Ohio Senate Bill 227 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Introduced on September 20 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-09-20 - To Government Oversight & Reform
Pending: Senate Government Oversight and Reform Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

To amend section 3509.03 of the Revised Code to restore local control to Ohio's election process and increase voter participation by permitting an individual who wishes to vote by absent voter's ballots to request those ballots via electronic mail, through the internet, if internet delivery is offered by a board of elections or the Secretary of State, by permitting a board of elections to mail unsolicited applications for absent voter's ballots, and by requiring the General Assembly to appropriate funds, and requiring the Secretary of State to reimburse boards, for costs incurred in sending unsolicited applications for general elections held in an even-numbered year.

To restore local control to Ohio's election process and increase voter participation by permitting an individual who wishes to vote by absent voter's ballots to request those ballots via electronic mail, through the internet, if internet delivery is offered by a board of elections or the Secretary of State, by permitting a board of elections to mail unsolicited applications for absent voter's ballots, and by requiring the General Assembly to appropriate funds, and requiring the Secretary of State to reimburse boards, for costs incurred in sending unsolicited applications for general elections held in an even-numbered year.

Sen. Thomas Sawyer [D]

Rep. Michael Skindell [D]

Sen. Charleta Tavares [D]

Sen. Nina Turner [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-09-20		To Government Oversight & Reform
2011-09-20		Introduced to House

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
35			Amended Code	Citation Text
35	09		Amended Code	Citation Text
35	09	03	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://archives.legislature.state.oh.us/bills.cfm?ID=129_SB_227
Text	http://archives.legislature.state.oh.us/BillText129/129_SB_227_I_Y.html