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...sed by the death or disability of any delegate or any other cause, such vacancy shall be filled by appointment by the majority vote of the delegates comprising the group from which such delegate was elected. If the convention contains no other delegate of that group, such vacancy shall be filled by the governor.

...The delegates to the convention shall meet at the capitol on the twenty-eighth day after their election at one p.m., and shall thereupon constitute a convention to pass upon the question of whether or not the proposed amendment to the constitution of the United States shall be ratified.

...mbers, and may elect its president, secretary, and other officers and adopt its own rules.

...the journal shall be filed with the secretary of state.

...ll be executed by the president and secretary of the convention and transmitted to the secretary of state of this state who shall transmit the certificate under the great seal of the state to the secretary of state of the United States.

...Each delegate to the convention shall receive the legal rate of transportation by motor vehicle each way for mileage from and to his place of residence by the most direct route of public travel to and from the city of Columbus.

...tatute or resolution such states as theretofore have provided for constituting such convention, sections 3523.01 to 3523.11, inclusive, of the Revised Code shall be inoperative. The convention shall then be constituted and shall operate as the resolution or act of congress directs, and all officers of the state who by said resolution or statute are authorized or directed to take any action to constitute such a conven...

..., or after any primary, convention, or election: (1) Give, lend, offer, or procure or promise to give, lend, offer, or procure any money, office, position, place or employment, influence, or any other valuable consideration to or for a delegate, elector, or other person; (2) Attempt by intimidation, coercion, or other unlawful means to induce such delegate or elector to register or refrain from registering or to vo...

...after any primary, general, or special election or convention solicit, request, demand, receive, or contract for any money, gift, loan, property, influence, position, employment, or other thing of value for that person or for another person for doing any of the following: (A) Registering or refraining from registering to vote; (B) Agreeing to register or to refrain from registering to vote; (C) Agreeing to vote or...

...o this division shall be filed by the times specified in divisions (A)(1) and (2) of section 3517.10 of the Revised Code. (D) A nonprofit corporation that is a membership association and that is exempt from taxation under subsection 501(c)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code may transfer contributions received as part of a regular dues payment from member partnerships and other unincorporated businesses as defined in di...

... to be so transmitted a uniform amount determined by the employer to be necessary to defray the actual cost of making such deduction and transmittal, or may utilize its own funds in an amount it determines is necessary to defray the actual administrative cost, including making the deduction and transmittal. (B) If an employer establishes a separate account in the name of an employee for the purpose of depositing int...

... or indirectly, in connection with any election, pay, lend, or contribute or offer or promise to pay, lend, or contribute any money or other valuable consideration in the election or defeat of any candidate or the adoption or defeat of any question or issue for any purposes other than those enumerated in sections 3517.08 and 3517.12 of the Revised Code. Whoever violates this section is guilty of corrupt practices an...

...on that if any particular candidate is elected or defeated work in the establishment will cease in whole or in part, or other threats expressed or implied, intended to influence the political opinions or votes of his or its employees. Whoever violates this section is guilty of corrupt practices, and shall be punished by a fine of not less than five hundred nor more than one thousand dollars.

... discharge or threaten to discharge an elector for taking a reasonable amount of time to vote on election day; or require or order an elector to accompany him to a voting place upon such day; or refuse to permit such elector to serve as an election official on any registration or election day; or indirectly use any force or restraint or threaten to inflict any injury, harm, or loss; or in any other manner practice in...

...stribute, or give out any ballot or ticket to any person on any pretense during the receiving, counting, or certifying of the votes, or have any ballot or ticket in the individual's possession or control, except in the proper discharge of the individual's official duty in receiving, counting, or canvassing the votes. This section does not prevent the lawful exercise by a precinct election official or observer o...

...corrupt practice and shall be fined not less than five hundred nor more than one thousand dollars.

...052 is guilty of seeking nomination or election to more than one prohibited office at the same election and shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars.

...candidate for the general assembly any pledge concerning his vote on any legislation, question, or proposition that may come before the general assembly; provided that this shall not be understood to prohibit a reasonable inquiry as to such candidate's views on such question or legislation. Whoever violates this section is guilty of a corrupt practice and shall be fined not less than five hundred nor more than one t...

...licate list of the name of a qualified elector therein; or knowingly induce or attempt to induce a registrar or other election authority to refuse registration in a precinct to an elector thereof; or knowingly swear or affirm falsely upon a lawful examination by or before any registering officer; or make, print, or issue any false or counterfeit certificate of registration or knowingly alter any certificate of regist...

...tion forms or to assist persons in completing or returning those forms. (B) No person shall receive compensation on a fee per signature or fee per volume basis for circulating any declaration of candidacy, nominating petition, initiative petition, referendum petition, recall petition, or any other election-related petition that is filed with or transmitted to a board of elections, the office of the secretary of stat...

...te in any primary, special, or general election in a precinct in which that person is not a legally qualified elector; (2) Vote or attempt to vote more than once at the same election by any means, including voting or attempting to vote both by absent voter's ballots under division (G) of section 3503.16 of the Revised Code and by regular ballot at the polls at the same election, or voting or attempting to vote both...

...ary, referendum, recall, or nominating petition knowing that the person is not at the time qualified to sign it; (2) Knowingly sign such a petition more than once; (3) Except as otherwise provided in section 3501.382 of the Revised Code, sign a name other than the person's own on such a petition; (4) Accept anything of value for signing such a petition; (5) Seek by intimidation or threats to influence any person ...

... contain false, forged, or fictitious names; (6) Except as otherwise provided in section 3501.382 of the Revised Code, add signatures or names except the person's own name on the petition or declaration; (7) Make a false certification or statement concerning the petition or declaration; (8) File with the election authorities the petition or declaration knowing it to contain false, forged, or fictitious names; (9)...

...ary, referendum, recall, or nominating petition, or any part of a petition, that is being or has been lawfully circulated; provided that the words "purchase" and "sell" do not apply to persons paying or receiving pay for soliciting signatures to or circulating a petition or petition paper. Whoever violates this section is guilty of a felony of the fifth degree.

...e a false or fraudulent signature on a petition or registration form, or willfully or knowingly report as false or fraudulent any such genuine signature; (C) Willfully add to or subtract from the votes actually cast at an election in any official returns, or add to or take away or attempt to add to or take away any ballot from those legally polled at such election; (D) Carry away, destroy, or mutilate any registrat...