Ohio Code 3599.18 – Prohibitions concerning registration of electors
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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:
Attorney's Note
Under the Ohio Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:| Class | Prison | Fine |
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| Misdemeanor of the first degree | up to 180 days | up to $1,000 |
Terms Used In Ohio Code 3599.18
- Person: includes an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, and association. See Ohio Code 1.59
- Whoever: includes all persons, natural and artificial; partners; principals, agents, and employees; and all officials, public or private. See Ohio Code 1.02
(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.