Ohio § 3505.29 Precinct election officials not to separate or leave until counting completed

Ohio Statutes

§ 3505.29 — Precinct election officials not to separate or leave until counting completed

Ohio § 3505.29

Title 35Elections

Ch. 3505General And Special Election Ballots

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3505.29 (2026).

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From the time the ballot box is opened and the  count of ballots begun until the ballots are counted and  certificates of votes cast are made out, signed, certified and  given to the voting location manager for delivery to the  headquarters of the board of elections, the precinct election  officials in each precinct shall not separate, nor shall a  precinct election official leave the polling place except from  unavoidable necessity. In cases of illness or unavoidable  necessity, the board may substitute another qualified person for  any precinct official so incapacitated.

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From the time the ballot box is opened and the count of ballots begun until the ballots are counted and certificates of votes cast are made out, signed, certified and given to the voting location manager for delivery to the headquarters of the board of elections, the precinct election officials in each precinct shall not separate, nor shall a precinct election official leave the polling place except from unavoidable necessity. In cases of illness or unavoidable necessity, the board may substitute another qualified person for any precinct official so incapacitated.