§ 3505.24Providing assistance to blind, disabled or illiterate electors

(A) Notwithstanding any provision of the Revised Code to the contrary, any elector who declares
that the elector, by reason of blindness, disability, or illiteracy, is unable to complete a voter
registration, change of residence, or change of name form, to mark a ballot, to complete an
application for absent voter's ballots or an identification envelope statement of voter, to complete a
provisional ballot affirmation, or to complete any other form prescribed under Title XXXV of the
Revised Code may receive assistance in doing so under division (B) of this section. An election
official may require an elector to make a declaration of inability under oath before the election
official in order for the elector to receive assistance when voting or casting absent voter's ballots in
person.


(B) An elector who is eligible to receive assistance under division (A) of this section may be assisted
as follows:


(1) The elector may be aided by any person of the elector's choice and, if applicable, may be
accompanied in the voting booth by that person, provided that none of the following persons may
assist an elector under division (B)(1) of this section:


(a) The elector's employer;


(b) An agent of the elector's employer;


(c) An officer or agent of the elector's union;


(d) A candidate whose name appears on the ballot, except that such a candidate may assist an elector
in completing a voter registration, change of residence, or change of name form.


(2) The elector also may request and receive assistance from two election officials of different
political parties.



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(C) Any person providing assistance in the marking of an elector's ballot under this section shall
thereafter provide no information in regard to the marking of that ballot.


(D) Assistance shall not be rendered for causes other than those specified in this section.




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