Ohio § 3599.18 Prohibitions concerning registration of electors

Ohio Statutes

§ 3599.18 — Prohibitions concerning registration of electors

Ohio § 3599.18

Title 35Elections

Ch. 3599Offenses And Penalties

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3599.18 (2026).

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(A)No election official, person assisting in the registration of electors, or police officer shall knowingly do any of the following:

(1)Refuse, neglect, or unnecessarily delay, hinder, or prevent the registration of a qualified elector, who in a lawful manner applies for registration;

(2)Enter or consent to the entry of a fictitious name on a voter registration list;

(3)Alter the name on or remove or destroy the registration card or form of any qualified elector;

(4)Neglect, unlawfully execute, or fail to execute any duty enjoined upon that person as an election official, person assisting in the registration of electors, or police officer.

(B)Whoever violates division (A) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.

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(A) No election official, person assisting in the registration of electors, or police officer shall knowingly do any of the following:

(1) Refuse, neglect, or unnecessarily delay, hinder, or prevent the registration of a qualified elector, who in a lawful manner applies for registration;

(2) Enter or consent to the entry of a fictitious name on a voter registration list;

(3) Alter the name on or remove or destroy the registration card or form of any qualified elector;

(4) Neglect, unlawfully execute, or fail to execute any duty enjoined upon that person as an election official, person assisting in the registration of electors, or police officer.

(B) Whoever violates division (A) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.