2013 Ohio Revised Code
Title [35] XXXV ELECTIONS
Chapter 3505 - GENERAL AND SPECIAL ELECTION BALLOTS.
Section 3505.24 - [Effective6/26/2013] Provising assistance to blind, disabled or illiterate electors.

Notwithstanding any provision of the Revised Code to the contrary, any elector who declares to the presiding judge of elections that the elector is unable to mark the elector's ballot by reason of blindness, disability, or illiteracy may be accompanied in the voting booth and aided by any person of the elector's choice, other than the elector's employer, an agent of the elector's employer, or an officer or agent of the elector's union, if any. The elector also may request and receive assistance in the marking of the elector's ballot from two election officials of different political parties. Any person providing assistance in the marking of an elector's ballot under this section shall thereafter provide no information in regard to the marking of that ballot.

Any judge may require a declaration of inability to be made by the elector under oath before the judge. Assistance shall not be rendered for causes other than those specified in this section, and no candidate whose name appears on the ballot shall assist any person in marking that person's ballot.

Amended by 130th General Assembly File No. 4, SB 10, §1, eff. 6/26/2013.

Amended by 129th General AssemblyFile No.105,SB 295, §1, eff. 8/15/2012.

Amended by 129th General AssemblyFile No.40,HB 194, §1 Made subject to referendum in the Nov. 6, 2012 election. The version of this section thus amended was repealed by 129th General AssemblyFile No.105,SB 295, §1, eff. 8/15/2012.

Effective Date: 08-28-2001

This section is set out twice. See also § 3505.24, effective until 6/26/2013.