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...e, or deposit of money, or anything of value given to a state political party that is specifically designated and used to defray any cost incurred on or after the effective date of this section for voter registration, voter identification, get-out-the-vote, or generic campaign activities, and that is not used for the purpose of directly influencing the election of any individual candidate in any particular election f...

..., or deposit of money, or anything of value that is specifically designated and used to defray any costs incurred for transition activities and inaugural celebrations and that is not used for the purpose of directly influencing the election of any candidate for any office. (2) "Costs incurred for transition activities and inaugural celebrations" means legitimate and verifiable costs that are incurred for ordi...

...er Chapter 3772. of the Revised Code shall disclose quarterly to the secretary of state any contribution of one hundred dollars or more made to any ballot issue.

...candidates for statewide office, political action committees or political contributing entities that make contributions to campaign committees of candidates that are required to file the statements prescribed by section 3517.10 of the Revised Code with the secretary of state, political action committees or political contributing entities that make contributions to campaign committees of candidates for member of the g...

..., or supplementary petition for additional signatures, for the submission of a constitutional amendment, proposed law, section, or item of any law shall appoint a treasurer and shall file with the secretary of state, on a form prescribed by the secretary of state, a designation of that appointment, including the full name and address of the treasurer and of the circulator or committee. (B) The circulator or the comm...

... the Revised Code. (2) "Foreign national" means any of the following, as applicable: (a) In the case of an individual, an individual who is not a United States citizen or national; (b) A government of a foreign country or of a political subdivision of a foreign country; (c) A foreign political party; (d) A person, other than an individual, that is organized under the laws of, or has its principal place of b...

...gn committee of a statewide candidate shall fail to file a complete and accurate statement required under division (A)(1) of section 3517.10 of the Revised Code. (2) No campaign committee of a statewide candidate shall fail to file a complete and accurate monthly statement, and no campaign committee of a statewide candidate or a candidate for the office of chief justice or justice of the supreme court shall fail t...

...of four years beginning on January 1, 2026, and the members appointed under divisions (A)(1)(b) and (e) of this section shall serve initial terms of two years beginning on January 1, 2026. Thereafter, all terms shall be four years. (B) Each member of the commission shall hold office from the date of the member's appointment until the end of the term for which the member was appointed. A member appointed to fill a v...

...(A)(1) No prosecution shall commence for a violation of a provision in sections 145.054, 742.043, 3307.073, 3309.073, 3517.08 to 3517.12, 3517.13, 3517.20 to 3517.22, 3599.03, 3599.031, or 5505.045 of the Revised Code unless a complaint has been filed with the secretary of state under section 3517.16 of the Revised Code and all proceedings under sections 3517.16 to 3517.18 of the Revised Code are completed. (2) A ...

...(A)(1) Any person who has personal knowledge of a violation of a provision of the Revised Code listed in division (A) of section 3517.15 of the Revised Code may file a complaint with the secretary of state, on a form prescribed by the secretary of state and signed under penalty of perjury. (2) An official at a board of elections may file a complaint with the secretary of state, on a form prescribed by the secretary...

...(A)(1) Upon the referral of a matter for a hearing under division (E)(3) of section 3517.16 of the Revised Code, the Ohio election integrity commission shall appoint an attorney in good standing before the supreme court of Ohio to review and hear the complaint in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. The attorney shall draft a report and recommend that the commission make a finding and, if applicable, imp...

...ate or the commission, as applicable, shall consider any of the following circumstances in determining whether to impose a maximum fine under division (A) of this section: (a) Whether the violator has been found guilty of any other violation of section 145.054, 742.043, 3307.073, 3309.073, or 5505.045 or Title XXXV of the Revised Code; (b) Whether the violation was made knowingly or purposely; (c) Whether any r...

...(A) A complaint shall be filed with the secretary of state under section 3517.16 of the Revised Code within two years after the occurrence of the act or failure to act that is the subject of the complaint, except that if the act or failure to act involves fraud, concealment, or misrepresentation and was not discovered during that two-year period, a complaint may be filed within one year after discovery of such act or...

...) As used in this section: (1) "Financial institution" means a bank, savings and loan association, or credit union with its principal office in this state. (2) "Political party" means only a major political party. (B) A state political party may sell or lease its contributor, membership, or mailing lists, or any other lists upon which the party and a financial institution may agree, to any financial institution fo...

...As used in this section: (1) "Political publication for or against a candidate" means a notice, placard, advertisement, sample ballot, brochure, flyer, direct mailer, or other form of general publication that is designed to promote the nomination, election, or defeat of a candidate. (2) "Political publication for or against an issue" means a notice, placard, advertisement, sample ballot, brochure, flyer, direct...

... to public office or office of a political party, shall knowingly and with intent to affect the outcome of such campaign do any of the following: (1) Serve, or place another person to serve, as an agent or employee in the election campaign organization of a candidate for the purpose of acting to impede the conduct of the candidate's campaign for nomination or election or of reporting information to the employee's e...

...tion or issue submitted to the voters shall knowingly and with intent to affect the outcome of such campaign do any of the following: (1) Serve, or place another person to serve, as an agent or employee in the election campaign organization of a committee which advocates or is in opposition to the adoption of any ballot proposition or issue for the purpose of acting to impede the conduct of the campaign on the prop...

...The secretary of state shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code that are necessary for the administration and enforcement of sections 3517.08 to 3517.13, 3517.20 to 3517.22, 3599.03, and 3599.031 of the Revised Code and shall provide each candidate, political action committee, political contributing entity, legislative campaign fund, political party, and person making disbursements to pay...

... who violates any of those divisions, shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars for each day of violation. (2) Whoever violates division (E) or (X)(5) of section 3517.13 or division (E)(1) of section 3517.1014 of the Revised Code shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars for each day of violation. (B) An entity that violates division (G)(1) of section 3517.101 of the Revised Code shall be fined no...

....031, or 5505.045 of the Revised Code shall be sentenced under the law as it existed at the time the violation occurred.

...eanings and describe the same geographical boundaries as used by the United States department of commerce, bureau of the census, in reporting the 2020 decennial census of Ohio. The official report of the 2020 decennial census of Ohio and all official documents relating to that report of that census are hereby incorporated by reference into sections 3521.01 to 3521.0115 of the Revised Code. (B) For the purpose of el...

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