Ohio Code 3511.14 – Acceptance and processing of federal write-in ballots
(A) A board of elections shall accept and process federal write-in absentee ballots for all elections for office and for all ballot questions and issues as required under “The Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act,” Pub. L. No. 99-410, 100 Stat. 924, 42 U.S.C. § 1973ff, et seq., as amended.
Terms Used In Ohio Code 3511.14
- Overseas voter: means any of the following:
(1) A person who is outside of the United States and who, before leaving the United States, was last eligible to vote in this state, who may be considered a state resident using the standards for residency established in sections 3503. See Ohio Code 3511.01
- Uniformed services: means :
(1) Active and reserve components of the army, navy, air force, marine corps, or coast guard of the United States;
(2) The merchant marine, the commissioned corps of the public health service, or the commissioned corps of the national oceanic and atmospheric administration of the United States;
(3) The national guard and the organized militia. See Ohio Code 3511.01
(B) A uniformed services or overseas voter may use the declaration accompanying a federal write-in absentee ballot to apply to register to vote simultaneously with the submission of the federal write-in absentee ballot, if the declaration is received not later than thirty days before the day of the election. If the declaration is received after that date, the declaration shall be considered an application to register to vote for all subsequent elections.