	2119
identification card under this section without payment of any fee	2120
prescribed in division (A) of this section, including any	2121
lamination fee.	2122

An application made under division (B) of this section shall	2123
be accompanied by such documentary evidence of disability as the	2124
registrar may require by rule.	2125

(C)(1) An individual may apply to the registrar or a deputy	2126
registrar for the issuance to that individual of an identification	2127
card or a temporary identification card under this section without	2128
payment of any fee if both of the following are true:	2129

(a) The individual cannot afford to pay the fees prescribed	2130
in division (A) of this section, including any lamination fee; and	2131

(b) The individual's income does not exceed one hundred per	2132
cent of the federal poverty guidelines.	2133

(2) In order to receive an identification card or a temporary	2134
identification card under division (C)(1) of this section, an	2135
individual shall execute an affirmation, under penalty of election	2136
falsification, that includes:	2137

(a) The individual's name;

2138

(b) The individual's address;

2139

2140

(d) A statement that the individual cannot afford to pay the	2141
fees prescribed in division (A) of this section, including any	2142
lamination fee;	2143

(e) A statement that the individual's income does not exceed	2144
one hundred per cent of the federal poverty guidelines;	2145

(f) The individual's signature; and

2146

(g) The current date.

2147

(3) As used in division (C) of this section, "federal poverty	2148
guidelines" has the meaning defined in section 5101.46 of the	2149
Revised Code.	2150

Sec. 4507.52. (A) Each identification card issued by the	2151
registrar of motor vehicles or a deputy registrar shall display a	2152
distinguishing number assigned to the cardholder, and shall	2153
display the following inscription:	2154

"STATE OF OHIO IDENTIFICATION CARD	2155

This card is not valid for the purpose of operating a motor	2156
vehicle. It is provided solely for the purpose of establishing the	2157
identity of the bearer described on the card, who currently is not	2158
licensed to operate a motor vehicle in the state of Ohio."	2159

The identification card shall display substantially the same	2160
information as contained in the application and as described in	2161
division (A)(1) of section 4507.51 of the Revised Code, but shall	2162
not display the cardholder's social security number unless the	2163
cardholder specifically requests that the cardholder's social	2164
security number be displayed on the card. If federal law requires	2165
the cardholder's social security number to be displayed on the	2166
identification card, the social security number shall be displayed	2167
on the card notwithstanding this section. The identification card	2168
also shall display the color photograph of the cardholder. If the	2169
cardholder has executed a durable power of attorney for health	2170
care or a declaration governing the use or continuation, or the	2171
withholding or withdrawal, of life-sustaining treatment and has	2172
specified that the cardholder wishes the identification card to	2173
indicate that the cardholder has executed either type of	2174
instrument, the card also shall display any symbol chosen by the	2175
registrar to indicate that the cardholder has executed either type	2176
of instrument. On and after October 7, 2009, if the cardholder has	2177
specified that the cardholder wishes the identification card to	2178
indicate that the cardholder is a veteran, active duty, or	2179
reservist of the armed forces of the United States and has	2180
presented a copy of the cardholder's DD-214 form or an equivalent	2181
document, the card also shall display any symbol chosen by the	2182
registrar to indicate that the cardholder is a veteran, active	2183
duty, or reservist of the armed forces of the United States. The	2184
card shall be sealed in transparent plastic or similar material	2185
and shall be so designed as to prevent its reproduction or	2186
alteration without ready detection.	2187

The identification card for persons under twenty-one years of	2188
age shall have characteristics prescribed by the registrar	2189
distinguishing it from that issued to a person who is twenty-one	2190
years of age or older, except that an identification card issued	2191
to a person who applies no more than thirty days before the	2192
applicant's twenty-first birthday shall have the characteristics	2193
of an identification card issued to a person who is twenty-one	2194
years of age or older.	2195

Every identification card issued to a resident of this state	2196
shall expire, unless canceled or surrendered earlier, on the	2197
birthday of the cardholder in the fourth year after the date on	2198
which it is issued. Every identification card issued to a	2199
temporary resident shall expire in accordance with rules adopted	2200
by the registrar and is nonrenewable, but may be replaced with a	2201
new identification card upon the applicant's compliance with all	2202
applicable requirements. A cardholder may renew the cardholder's	2203
identification card within ninety days prior to the day on which	2204
it expires by filing an application and paying the prescribed fee	2205
in accordance with section 4507.50 of the Revised Code.	2206

If a cardholder applies for a driver's or commercial driver's	2207
license in this state or another licensing jurisdiction, the	2208
cardholder shall surrender the cardholder's identification card to	2209
the registrar or any deputy registrar before the license is	2210
issued.	2211

(B) If a card is lost, destroyed, or mutilated, the person to	2212
whom the card was issued may obtain a duplicate by doing both of	2213
the following:	2214

(1) Furnishing suitable proof of the loss, destruction, or	2215
mutilation to the registrar or a deputy registrar;	2216

(2) Filing an application and presenting documentary evidence	2217
under section 4507.51 of the Revised Code.	2218

Any person who loses a card and, after obtaining a duplicate,	2219
finds the original, immediately shall surrender the original to	2220
the registrar or a deputy registrar.	2221

A cardholder may obtain a replacement identification card	2222
that reflects any change of the cardholder's name by furnishing	2223
suitable proof of the change to the registrar or a deputy	2224
registrar and surrendering the cardholder's existing card.	2225

When a cardholder applies for a duplicate or obtains a	2226
replacement identification card, the cardholder shall pay a fee of	2227
two dollars and fifty cents. A deputy registrar shall be allowed	2228
an additional fee of ~~two dollars and seventy-five cents commencing~~	2229
~~on July 1, 2001, three dollars and twenty-five cents commencing on~~	2230
~~January 1, 2003, and~~ three dollars and fifty cents ~~commencing on~~	2231
~~January 1, 2004,~~ for issuing a duplicate or replacement	2232
identification card. A	2233

A disabled veteran who is a cardholder and has a	2234
service-connected disability rated at one hundred per cent by the	2235
veterans' administration may apply to the registrar or a deputy	2236
registrar for the issuance of a duplicate or replacement	2237
identification card without payment of any fee prescribed in this	2238
section, and without payment of any lamination fee if the disabled	2239
veteran would not be required to pay a lamination fee in	2240
connection with the issuance of an identification card or	2241
temporary identification card as provided in division (B) of	2242
section 4507.50 of the Revised Code.	2243

Not more than once every four years, an individual who is a	2244
cardholder, who applied for and received that card under division	2245
(C) of section 4507.50 of the Revised Code, and who currently	2246
meets the eligibility requirements of that division may apply to	2247
the registrar or a deputy registrar for the issuance of a	2248
duplicate or replacement identification card without payment of	2249
any fee prescribed in this section, and without payment of any	2250
lamination fee if the individual would not be required to pay a	2251
lamination fee in connection with the issuance of an	2252
identification card or temporary identification card as provided	2253
in division (C) of section 4507.50 of the Revised Code. In order	2254
to receive the duplicate or replacement identification card, the	2255
individual shall execute a new copy of the affirmation described	2256
in that division.	2257

A duplicate or replacement identification card shall expire	2258
on the same date as the card it replaces.	2259

(C) The registrar shall cancel any card upon determining that	2260
the card was obtained unlawfully, issued in error, or was altered.	2261
The registrar also shall cancel any card that is surrendered to	2262
the registrar or to a deputy registrar after the holder has	2263
obtained a duplicate, replacement, or driver's or commercial	2264
driver's license.	2265

(D)(1) No agent of the state or its political subdivisions	2266
shall condition the granting of any benefit, service, right, or	2267
privilege upon the possession by any person of an identification	2268
card. Nothing in this section shall preclude any publicly operated	2269
or franchised transit system from using an identification card for	2270
the purpose of granting benefits or services of the system.	2271

(2) No person shall be required to apply for, carry, or	2272
possess an identification card.	2273

(E) Except in regard to an identification card issued to a	2274
person who applies no more than thirty days before the applicant's	2275
twenty-first birthday, neither the registrar nor any deputy	2276
registrar shall issue an identification card to a person under	2277
twenty-one years of age that does not have the characteristics	2278
prescribed by the registrar distinguishing it from the	2279
identification card issued to persons who are twenty-one years of	2280
age or older.	2281

(F) Whoever violates division (E) of this section is guilty	2282
of a minor misdemeanor.	2283

Section 2. That existing sections 3501.01, 3503.14, 3503.16,	2284
3503.19, 3503.28, 3505.18, 3505.181, 3505.182, 3505.183, 3509.03,	2285
3509.04, 3509.05, 3509.08, 3511.02, 3511.05, 3511.09, 4507.50, and	2286
4507.52 of the Revised Code are hereby repealed.	2287

Section 3. Section 3505.181 of the Revised Code is presented	2288
in this act as a composite of the section as amended by both Am.	2289
S.B. 10 and Sub. S.B. 47 of the 130th General Assembly. The	2290
General Assembly, applying the principle stated in division (B) of	2291
section 1.52 of the Revised Code that amendments are to be	2292
harmonized if reasonably capable of simultaneous operation, finds	2293
that the composite is the resulting version of the section in	2294
effect prior to the effective date of the section as presented in	2295
this act.	2296