Reply #12: OH: Highlights of proposed Senate changes to election bill

[Wilms]

Posted on Mon, Dec. 05, 2005

Highlights of proposed Senate changes to election bill

Associated Press

Proposed Senate GOP changes to a bill overhauling the way Ohioans cast votes and put issues on the statewide ballot would:

_Prohibit the Ohio secretary of state from serving on a campaign or issue committee, other than the secretary of state's own campaign committee.

_Require that all Ohio voters show identification at the polls to curb voter fraud.

_Eliminate the ability of county election boards to open satellite offices.

_Increase the number of signatures required to launch a statewide ballot issue from 100 to 1,000.

_Prohibit local candidates such as mayors from accepting campaign contributions from their employees.

_Allow the attorney general to pursue criminal charges based on alleged voter fraud.

_Prohibit voting machines from being connected to the Internet to help prevent fraud.

_Require that proposals to change Ohio law or the constitution include the provisions that would be replaced if the issue were successful.

_Require people circulating issue petitions to be Ohio residents and to give a permanent Ohio residence on the petition.

_Prohibit convicted felons from gathering petition signatures or from serving as a witness on voter registrations or petitions.

_Require boards of elections to have at least one electronic voting machine per precinct for every 175 voters, but allows local boards to buy more.

_Require third parties collecting voter registration forms or absentee ballot applications to submit them to election boards within 10 days of completing the forms.

Source: Senate Republican Caucus.

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http://www.ohio.com/mld/beaconjournal/13335104.htm