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...oard of trustees of the northeast Ohio medical university may receive and hold in trust, for the use and benefit of the university, any grant or devise of land, and any donation or bequest of money or other personal property, to be applied to the general or special use of the university, unless otherwise directed in the donation or bequest. The board may make and enter into all contracts and agreements necessar...

...embly shall support the northeast Ohio medical university by such sums and in such manner as it may provide, but support may come from other sources. No state funds shall be provided under this section unless the university meets the requirements of section 3333.11 of the Revised Code.

...(A) The northeast Ohio medical university may enter into a partnership with Cleveland state university to establish the northeast Ohio medical university academic campus at Cleveland state university, to enable fifty per cent or more of the medical curriculum taught to students enrolled under this partnership to be based in Cleveland at Cleveland state university, local hospitals, and community- and neighborhood-base...

...As used in the sections of the Revised Code relating to elections and political communications: (A) "General election" means the election held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in each November. (B) "Regular municipal election" means the election held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November in each odd-numbered year. (C) "Regular state election" means the election held on the first ...

...(A) Except as otherwise provided in divisions (B) and (C) of this section, and except as otherwise provided in any section of Title XXXV of the Revised Code to the contrary, as used in the sections of the Revised Code relating to elections and political communications, whenever a person is required to sign or affix a signature to a declaration of candidacy, nominating petition, declaration of intent to be a write-in ...

...Notwithstanding any provision of the Revised Code to the contrary, the secretary of state or a board of elections shall not refuse to accept and process an otherwise valid voter registration application, absent voter's ballot application, uniformed services and overseas absent voter's ballot application, returned absent voter's ballot, returned uniformed services and overseas absent voter's ballot, or federal w...

...General elections in the state and its political subdivisions shall be held as follows: (A) For the election of electors of president and vice-president of the United States, in the year of 1932 and every four years thereafter; (B) For the election of a member of the senate of the United States, in the years 1932 and 1934, and every six years after each of such years; except as otherwise provided for filling ...

...Notwithstanding any provision of the Revised Code to the contrary, a political subdivision or other entity that certifies a question or issue to a board of elections for placement on the ballot may make that certification in electronic or paper form.

...(A) A political subdivision or taxing authority may hold a special election on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in August for an office, question, or issue if the political subdivision is under a fiscal emergency under section 118.03 of the Revised Code, or the taxing authority that is a school district is under a fiscal emergency under division (B) of section 3316.03 of the Revised Code, at the time the boar...

...At least ten days before the time for holding an election the board of elections shall give public notice by a proclamation, posted in a conspicuous place in the courthouse and city hall, or by one insertion in a newspaper of general circulation in the county. The board shall have authority to publicize information relative to registration or elections.

...The secretary of state is the chief election officer of the state, with such powers and duties relating to the registration of voters and the conduct of elections as are prescribed in Title XXXV of the Revised Code. He shall perform these duties, in addition to other duties imposed upon him by law, without additional compensation.

...tions to discuss the proper methods and procedures for conducting elections, to answer questions regarding elections, or to discuss the interpretation of directives, advisories, or other instructions issued by the secretary of state are posted on a web site of the office of the secretary of state as soon as is practicable after the completion of the conference or teleconference call, but not later than the close of b...

...(A) Notwithstanding any other section of the Revised Code, the secretary of state may authorize, in one or more precincts in one or more counties, a program allowing individuals under the age of eighteen to enter the polling place and vote in a simulated election held at the same time as a general election. Any individual working in or supervising at a simulated election may enter the polling place and remain w...

...(A) The secretary of state shall not serve as campaign treasurer or in any other official capacity for any campaign committee for any state or local office other than an office to which the secretary of state is seeking election. (B) The secretary of state shall not serve as campaign treasurer or in any other official capacity for any principal campaign committee or other authorized committee for any federal office ...

...(A) The secretary of state may issue instructions as to the proper method of conducting elections to members of the boards of elections by permanent or temporary directives. (1) The secretary of state shall establish a process to allow public review and public comment of proposed directives. Prior to issuing any permanent directive, the secretary of state shall provide reasonable notice of the issuance of the...

...(A) As used in this section, "public official" means any elected or appointed officer, employee, or agent of the state or any political subdivision, board, commission, bureau, or other public body established by law. (B) No public official that is responsible for administering or conducting an election in this state shall collaborate with, or accept or expend any money from, a nongovernmental person or entity for...

...(A) There shall be in each county of the state a board of elections consisting of four qualified electors of the county, who shall be appointed by the secretary of state, as the secretary's representatives. (B)(1) On the first day of March in the years 2014 and 2016, the secretary of state shall appoint two of such board members for a term of three years. One of those board members shall be from the political...

...At a meeting held not more than sixty nor less than fifteen days before the expiration date of the term of office of a member of the board of elections, or within fifteen days after a vacancy occurs in the board, the county executive committee of the major political party entitled to the appointment may make and file a recommendation with the secretary of state for the appointment of a qualified elector. The se...

...Before entering upon the duties of his office, each member of the board of elections shall appear before a person authorized to administer oaths and take and subscribe to an oath that he will support the constitutions of the United States and of the state, will perform the duties of the office to the best of his ability, will enforce the election laws, and will protect and preserve the records and property pertaining...

... shall be filled in accordance with the procedures of section 3501.16 of the Revised Code. The director and deputy director shall be of opposite political parties, and each such officer shall have been nominated by a board member of the political party to which he belongs, but the board may decide by the affirmative vote of at least three members that the services of a deputy director are unnecessary and such deputy...

...ers of the board in accordance with the procedures set forth in section 3501.09 of the Revised Code. An officer selected through this process shall serve as an officer for the remainder of the term for which the outgoing officer was selected to serve as an officer. A reselection of officers under this section does not increase or decrease the length of any person's term as a member of the board. The director and depu...

...(A) The board of elections shall, as an expense of the board, provide suitable rooms for its offices and records and the necessary and proper furniture and supplies for those rooms. The board may lease such offices and rooms, necessary to its operation, for the length of time and upon the terms the board deems in the best interests of the public, provided that the term of any such lease shall not exceed fifteen...

...Each board of elections shall exercise by a majority vote all powers granted to the board by Title XXXV of the Revised Code, shall perform all the duties imposed by law, and shall do all of the following: (A) Establish, define, provide, rearrange, and combine election precincts; (B) Fix and provide the places for registration and for holding primaries and elections; (C) Provide for the purchase, preservation, ...

...(A) The annual compensation of members of the board of elections shall be determined on the basis of the population of the county according to the next preceding federal census, and shall be paid monthly out of the appropriations made to the board and upon vouchers or payrolls certified by the chairperson, or a member of the board designated by it, and countersigned by the director or in the director's absence by the...

...(A) The director of the board of elections shall keep a full and true record of the proceedings of the board and of all moneys received and expended; file and preserve in the board's office all orders and records pertaining to the administration of registrations, primaries, and elections; receive and have the custody of all books, papers, and property belonging to the board; and perform other duties in connecti...