Ohio § 3505.35 Canvass of abstracts by secretary of state

Ohio Statutes

§ 3505.35 — Canvass of abstracts by secretary of state

Ohio § 3505.35

Title 35Elections

Ch. 3505General And Special Election Ballots

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3505.35 (2026).

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(A)When the secretary of state has received from the board of elections of every county in the state Form No. 2, as provided for in section3505.33of the Revised Code, the secretary of state shall promptly fix the time and place for the canvass of such abstracts, and the time fixed shall not be later than ten days after such abstracts have been received by the secretary of state from all counties. The secretary of state shall notify the governor, auditor of state, attorney general, and the chairperson of the state central committee of each political party of the time and place fixed. At such time and in the presence of such of the persons so notified who attend, the secretary of state shall canvass the abstracts contained in said Form No. 2 and shall determine and declare the results of al

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(A) When the secretary of state has received from the board of elections of every county in the state Form No. 2, as provided for in section3505.33of the Revised Code, the secretary of state shall promptly fix the time and place for the canvass of such abstracts, and the time fixed shall not be later than ten days after such abstracts have been received by the secretary of state from all counties. The secretary of state shall notify the governor, auditor of state, attorney general, and the chairperson of the state central committee of each political party of the time and place fixed. At such time and in the presence of such of the persons so notified who attend, the secretary of state shall canvass the abstracts contained in said Form No. 2 and shall determine and declare the results of all elections in which electors throughout the entire state voted. If two or more candidates for election to the same office, or two or more sets of joint candidates for governor and lieutenant governor, receive the largest and an equal number of votes, such tie shall be resolved by lot by the secretary of state. Such declaration of results by the secretary of state shall be in writing and shall be signed by the secretary of state. It shall bear the date of the day upon which it is made, and a copy thereof shall be posted by the secretary of state in a conspicuous place in the secretary of state's office. The secretary of state shall keep such copy posted for a period of at least five days.

Such declaration of results made by the secretary of state, insofar as it pertains to the offices of governor and lieutenant governor, secretary of state, auditor of state, treasurer of state, and attorney general, is only for the purpose of fixing the time of the commencement of the period of time within which applications for recounts of votes may be filed as provided by section3515.02of the Revised Code.

(B) When the secretary of state has received from the board of elections of every county in the state Form No. 4 and Form No. 6, as provided in section3505.33of the Revised Code, the secretary of state shall promptly transmit by electronic mail or other telecommunication device a copy of each form to the administrative director of the supreme court.

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