Ohio § 3511.15 Emergency absentee voting procedures

Ohio Statutes

§ 3511.15 — Emergency absentee voting procedures

Ohio § 3511.15

Title 35Elections

Ch. 3511Armed Services Absent Voter's Ballots

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3511.15 (2026).

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If an international, national, state, or local  emergency or other situation arises that makes substantial  compliance with the "Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee  Voting Act," 42 U.S.C. 1973ff, et seq., as amended, impossible or  impracticable, as confirmed by the existence of armed conflict  involving United States armed forces or the mobilization of those  forces, including Ohio national guard and reserve component  members of this state, or by the occurrence of a natural disaster  or the existence of a state of emergency, civil unrest, war, or  other exigency in a foreign country, or by an official declaration  by the governor that a state of emergency exists, the governor  directly, or by delegation to the secretary of state, may  prescribe, by emergency order or rule, a specia

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If an international, national, state, or local emergency or other situation arises that makes substantial compliance with the "Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act," 42 U.S.C. 1973ff, et seq., as amended, impossible or impracticable, as confirmed by the existence of armed conflict involving United States armed forces or the mobilization of those forces, including Ohio national guard and reserve component members of this state, or by the occurrence of a natural disaster or the existence of a state of emergency, civil unrest, war, or other exigency in a foreign country, or by an official declaration by the governor that a state of emergency exists, the governor directly, or by delegation to the secretary of state, may prescribe, by emergency order or rule, a special procedure or requirement as may be necessary to facilitate absent voting by those absent uniformed services voters or overseas voters directly affected who are eligible to vote in this state. The secretary of state shall take reasonable steps to provide absent uniformed services or overseas voters with timely notice of any special procedure or requirement prescribed under this section.