Ohio § 3599.34 Prohibitions concerning destruction of election records

Ohio Statutes

§ 3599.34 — Prohibitions concerning destruction of election records

Ohio § 3599.34

Title 35Elections

Ch. 3599Offenses And Penalties

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3599.34 (2026).

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No person, from the time ballots are cast or voted until the time has expired for using them in a recount or as evidence in a contest of election, shall unlawfully destroy or attempt to destroy the ballots, or permit such ballots or a ballot box or pollbook used at an election to be destroyed; or destroy, falsify, mark, or write in a name on any such ballot that has been voted.

Whoever violates this section is guilty of a felony of the fifth degree.

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No person, from the time ballots are cast or voted until the time has expired for using them in a recount or as evidence in a contest of election, shall unlawfully destroy or attempt to destroy the ballots, or permit such ballots or a ballot box or pollbook used at an election to be destroyed; or destroy, falsify, mark, or write in a name on any such ballot that has been voted.

Whoever violates this section is guilty of a felony of the fifth degree.