§ 3511.011Poll list to identify electors requesting absent voter's ballot

Any section of the Revised Code to the contrary notwithstanding, any person who qualifies as a
uniformed services voter or an overseas voter who will be eighteen years of age or more on the day
of a general or special election and who is a citizen of the United States may vote uniformed
services or overseas absent voter's ballots in such general or special election as follows:


(A) If an absent uniformed services member is the voter, the service member may vote only in the
precinct in which the service member has a voting residence in the state, and that voting residence
shall be that place in the precinct in which the service member resided immediately preceding the
commencement of such service, provided that the time during which the service member
continuously resided in the state immediately preceding the commencement of such service plus the
time subsequent to such commencement and prior to the day of such general, special, or primary
election is equal to or exceeds thirty days.


(B) If the spouse or dependent of an absent uniformed services member is the voter, the spouse or
dependent may vote only in the precinct in which the spouse or dependent has a voting residence in
the state, and that voting residence shall be that place in the precinct in which the spouse or
dependent resided immediately preceding the time of leaving the state for the purpose of being with
or near the service member, provided that the time during which the spouse or dependent
continuously resided in the state immediately preceding the time of leaving the state for the purpose
of being with or near the service member plus the time subsequent to such leaving and prior to the
day of such general, special, or primary election is equal to or exceeds thirty days.


(C) If an absent uniformed services member or the service member's spouse or dependent
establishes a permanent residence in a precinct other than the precinct in which the person resided
immediately preceding the commencement of the service member's service, the voting residence of
both the service member and the service member's spouse or dependent shall be the precinct of such
permanent residence, provided that the time during which the service member continuously resided
in the state immediately preceding the commencement of such service plus the time subsequent to



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such commencement and prior to the day of such general, special, or primary election is equal to or
exceeds thirty days.


(D)(1) Except as otherwise provided in division (D)(2) of this section, if an overseas voter who is
not an absent uniformed services voter or the spouse or dependent of an absent uniformed services
voter is the voter, the overseas voter may vote only in the precinct in which the overseas voter has a
voting residence in the state, and that voting residence shall be that place in the precinct in which
the overseas voter resided immediately before leaving the United States, provided that the time
during which the overseas voter continuously resided in the state immediately preceding such
departure and prior to the day of such general, special, or primary election is equal to or exceeds
thirty days.


(2) A person who was born outside of the United States and who meets the definition of "overseas
voter" under division (B)(3) of section 3511.01 of the Revised Code shall be deemed to have a
voting residence in this state at that place in the precinct in which the person's parent or guardian
last resided immediately before leaving the United States, provided that the time during which the
person's parent or guardian continuously resided in the state immediately preceding such departure
and prior to the day of the general, special, or primary election is equal to or exceeds thirty days.




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