Bill Text: OH HB377 | 2009-2010 | 128th General Assembly | Engrossed

Ohio House Bill 377 (Prior Session Legislation)

Engrossed

Bill Title: To prohibit persons who have been convicted of or pleaded guilty to an offense involving identity theft, forgery, or fraud from witnessing or circulating election petitions, to require entities that provide compensation to circulators of initiative or referendum petitions to be licensed, to require such an entity's license to be revoked if it authorizes or knowingly permits violations of the law governing election petitions, to require circulators of initiative or referendum petitions to register with the secretary of state, to provide for public input in the determination of ballot titles, and to require the title of an initiative or referendum petition to be submitted to the Attorney General for review.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 35-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2010-03-25 - To Government Oversight [HB377 Detail]

Download: Ohio-2009-HB377-Engrossed.html

As Passed by the House

128th General Assembly

Regular Session

2009-2010

Am. Sub. H. B. No. 377

Representative Garrison

Cosponsors: Representatives Okey, Murray, Harris, Domenick, Williams, B., Phillips, Pryor, Goyal, Luckie, Newcomb, Pillich, Slesnick, Dyer, Book, Fende, Yuko, Brown, Chandler, Yates, Winburn, Bolon, Stewart, DeBose, Foley, Garland, Harwood, Heard, Koziura, Letson, Lundy, Reece, Szollosi, Walter, Weddington

A BILL

To amend sections 2961.01, 2967.16, 3501.38, 3519.01,

3519.05, and 3519.21 and to enact sections

3519.011, 3519.012, and 3519.013 of the Revised

Code to prohibit persons who have been convicted

of or pleaded guilty to an offense involving

identity theft, forgery, or fraud from witnessing

or circulating election petitions, to require

entities that provide compensation to circulators

of initiative or referendum petitions to be

licensed, to require such an entity's license to

be revoked if it authorizes or knowingly permits

violations of the law governing election

petitions, to require circulators of initiative or

referendum petitions to register with the

secretary of state, to provide for public input in

the determination of ballot titles, and to require

the title of an initiative or referendum petition

to be submitted to the Attorney General for

review.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:

Section 1. That sections 2961.01, 2967.16, 3501.38, 3519.01,	20
3519.05, and 3519.21 be amended and sections 3519.011, 3519.012,	21
and 3519.013 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows:	22

Sec. 2961.01. (A)(1) A person who pleads guilty to a felony	23
under the laws of this or any other state or the United States and	24
whose plea is accepted by the court or a person against whom a	25
verdict or finding of guilt for committing a felony under any law	26
of that type is returned, unless the plea, verdict, or finding is	27
reversed or annulled, is incompetent to be an elector or juror or	28
to hold an office of honor, trust, or profit.	29

(2) When any person who under division (A)(1) of this section	30
is incompetent to be an elector or juror or to hold an office of	31
honor, trust, or profit is granted parole, judicial release, or a	32
conditional pardon or is released under a non-jail community	33
control sanction or a post-release control sanction, the person is	34
competent to be an elector during the period of community control,	35
parole, post-release control, or release or until the conditions	36
of the pardon have been performed or have transpired and is	37
competent to be an elector thereafter following final discharge.	38
The full pardon of a person who under division (A)(1) of this	39
section is incompetent to be an elector or juror or to hold an	40
office of honor, trust, or profit restores the rights and	41
privileges so forfeited under division (A)(1) of this section, but	42
a pardon shall not release the person from the costs of a	43
conviction in this state, unless so specified.	44

(B)(1) A person who pleads guilty to a felony under laws of	45
this state or any other state or the United States and whose plea	46
is accepted by the court or a person against whom a verdict or	47
finding of guilt for committing a felony under any law of that	48
type is returned is incompetent to circulate or serve as a witness	49
for the signing of any declaration of candidacy and petition,	50
voter registration application, or nominating, initiative,	51
referendum, or recall petition.	52

(2) A person who pleads guilty to an offense involving	53
identity theft, fraud, or forgery under the laws of this state or	54
any other state or the United States and whose plea is accepted by	55
the court, or a person against whom a verdict or finding of guilt	56
for committing an offense involving identity theft, fraud, or	57
forgery under any laws of this state or any other state or the	58
United States is returned, is incompetent to circulate or serve as	59
a witness for the signing of any declaration of candidacy and	60
petition or nominating, initiative, referendum, or recall	61
petition.	62

(1) "Community control sanction" has the same meaning as in	64
section 2929.01 of the Revised Code.	65

(2) "Non-jail community control sanction" means a community	66
control sanction that is neither a term in a community-based	67
correctional facility nor a term in a jail.	68

(3) "Post-release control" and "post-release control	69
sanction" have the same meanings as in section 2967.01 of the	70
Revised Code.	71

Sec. 2967.16. (A) Except as provided in division (D) of this	72
section, when a paroled prisoner has faithfully performed the	73
conditions and obligations of the paroled prisoner's parole and	74
has obeyed the rules and regulations adopted by the adult parole	75
authority that apply to the paroled prisoner, the authority upon	76
the recommendation of the superintendent of parole supervision may	77
enter upon its minutes a final release and thereupon shall issue	78
to the paroled prisoner a certificate of final release, but the	79
authority shall not grant a final release earlier than one year	80
after the paroled prisoner is released from the institution on	81
parole, and, in the case of a paroled prisoner whose minimum	82
sentence is life imprisonment, the authority shall not grant a	83
final release earlier than five years after the paroled prisoner	84
is released from the institution on parole.	85

(B)(1) When a prisoner who has been released under a period	86
of post-release control pursuant to section 2967.28 of the Revised	87
Code has faithfully performed the conditions and obligations of	88
the released prisoner's post-release control sanctions and has	89
obeyed the rules and regulations adopted by the adult parole	90
authority that apply to the released prisoner or has the period of	91
post-release control terminated by a court pursuant to section	92
2929.141 of the Revised Code, the authority, upon the	93
recommendation of the superintendent of parole supervision, may	94
enter upon its minutes a final release and, upon the entry of the	95
final release, shall issue to the released prisoner a certificate	96
of final release. In the case of a prisoner who has been released	97
under a period of post-release control pursuant to division (B) of	98
section 2967.28 of the Revised Code, the authority shall not grant	99
a final release earlier than one year after the released prisoner	100
is released from the institution under a period of post-release	101
control. The authority shall classify the termination of	102
post-release control as favorable or unfavorable depending on the	103
offender's conduct and compliance with the conditions of	104
supervision. In the case of a released prisoner whose sentence is	105
life imprisonment, the authority shall not grant a final release	106
earlier than five years after the released prisoner is released	107
from the institution under a period of post-release control.	108

(2) The department of rehabilitation and correction, no later	109
than six months after July 8, 2002, shall adopt a rule in	110
accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code that establishes	111
the criteria for the classification of a post-release control	112
termination as "favorable" or "unfavorable."	113

(C)(1) Except as provided in division (C)(2) of this section,	114
the following prisoners or person shall be restored to the rights	115
and privileges forfeited by a conviction:	116

(a) A prisoner who has served the entire prison term that	117
comprises or is part of the prisoner's sentence and has not been	118
placed under any post-release control sanctions;	119

(b) A prisoner who has been granted a final release by the	120
adult parole authority pursuant to division (A) or (B) of this	121
section;	122

(c) A person who has completed the period of a community	123
control sanction or combination of community control sanctions, as	124
defined in section 2929.01 of the Revised Code, that was imposed	125
by the sentencing court.	126

(2)(a) As used in division (C)(2)(c) of this section:

127

(i) "Position of honor, trust, or profit" has the same	128
meaning as in section 2929.192 of the Revised Code.	129

(ii) "Public office" means any elected federal, state, or	130
local government office in this state.	131

(b) For purposes of division (C)(2)(c) of this section, a	132
violation of section 2923.32 of the Revised Code or any other	133
violation or offense that includes as an element a course of	134
conduct or the occurrence of multiple acts is "committed on or	135
after ~~the effective date of this amendment~~May 13, 2008," if the	136
course of conduct continues, one or more of the multiple acts	137
occurs, or the subject person's accountability for the course of	138
conduct or for one or more of the multiple acts continues, on or	139
after ~~the effective date of this amendment~~May 13, 2008.	140

(c) Division (C)(1) of this section does not restore a	141
prisoner or person to the privilege of holding a position of	142
honor, trust, or profit if the prisoner or person was convicted of	143
or pleaded guilty to committing on or after ~~the effective date of~~	144
~~this amendment~~May 13, 2008, any of the following offenses that is	145
a felony:	146

(i) A violation of section 2921.02, 2921.03, 2921.05,	147
2921.41, 2921.42, or 2923.32 of the Revised Code;	148

(ii) A violation of section 2913.42, 2921.04, 2921.11,	149
2921.12, 2921.31, or 2921.32 of the Revised Code, when the person	150
committed the violation while the person was serving in a public	151
office and the conduct constituting the violation was related to	152
the duties of the person's public office or to the person's	153
actions as a public official holding that public office;	154

(iii) A violation of an existing or former municipal	155
ordinance or law of this or any other state or the United States	156
that is substantially equivalent to any violation listed in	157
division (C)(2)(c)(i) of this section;	158

(iv) A violation of an existing or former municipal ordinance	159
or law of this or any other state or the United States that is	160
substantially equivalent to any violation listed in division	161
(C)(2)(c)(ii) of this section, when the person committed the	162
violation while the person was serving in a public office and the	163
conduct constituting the violation was related to the duties of	164
the person's public office or to the person's actions as a public	165
official holding that public office;	166

(v) A conspiracy to commit, attempt to commit, or complicity	167
in committing any offense listed in division (C)(2)(c)(i) or	168
described in division (C)(2)(c)(iii) of this section;	169

(vi) A conspiracy to commit, attempt to commit, or complicity	170
in committing any offense listed in division (C)(2)(c)(ii) or	171
described in division (C)(2)(c)(iv) of this section, if the person	172
committed the violation while the person was serving in a public	173
office and the conduct constituting the offense that was the	174
subject of the conspiracy, that would have constituted the offense	175
attempted, or constituting the offense in which the person was	176
complicit was or would have been related to the duties of the	177
person's public office or to the person's actions as a public	178
official holding that public office.	179

(d) Division (C)(1) of this section does not restore a	180
prisoner or person to the privilege of circulating or serving as a	181
witness for the signing of any declaration of candidacy and	182
petition or nominating, initiative, referendum, or recall petition	183
if the prisoner or person was convicted of or pleaded guilty to	184
committing an offense involving identity theft, fraud, or forgery.	185

(D) Division (A) of this section does not apply to a prisoner	186
in the shock incarceration program established pursuant to section	187
5120.031 of the Revised Code.	188

(E) The adult parole authority shall record the final release	189
of a parolee or prisoner in the official minutes of the authority.	190

Sec. 3501.38. All declarations of candidacy, nominating	191
petitions, or other petitions presented to or filed with the	192
secretary of state or a board of elections or with any other	193
public office for the purpose of becoming a candidate for any	194
nomination or office or for the holding of an election on any	195
issue shall, in addition to meeting the other specific	196
requirements prescribed in the sections of the Revised Code	197
relating to them, be governed by the following rules:	198

(A) Only electors qualified to vote on the candidacy or issue	199
which is the subject of the petition shall sign a petition. Each	200
signer shall be a registered elector pursuant to section 3503.11	201
of the Revised Code. The facts of qualification shall be	202
determined as of the date when the petition is filed.	203

(B) Signatures shall be affixed in ink. Each signer may also	204
print the signer's name, so as to clearly identify the signer's	205
signature.	206

(C) Each signer shall place on the petition after the	207
signer's name the date of signing and the location of the signer's	208
voting residence, including the street and number if in a	209
municipal corporation or the rural route number, post office	210
address, or township if outside a municipal corporation. The	211
voting address given on the petition shall be the address	212
appearing in the registration records at the board of elections.	213

(D) Except as otherwise provided in section 3501.382 of the	214
Revised Code, no person shall write any name other than the	215
person's own on any petition. Except as otherwise provided in	216
section 3501.382 of the Revised Code, no person may authorize	217
another to sign for the person. If a petition contains the	218
signature of an elector two or more times, only the first	219
signature shall be counted.	220

(E)(1) On each petition paper, the circulator shall indicate	221
the number of signatures contained on it, and shall sign a	222
statement made under penalty of election falsification that the	223
circulator witnessed the affixing of every signature, that all	224
signers were to the best of the circulator's knowledge and belief	225
qualified to sign, and that every signature is to the best of the	226
circulator's knowledge and belief the signature of the person	227
whose signature it purports to be or of an attorney in fact acting	228
pursuant to section 3501.382 of the Revised Code. On the	229
circulator's statement for a declaration of candidacy or	230
nominating petition for a person seeking to become a statewide	231
candidate or for a statewide initiative or a statewide referendum	232
petition, the circulator shall identify the circulator's name, the	233
address of the circulator's permanent residence, and the name and	234
address of the person employing the circulator to circulate the	235
petition, if any. On a petition for a statewide initiative or	236
referendum, the circulator also shall affirm that the circulator	237
has read and understands the laws pertaining to petition	238
circulation.	239

(2) As used in division (E) of this section, "statewide	240
candidate" means the joint candidates for the offices of governor	241
and lieutenant governor or a candidate for the office of secretary	242
of state, auditor of state, treasurer of state, or attorney	243
general.	244

(F) Except as otherwise provided in section 3501.382 of the	245
Revised Code, if a circulator knowingly permits an unqualified	246
person to sign a petition paper or permits a person to write a	247
name other than the person's own on a petition paper, that	248
petition paper is invalid; otherwise, the signature of a person	249
not qualified to sign shall be rejected but shall not invalidate	250
the other valid signatures on the paper.	251

(G) The circulator of a petition may, before filing it in a	252
public office, strike from it any signature the circulator does	253
not wish to present as a part of the petition.	254

(H) Any signer of a petition or an attorney in fact acting	255
pursuant to section 3501.382 of the Revised Code on behalf of a	256
signer may remove the signer's signature from that petition at any	257
time before the petition is filed in a public office by striking	258
the signer's name from the petition; no signature may be removed	259
after the petition is filed in any public office.	260

(I)(1) No alterations, corrections, or additions may be made	261
to a petition after it is filed in a public office.	262

(2)(a) No declaration of candidacy, nominating petition, or	263
other petition for the purpose of becoming a candidate may be	264
withdrawn after it is filed in a public office. Nothing in this	265
division prohibits a person from withdrawing as a candidate as	266
otherwise provided by law.	267

(b) No petition presented to or filed with the secretary of	268
state, a board of elections, or any other public office for the	269
purpose of the holding of an election on any question or issue may	270
be resubmitted after it is withdrawn from a public office. Nothing	271
in this division prevents a question or issue petition from being	272
withdrawn by the filing of a written notice of the withdrawal by a	273
majority of the members of the petitioning committee with the same	274
public office with which the petition was filed prior to the	275
sixtieth day before the election at which the question or issue is	276
scheduled to appear on the ballot.	277

(J) All declarations of candidacy, nominating petitions, or	278
other petitions under this section shall be accompanied by the	279
following statement in boldface capital letters: WHOEVER COMMITS	280
ELECTION FALSIFICATION IS GUILTY OF A FELONY OF THE FIFTH DEGREE.	281

(K) All separate petition papers shall be filed at the same	282
time, as one instrument.	283

(L) If a board of elections distributes for use a petition	284
form for a declaration of candidacy, nominating petition, or any	285
type of question or issue petition that does not satisfy the	286
requirements of law as of the date of that distribution, the board	287
shall not invalidate the petition on the basis that the petition	288
form does not satisfy the requirements of law, if the petition	289
otherwise is valid. Division (L) of this section applies only if	290
the candidate received the petition from the board within ninety	291
days of when the petition is required to be filed.	292

Sec. 3519.01. (A) Only one proposal of law or constitutional	293
amendment to be proposed by initiative petition shall be contained	294
in an initiative petition to enable the voters to vote on that	295
proposal separately. A petition shall include the text of any	296
existing statute or constitutional provision that would be amended	297
or repealed if the proposed law or constitutional amendment is	298
adopted.	299

Whoever seeks to propose a law or constitutional amendment by	300
initiative petition shall, by a written petition signed by one	301
thousand qualified electors, submit the proposed law or	302
constitutional amendment and a summary and title of it to the	303
attorney general for examination. Within ten days after the	304
receipt of the written petition ~~and the~~, summary ~~of it~~, and title,	305
the attorney general shall conduct an examination of the summary	306
and title. If, in the opinion of the attorney general, the summary	307
~~is a~~and title are fair and truthful ~~statement~~statements of the	308
proposed law or constitutional amendment, the attorney general	309
shall so certify and then forward the submitted petition to the	310
Ohio ballot board for its approval under division (A) of section	311
3505.062 of the Revised Code. If the Ohio ballot board returns the	312
submitted petition to the attorney general with its certification	313
as described in that division, the attorney general shall then	314
file with the secretary of state a verified copy of the proposed	315
law or constitutional amendment together with its summary and	316
title and the attorney general's certification.	317

Whenever the Ohio ballot board divides an initiative petition	318
into individual petitions containing only proposed law or	319
constitutional amendment under division (A) of section 3505.062 of	320
the Revised Code resulting in the need for the petitioners to	321
resubmit to the attorney general appropriate summaries and titles	322
for each of the individual petitions arising from the board's	323
division of the initiative petition, the attorney general shall	324
review the resubmitted summaries and titles, within ten days after	325
their receipt, to determine if they are a fair and truthful	326
~~statement~~statements of the respective proposed laws or	327
constitutional amendments and, if so, certify them. These	328
resubmissions shall contain no new explanations or arguments.	329
Then, the attorney general shall file with the secretary of state	330
a verified copy of each of the proposed laws or constitutional	331
amendments together with their respective summaries and titles and	332
the attorney general's certification of each.	333

(B)(1) Whoever seeks to file a referendum petition against	334
any law, section, or item in any law shall, by a written petition	335
signed by one thousand qualified electors, submit the measure to	336
be referred and a summary and title of it to the secretary of	337
state and, on the same day or within one business day before or	338
after that day, submit a copy of the petition, measure, ~~and~~	339
summary, and title to the attorney general.	340

(2) Not later than ten business days after receiving the	341
petition, measure, ~~and~~ summary, and title, the secretary of state	342
shall do both of the following:	343

(a) Have the validity of the signatures on the petition	344
verified;	345

(b) After comparing the text of the measure to be referred	346
with the copy of the enrolled act on file in the secretary of	347
state's office containing the law, section, or item of law,	348
determine whether the text is correct and, if it is, so certify.	349

(3) Not later than ten business days after receiving a copy	350
of the petition, measure, ~~and~~ summary, and title, the attorney	351
general shall examine the summary and title and, if in the	352
attorney general's opinion, the summary ~~is a~~and title are fair	353
and truthful ~~statement~~statements of the measure to be referred,	354
so certify.	355

(C) Any person who is aggrieved by a certification decision	356
under division (A) or (B) of this section may challenge the	357
certification or failure to certify of the attorney general in the	358
supreme court, which shall have exclusive, original jurisdiction	359
in all challenges of those certification decisions.	360

Sec. 3519.011. The secretary of state shall develop training	361
programs for paid and volunteer circulators of initiative and	362
referendum petitions. The training programs shall be conducted in	363
the broadest, most cost-effective manner available to the	364
secretary of state, and by electronic and remote access. The	365
petitioners or the representatives of a petition entity, as	366
defined in section 3519.012 of the Revised Code, shall inform paid	367
and volunteer circulators and any person who directly supervises	368
paid and volunteer circulators on behalf of the petitioners or the	369
representatives of the petition entity of the availability of	370
these training programs. A circulator who participates in a	371
training program developed under this section shall be deemed to	372
have complied with the requirement set forth in the circulator's	373
statement that the circulator has read and understands the laws	374
pertaining to petition circulation.	375

Sec. 3519.012. (A) As used in this section, "petition	376
entity" means any person or committee that provides compensation	377
to a circulator to circulate an initiative or referendum petition.	378
A person or committee does not provide compensation to a	379
circulator under this section if the person or entity provides	380
food or beverage valued at ten dollars or less to the circulator.	381

(B)(1)(a) No petition entity shall provide compensation to a	382
circulator to circulate an initiative or referendum petition	383
unless the petition entity first obtains a license from the	384
secretary of state. The secretary of state, by rule, shall	385
establish a process for a petition entity to apply for a license	386
under division (B) of this section. The rule shall provide an	387
expedited process for licensing a petition entity that is seeking	388
to circulate a referendum petition.	389

(b) The secretary of state may deny a petition entity a	390
license if the secretary of state finds that the petition entity	391
or any of the petition entity's principals have been found, in a	392
judicial or administrative proceeding, to have violated the	393
petition laws of this state or any other state and that the	394
violation involves authorizing or knowingly permitting any of the	395
acts set forth in division (B)(3) of this section.	396

The secretary of state shall deny a petition entity a license	397
if any person who directly supervises petition circulators on	398
behalf of the petition entity has not completed the training	399
program established by the secretary of state under section	400
3519.011 of the Revised Code.	401

(2) The secretary of state may at any time request a petition	402
entity to provide documentation that demonstrates that the	403
petition entity meets the requirements of section 3519.011 of the	404
Revised Code.	405

(3) The secretary of state shall revoke a petition entity's	406
license if, at any time after receiving a license, a petition	407
entity is determined to no longer be in compliance with the	408
requirements of division (B) of this section or if the petition	409
entity authorized or knew or should have known any of the	410
following regarding a statewide initiative or referendum petition:	411

(a) Forgery of a registered elector's signature;

412

(b) Circulation of a petition or part petition by anyone	413
other than the circulator who signs the circulator's statement	414
attached to that petition or part petition;	415

(c) Use of a false circulator name or address in the	416
circulator's statement;	417

(d) Payment of money or any thing of value to a person for	418
the purpose of inducing the person to sign or withdraw the	419
person's name from a petition;	420

(e) Circulation of a petition or part petition by anyone who	421
is not registered as a petition circulator as required under	422
section 3519.013 of the Revised Code; or	423

(f) Misrepresentation of the contents, purpose, or effect of	424
the petition for the purpose of persuading a person to sign or	425
refrain from signing the petition.	426

(C)(1) Any registered elector may file a complaint with the	427
secretary of state of alleging a violation of this section. Upon	428
receipt of such a complaint, the secretary of state shall conduct	429
an adjudication under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.	430

(a) If the secretary of state determines that a petition	431
entity has provided compensation to a circulator to circulate an	432
initiative or referendum petition without first obtaining a	433
license under this section, the secretary of state shall fine the	434
petition entity an amount not to exceed one hundred dollars per	435
circulator for each day that the circulator or circulators	436
circulated petitions or part petitions on behalf of the unlicensed	437
petition entity.	438

(b) If the secretary of state determines that a petition	439
entity authorized or knew or should have known of any of the acts	440
set forth in division (B)(3) of this section, the secretary of	441
state shall revoke the petition entity's license for not less than	442
ninety days and not more than one hundred eighty days and	443
invalidate any signatures obtained in violation of that division.	444
If the secretary of state determines that a petition entity	445
authorized or knew or should have known of any of the acts set	446
forth in division (B)(3) of this section for a second or	447
subsequent time, the secretary of state shall revoke the petition	448
entity's license for not less than one hundred eighty days and not	449
more than one year and invalidate any signatures obtained in	450
violation of that division.	451

The secretary shall consider all circumstances relating to	452
the authorization or knowledge of the acts set forth in division	453
(B)(3) of this section when fixing the length of the license	454
revocations.	455

(2) A petition entity whose license has been revoked may	456
apply for reinstatement of that license, to be effective upon	457
expiration of the term of revocation.	458

(3) In determining whether to reinstate a license, the	459
secretary of state may consider both of the following:	460

(a) Whether the petition entity employs or contracts with any	461
person who served as a director, officer, owner, or principal of a	462
petition entity whose license was revoked, the role of that	463
individual in the facts underlying the prior license revocation,	464
and the role of that individual in a petition entity's	465
post-revocation activities;	466

(b) Any other facts the petition entity presents to the	467
secretary of state, including, but not limited to, remedial	468
actions, if any, that have been implemented to avoid future acts	469
that would violate this section.	470

(D) The secretary of state shall issue a decision on any	471
application for a new or reinstated license within ten business	472
days after a petition entity files an application. The application	473
shall be on a form prescribed by the secretary of state and shall	474
be accompanied by a nonrefundable license fee, the amount of which	475
the secretary of state shall establish by rule.	476

(E)(1) A petition entity that receives a license under this	477
section shall register with the secretary of state by providing	478
all of the following information:	479

(a) The subject matter of and, once finalized, a copy of, any	480
proposed law or constitutional amendment or any referred law or	481
item of law for which a petition will be circulated by circulators	482
coordinated or paid by the petition entity;	483

(b) The current name, address, telephone number, and	484
electronic mail address of the petition entity; and	485

(c) The name and signature of the designated agent of the	486
petition entity.	487

(2) A petition entity shall notify the secretary of state	488
within twenty days of any change in the information submitted	489
pursuant to division (E)(1) of this section.	490

Sec. 3519.013. Each person who intends to circulate an	491
initiative or referendum petition shall, prior to circulating that	492
petition, register as a petition circulator with the secretary of	493
state.	494

The secretary of state shall, by rule, develop and maintain a	495
registry of all circulators of initiative and referendum	496
petitions.	497

Sec. 3519.05. If the measure to be submitted proposes a	498
constitutional amendment, the heading of each part of the petition	499
shall be prepared in the following form, and printed in capital	500
letters in type of the approximate size set forth:	501

"INITIATIVE PETITION	502

Amendment to the Constitution	503

Proposed by Initiative Petition	504

To be submitted directly to the electors"	505

"Amendment" printed in fourteen-point boldface type shall	506
precede the title, which shall be briefly expressed and printed in	507
eight-point type. The summary shall then be set forth printed in	508
ten-point type, and then shall follow the certification of the	509
attorney general, under proper date, which shall also be printed	510
in ten-point type. The petition shall then set forth the names and	511
addresses of the committee of not less than three nor more than	512
five to represent the petitioners in all matters relating to the	513
petition or its circulation.	514

Immediately above the heading of the place for signatures on	515
each part of the petition shall be printed the title of the	516
petition, as set forth in the petition heading. Immediately below	517
that title, the following notice shall be printed in boldface	518
type:	519

"NOTICE	520

Whoever knowingly signs this petition more than once; except	521
as provided in section 3501.382 of the Revised Code, signs a name	522
other than one's own on this petition; or signs this petition when	523
not a qualified voter, is liable to prosecution."	524