§ 3501.381

to be filed with secretary of state.
Effective: April 9, 2025
Legislation: House Bill 74


(A)(1) Any person who will receive compensation for supervising, managing, or otherwise
organizing any effort to obtain signatures for a declaration of candidacy, nominating petition, or
declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate for a person seeking to become a statewide candidate,
for a statewide initiative petition or a statewide referendum petition, or for a party formation petition
described in division (A)(1)(b) of section 3517.01 of the Revised Code shall file a statement to that
effect with the office of the secretary of state before any signatures are obtained for the petition or
before the person is engaged to supervise, manage, or otherwise organize the effort to obtain
signatures for the petition, whichever is later.


(2) Any person who will compensate a person for supervising, managing, or otherwise organizing
any effort to obtain signatures for a declaration of candidacy, nominating petition, or declaration of
intent to be a write-in candidate for a person seeking to become a statewide candidate, for a
statewide initiative or a statewide referendum petition, or for a party formation petition described in
division (A)(1)(b) of section 3517.01 of the Revised Code shall file a statement to that effect with the
office of the secretary of state before any signatures are obtained for the petition or before the person
engages a person to supervise, manage, or otherwise organize the effort to obtain signatures for the
petition, whichever is later.


(B) The secretary of state shall prescribe the form and content of the statements required under
division (A) of this section.


(C) Whoever violates division (A) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, and
the petition for which a person was compensated for supervising, managing, or otherwise organizing
the effort to obtain signatures shall be deemed invalid.


(D) As used in this section, "statewide candidate" means the joint candidates for the offices of
governor and lieutenant governor or a candidate for the office of secretary of state, auditor of state,



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treasurer of state, or attorney general.




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