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Enacted in the 126th Ohio General Assembly - 2005-2006
Current through the end of the 126th General Assembly
Listed below are the election law bills enacted in the 126th Ohio
General Assembly which opened in January 2005 and adjourned December 2006. We include links to the
full text legislation and the most recently available analysis from the Ohio Legislative Service Commission.
The bills are listed by number from the most recently introduced to the earliest with
House bills listed first, followed by Senate bills.
See also Ohio's 2006
Election Reform Law: Am. Sub. HB 3 and Ohio's 2004
Campaign Finance Law: Am. Sub. HB 1.
You can also use
Find A Bill Online with the
Ohio General Assembly Bills On-Line website to locate bills by number, keyword, or sponsor.
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H.B. 694 - Political Contributions
Sponsored by Representative Kevin DeWine (R-Fairborn)
Limits solicitations of and political contributions by owners and certain family members of owners of businesses that are seeking or
that have been awarded public contracts.
Chronology
November 29, 2006 Introduced in the House
November 29, 2006 Referred to Finance & Appropriations Committee
December 7, 2006 Reported out of committee
December 12, 2006 Passed in House 63-33
December 13, 2006 Moved to Senate and referred to Rules Committee
December 19, 2006 Reported out of committee
December 19, 2006 Passed in Senate 23-10
January 2, 2007 Signed by Governor; effective in 90 days
Bill analysis from the Ohio Legislative Service Commission
As reported by House Finance & Appropriations Committee
H.B. 312 - Handicapped Parking and Voting
Sponsored by Representative Clyde Evans (R-Rio Grande)
Ensures handicapped parking at polling places and requires
the director of a board of elections to sign a statement verifying the availability of that parking after each election.
Chronology
July 12, 2005 Introduced in the House
August 2, 2005 Referred to Elections & Ethics Committee
May 10, 2006 Reported out of committee
May 16, 2006 Passed in House 89-0
May 17, 2006 Moved to Senate and referred to State & Local Government & Veterans Affairs Committee
May 23, 2006 Reported out of committee
May 23, 2006 Passed in Senate 24-8
May 23, 2006 House concurs in Senate amendments
May 23, 2006 Signed by Governor; effective in 90 days
Final analysis from the Ohio Legislative Service Commission
H.B. 234 - Precinct Officers
Sponsored by Representative Larry Wolpert (R-Hilliard)
Permits a board of elections, in conjunction with a board of education, the governing authority of a
community school, or the chief administrator of a nonpublic school, to establish a program
permitting certain high school seniors to serve as precinct officers on the day of an election, and permits
a board of elections to establish such a program for home-instructed students who are in the
equivalent of the twelfth year of a one through twelve year instructional program.
Chronology
May 3, 2005 Introduced in the House
May 4, 2005 Referred to Elections & Ethics Committee
June 1, 2005 Reported out of committee
June 21, 2005 Passed in House 97-1
June 22, 2005 Moved to Senate and referred to State & Local Government & Veterans Affairs Committee
October 12, 2005 Reported out of committee
October 18, 2005 Passed in Senate 21-11
October 19, 2005 House concurs in Senate amendments
October 28, 2005 Signed by the Governor; effective in 90 days
Final analysis from the Ohio Legislative Service Commission
H.B. 3 - Voter Registration Database
Sponsored by Representative Kevin DeWine (R-Fairborn)
Requires the Secretary of State to establish a computerized statewide voter registration database in compliance
with the Help America Vote Act of 2002; requires electors who register to vote by mail and have not previously voted in an election to
provide identification before being permitted to cast a ballot; permits certain electors to vote by provisional ballot in federal, state, and local elections;
specifies counting standards for optical scan ballots; and requires that the applicant for a non-automated recount pay the entire cost of the
recount if its results do not change the result of the election.
Chronology
January 24, 2005 Introduced in the House
January 25, 2005 Referred to Ethics & Elections Committee
May 11, 2005 Reported out of committee
May 17, 2005 Passed in House 70-27
May 24, 2005 Moved to Senate and referred to Rules Committee
December 13, 2005 Passed in Senate 21-11
December 14, 2005 House refuses to concur in Senate amendments
December 14, 2005 Senate insists on its amendments
January 26, 2005 Conference committee report issued
January 31, 2006 Conference report adopted by both Houses
January 31, 2006 Signed by Governor; effective in 90 days
Final analysis from the Ohio Legislative Service Commission
S.B. 115 - Election Petitions
Sponsored by Senator Jeff Jacobson (R-Dayton)
Cures omissions in and otherwise clarifies the law regarding circulation of election petitions.
Chronology
March 29, 2005 Introduced in the Senate
April 5, 2005 Referred to State & Local Government & Veterans Affairs Committee
April 13, 2005 Reported out of committee
April 13, 2005 Passed in Senate 28-3
April 19, 2005 Moved to House and referred to Elections and Ethics Committee
April 20, 2005 Reported out of committee
April 20, 2005 Passed in House 91-0
April 26, 2005 Signed by Governor; effective April 26, 2005
Final analysis from the Ohio Legislative Service Commission
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