§ 3505.35Canvass of abstracts by secretary of state

(A) When the secretary of state has received from the board of elections of every county in the state
Form No. 2, as provided for in section 3505.33 of the Revised Code, the secretary of state shall
promptly fix the time and place for the canvass of such abstracts, and the time fixed shall not be later
than ten days after such abstracts have been received by the secretary of state from all counties. The
secretary of state shall notify the governor, auditor of state, attorney general, and the chairperson of
the state central committee of each political party of the time and place fixed. At such time and in the
presence of such of the persons so notified who attend, the secretary of state shall canvass the
abstracts contained in said Form No. 2 and shall determine and declare the results of all elections in
which electors throughout the entire state voted. If two or more candidates for election to the same
office, or two or more sets of joint candidates for governor and lieutenant governor, receive the
largest and an equal number of votes, such tie shall be resolved by lot by the secretary of state. Such
declaration of results by the secretary of state shall be in writing and shall be signed by the secretary
of state. It shall bear the date of the day upon which it is made, and a copy thereof shall be posted by
the secretary of state in a conspicuous place in the secretary of state's office. The secretary of state
shall keep such copy posted for a period of at least five days.


Such declaration of results made by the secretary of state, insofar as it pertains to the offices of
governor and lieutenant governor, secretary of state, auditor of state, treasurer of state, and attorney
general, is only for the purpose of fixing the time of the commencement of the period of time within
which applications for recounts of votes may be filed as provided by section 3515.02 of the Revised
Code.


(B) When the secretary of state has received from the board of elections of every county in the state
Form No. 4 and Form No. 6, as provided in section 3505.33 of the Revised Code, the secretary of
state shall promptly transmit by electronic mail or other telecommunication device a copy of each
form to the administrative director of the supreme court.




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