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...ch question on the questions and issues ballot, to be voted at such election by the electors of the county residing within the territorial boundaries of the district, by placing on such ballot the words "For continuing the existence of (name of the district to be here inserted)" and "Against continuing the existence of (name of the district to be here inserted)," with a square before each proposition and a dire...

... at least one candidate appeared on the ballot for each elected village position. If a village is located in more than one county, the village shall be evaluated only by the county officials of the county wherein the largest portion of the population of the village resides. (B) Before beginning the evaluation, the county officials shall request, in writing, information from each village to assist the officials in...

...ng territory as a city be placed on the ballot at a special election. The petition shall contain or have attached to it all of the following: (1) A full description and an accurate map of the territory within the proposed municipal corporation; (2) A statement signed by the county auditor as to the total assessed valuation of the area proposed for incorporation; (3) A statement showing that the territory meets ...

...he village seeking to be detached. The ballots shall contain the words "for detachment," and "against detachment." If a majority of the ballots cast at such election are cast against detachment, no further proceedings shall be had in relation thereto for a period of two years. If a majority of the votes cast at such election are cast for detachment, the result of such election, together with the original petit...

...evelopment zone under this section, the ballot shall be in the following form: "Shall the ordinance of the legislative authority of the (city or village) of (name of contracting party) approving the contract with (name of each other contracting party) for the designation of a joint economic development zone be approved? FOR THE ORDINANCE AND CONTRACT AGAINST THE ORDINANCE AND CONTRACT " ...

... corporation, along with the applicable ballot language as described in division (D) of this section. The date of the election shall be either the date of the primary or the general election in 2023 or 2024. The board of trustees shall only sell a railway or portion of a railway upon approval by the electors of the municipal corporation, as described in divisions (B), (C), (D), and (E) of this section. (B)(1) The...

... of elections, which shall place on the ballot for the electors of Warren county the question of levying the tax proposed in the resolution on all taxable property of the county. If approved by the electors of the county, the tax shall be levied as provided in section 3354.12 of the Revised Code and anticipation notes may be issued by the board of trustees in accordance with that section. (H)(1) The board of trustee...

...e, shall not be let until the board of elections has caused notice to be published once in a newspaper of general circulation within the county or upon notice given by mail, addressed to the responsible suppliers within the state. The board of elections may require that each bid be accompanied by a bond, with at least two individual sureties, or a surety company, satisfactory to the board, in a sum double the a...

...uch minor political subdivision on the ballots under sections 3505.01 to 3505.09 of the Revised Code, then such board may, or at the direction of the secretary of state shall, provide separate ballots for the candidates, question, or issue. (B) If the secretary of state, in the secretary of state's sole discretion, determines that it is impracticable to place the names of candidates for any office or the word...

...r the inspection of the printing of the ballots. The person to whom the contract for printing the ballots is let shall seal them securely in packages, one package for each precinct in the county or civil division in which the election is to be held, place a paper cover over them, and indicate on such cover the number of ballots contained therein with a space to indicate the precinct, and deliver them to the board at ...

... number of locations, designated by the board of elections for the automatic examining, sorting, or counting of ballots. (E) "Voting machines" means mechanical or electronic equipment for the direct recording and tabulation of votes. (F) "Direct recording electronic voting machine" means a voting machine that records votes by means of a ballot display provided with mechanical or electro-optical components that ca...

...gram that will be used for tallying the ballot cards for each precinct in which an election will be held; (2) Conduct systematic logic and accuracy testing of every component of every voting machine, marking device, or piece of automatic tabulating equipment with every ballot style to be used in the election to ascertain that the ballots are accurate and that the machines, devices, and equipment will accurately rec...

...by the secretary of state or a board of elections, unless it meets those standards. (2) The standards adopted under division (A)(1) of this section shall do both of the following: (a) Require that each ballot printed by the system include a tracking number; (b) Require that the board of elections provide ballots for each precinct in accordance with division (B) of section 3505.11 of the Revised Code. (B) Notw...

...ot shall be returned immediately to the board of elections; otherwise, the elector shall cause the ballot to be marked, folded separately so as to conceal the markings on it, deposited in the identification envelope, and securely sealed in the identification envelope. The elector shall sign the identification envelope not later than the close of the polls on the day of the election. The elector then shall cause the i...

...the case of fees received by a board of elections. (E) The officer who receives a fee required under division (B) of this section immediately shall pay the fee to the credit of the Ohio elections commission fund created by division (I) of section 3517.152 of the Revised Code. (F)(1) In no case shall a fee paid under this section be returned to a candidate. (2) Whenever a section of law refers to a filing fee to...

...ection ballots shall be provided by the board of elections for each political party having candidates for nomination or election in a primary election. Section 3505.08 of the Revised Code governing the kind of paper, the kind of ink, and the size and style of type to be used in the printing of ballots for general elections shall apply in the printing of ballots for primary elections. Primary election ballots shall h...

...ch person. In the recount of absentee ballots that are tallied by county instead of by precinct, as provided in section 3509.06 of the Revised Code, the county shall be considered a separate precinct for purposes of recounting such absentee ballots.

...g shall apply: (1) If the Ohio ballot board has not already certified the ballot language at the time a majority of the members of the committee gives the written notice of withdrawal, the board shall not certify ballot language for that proposed initiative or referendum to the secretary of state. (2) The secretary of state shall not certify a ballot form or wording to the boards of elections under sections 3...

...oard of elections shall furnish printed ballots at the election described in this section as provided under section 3505.06 of the Revised Code, except that a separate ballot shall be used for this election. The question set forth in this section shall be printed on each ballot and the board shall insert in the question appropriate words to complete the question. Votes shall be cast as provided under section 3505.06 ...

...oard of elections shall furnish printed ballots at the election as provided under section 3505.06 of the Revised Code, except that a separate ballot shall be used for the election under this section. The question set forth in this section shall be printed on each ballot, and the board shall insert in the question appropriate words to complete it. Votes shall be cast as provided under section 3505.06 of the Revised Co...

...1) of this section to the proper county board of elections in the manner and within the time prescribed by the section of the Revised Code governing submission of the question. The county board of elections shall not submit the question of the tax to electors unless a copy of the county auditor's certification accompanies the resolutions or ordinances the taxing authority certifies to the board. Before requesting a t...

...istrict tax is decreased pursuant to an election under section 5705.261 of the Revised Code, the rate of each school district tax that had been reduced shall be increased by the number of mills obtained by multiplying the number of mills of the original reduction by the same percentage that the financing district tax rate is decreased. If the county school financing district tax is repealed pursuant to an election un...

...question, the question appearing on the ballot shall read: "Shall the territory within the ______ (name of municipal corporation) be withdrawn from ______ (name of regional transit authority) and shall an additional tax be levied for the benefit of ______ (name of municipal corporation) ______ for the purpose of providing transportation services for the movement of persons within, from, or to the ______ (name of mu...

...ard of elections shall provide separate ballots, tally sheets, blanks, stationery, and all such other supplies as may be necessary in the conduct of such election. Ballots shall be printed with an affirmative and negative statement thereon, as follows: The probate court and the court of common pleas shall be combined. The probate court and the court of common pleas shall not be combined.

...ope shall be delivered to the board of elections together with other uncounted ballots. No ballot shall be rejected because of being marked with ink or by any writing instrument other than one of the pencils provided by the board of elections.