Senate Bill 296
Regulate keeping polls open after closing time
To amend sections 3501.17, 3501.28, 3501.32, 3505.18, 3505.181, and 3505.183 and to enact sections 2505.40, 3501.321, and 3501.40 of the Revised Code to specify requirements for lawsuits concerning election procedures, to specify the conditions under which a court may order that a polling place be kept open for extended hours on the day of an election, and to require a person who votes during those extended hours to cast a provisional ballot.
Current Version
Introduced In House
In House Committee
Reported By Committee
Passed By House
Introduced In Senate
In Senate Committee
Reported By Committee
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Sent To The Governor
Subjects
Committees
House Government Accountability and Oversight Committee
Senate Civil Justice Committee
Primary Sponsors
William Seitz
Cosponsors
Senators
Kevin Bacon
Dave Burke
William P. Coley, II
John Eklund
Bob D. Hackett
Cliff Hite
Shannon Jones
Kris Jordan
Thomas F. Patton
Joe Uecker
Representatives
Niraj J. Antani
Louis W. Blessing III
Andrew Brenner
Jim Buchy
Doug Green
Jeffrey A. McClain
Robert McColley
Wes Retherford
Tim Schaffer
Barbara R. Sears
Marilyn Slaby
Ryan Smith
Lou Terhar
Ron Young
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