111-12-03 Program for registering persons receiving compensation to register others to vote.

(A) Any person who receives or expects to receive compensation for registering a voter shall complete the online training program specified in rule 111-12-04 of the Administrative Code before registering any voter. None of the following are required to register under these rules:

(1) exempt persons as defined in paragraph (C) of rule 111-12-02 of the Administrative Code or;

(2) employees or agents of the United States Postal Service who are acting in their official capacity.

(B) Any person that completes the online training program specified in this rule and returns the signed affirmation as required by sections 3503.28 and 3503.29 of the Revised Code shall be eligible to register voters in this state. The term of eligibility for the privilege to register voters shall be one calendar year from the date of completion of the online training program.

(C) The information contained in the online training program shall include:

(1) Eligibility standards for persons receiving compensation for registering others to vote;

(2) Eligibility standards to be an Ohio elector;

(3) The applicable deadlines for registering to vote or for returning an applicant's completed registration form;

(4) The applicable deadlines for returning an applicant's completed registration form if the person returning the form is being compensated for registering voters;

(5) The locations to which a person may return a completed voter registration form;

(6) The location to which a person who is compensated for registering voters may return an applicant's completed registration form;

(7) The registration and affirmation requirements applicable to persons who are compensated for registering voters under section 3503.29 of the Revised Code;

(8) Information pertaining to voter identification requirements, including the following notice to be used in the course of registering voters: "Voters must bring identification to the polls in order to verify identity. Identification may include a current and valid photo identification, a military identification that shows the voter's name and current address, or a copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or other government document, other than a notice of an election or a voter registration notification sent by a board of elections, that shows the voter's name and current address. Voters who do not provide one of these documents will still be able to vote by providing the last four digits of the voter's social security number and by casting a provisional ballot. Voters who do not have any of the above forms of identification, including a social security number, will still be able to vote by signing an affirmation swearing to the voter's identity under penalty of election falsification and by casting a provisional ballot."

Effective: 07/27/2006
R.C. 119.032 review dates: 07/01/2011
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 3503.29
Rule Amplifies: 3503.29, 3503.28