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...en in ink or indelible pencil. At the time of filing a nominating petition, the candidate designated in the nominating petition, and joint candidates for governor and lieutenant governor, shall pay to the election officials with whom it is filed the fees specified for the office under divisions (A) and (B) of section 3513.10 of the Revised Code. The fees shall be disposed of by those election officials in the manne...

...whom it is filed shall promptly fix the time and place for hearing it, and shall forthwith mail notice of the filing of such protest and the time and place for hearing it to the person whose nomination is protested. They shall also forthwith mail notice of the time and place fixed for the hearing to the person who filed the protest. At the time fixed, such election officials shall hear the protest and determine...

...hom it is filed shall promptly fix the time and place for hearing it, and shall forthwith mail notice of the filing of such protest and the time and place for hearing it to the person whose nomination is protested. They shall also forthwith mail notice of the time and place fixed for the hearing to the person who filed the protest. At the time and place fixed, such election officials shall hear the protest and ...

...ately preceding the filing of his statement of candidacy, both his statement of candidacy and nominating petition must contain, immediately following the person's present name, the person's former names. Any person who has been elected under the person's changed name, without submission of the person's former name, shall be immediately suspended from the office and the office declared vacated, and shall be liable to ...

...reme court, court of appeals, court of common pleas, probate court, and such other courts as are established by law, in addition to designating in such nominating petition the office to which he seeks such nomination shall, if two or more judges of the same court are to be elected at any one election, designate the term of the office for election to which he seeks such nomination by stating therein, if a full term,...

... may withdraw as such candidate at any time prior to the primary election. The withdrawal shall be effected and the statement of withdrawal shall be filed in accordance with the procedures prescribed in division (D) of this section for the withdrawal of persons nominated in a primary election or by nominating petition. (C) A person who is the first choice for president of the United States by a candidate for d...

...withdraws as a candidate or dies at any time before the primary election, a special election shall be held under division (B) (1) of this section as soon as reasonably practicable to nominate the following: (1) That party's candidate for congress; (2) The candidate for congress of any other major political party under either of the following circumstances: (a) No person has filed a valid declaration of candidacy ...

...on selected to fill the vacancy by the time specified in this division, at a meeting called for that purpose. The meeting shall be called by the chairperson of that committee, who shall give each member of the committee at least two days' notice of the time, place, and purpose of the meeting. If a majority of the members of the committee are present at the meeting, a majority of those present may select a pers...

...to fill such vacancy. (E) If a person nominated in a primary election or nominated by petition under section 3517.012 of the Revised Code as a candidate for election to the office of governor or lieutenant governor at the next general election withdraws as such candidate prior to the ninetieth day before the day of the general election or dies prior to the tenth day before the day of such general election, the...

...cretary of state and give notice of the time and places of holding such election as provided in section 3501.03 of the Revised Code. Such election shall be held and conducted and returns thereof made as in the case of a primary election, except that the secretary of state shall designate the deadline to file a declaration of candidacy or a declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate for the election. (2) If on...

...ch such political party is entitled to nominate for election to such office.

...minating petition, or declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate, the secretary of state or the board of elections shall furnish that person with a copy of section 3517.21 of the Revised Code. Each person who receives the copy shall acknowledge its receipt in writing.

...h of the individual petitions arising from the board's division of the initiative petition, the attorney general shall review the resubmitted titles and summaries, within ten days after their receipt, to determine if they are fair and truthful statements of the respective proposed laws or constitutional amendments and, if so, certify them. These resubmissions shall contain no new explanations or arguments. Then, the ...

...f the several parts of such petition a committee of not less than three nor more than five of their number who shall represent them in all matters relating to such petitions. Notice of all matters or proceedings pertaining to such petitions may be served on said committee, or any of them, either personally or by registered mail, or by leaving such notice at the usual place of residence of each of them.

...arguments or explanations have not been timely prepared and filed, the positions of the four appointed members of the board shall be considered vacant, and new members shall be appointed in the manner provided for original appointments.

...f public funds proposed and of the tax commissioner the annual yield of any proposed taxes. The office of budget and management, on receipt of a request for an estimate of the annual expenditure of public funds proposed, shall prepare the estimate and file it in the office of the secretary of state. The tax commissioner, on receipt of a request for an estimate of the annual yield of any proposed taxes, shall prepare...

...t forth the names and addresses of the committee of not less than three nor more than five to represent the petitioners in all matters relating to the petition or its circulation. Immediately above the heading of the place for signatures on each part of the petition the following notice shall be printed in boldface type: "NOTICE Whoever knowingly signs this petition more than once; except as provided in section...

...a voter who signs an initiative or referendum petition shall be an original signature of that voter in ink. Only initiative and referendum petitions containing those original signatures in ink shall be filed with the office of the secretary of state or a board of elections.

...No initiative or referendum part-petition is properly verified if it appears on the face thereof, or is made to appear by a satisfactory evidence: (A) That the statement required by section 3519.05 of the Revised Code is not properly filled out; (B) That the statement is not properly signed; (C) That the statement is altered by erasure, interlineation, or otherwise; (D) That the statement is false in any respect;...

...t of each state law or constitutional amendment proposed by initiative petition that has been approved for the ballot; (2) The certified title and summary of each state law or constitutional amendment proposed by initiative petition that has been approved for the ballot; (3) The ballot language of each state law or constitutional amendment proposed by initiative petition; (4) The arguments or explanations in fa...

...lot, a majority of the members of the committee named to represent the petitioners in the petition proposing that initiative or referendum under section 3519.02 of the Revised Code may withdraw the petition by giving written notice of the withdrawal to the secretary of state. (B) After a majority of the members of the committee named to represent the petitioners gives notice to the secretary of state that the...

...y of state shall determine the county from which the majority of signatures came, and only signatures from such county shall be counted. Signatures from any other county shall be invalid.

...ccept for filing any initiative or referendum petition which does not purport to contain at least the minimum number of signatures required for the submission of the amendment, proposed law, or law to be submitted under the initiative or referendum power.

...hall be counted who are electors at the time the boards examine the petition.

...nic copy of the petition. (C) From the time the petition is initially filed with the secretary of state and until the part-petitions are returned to the secretary of state by the boards of elections after a determination of sufficiency under section 3519.15 of the Revised Code, any request for the inspection or copying of the original petition filed with the secretary of state under Chapter 149. of the Revised...