§ 3506.24

manufacturer.
Effective: April 7, 2023
Legislation: House Bill 458 - 134th General Assembly


(A) As used in this section:


(1) "Elected official" means an elected officer of the state, any political subdivision, or the United
States, other than a member of a central committee of a political party.


(2) "Voter registration system" means software and any related equipment used by a board of
elections or the secretary of state to process, store, organize, maintain, or retrieve voter registration
records.


(B)(1) No voter registration system, voting machine, marking device, or automatic tabulating
equipment shall be used for the purpose of conducting elections in this state if an elected official or
the spouse of an elected official is a partner, owner, or member of the person or entity that
manufactured, assembled, or otherwise made the system, machine, device, or equipment or of the
person or entity from which the system, machine, device, or equipment is acquired.


(2) For purposes of division (B)(1) of this section, an elected official or the spouse of an elected
official is not considered an owner of a publicly traded person or entity if the elected official's and
the spouse's combined ownership interest in the person or entity is less than ten per cent.




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