§ 3599.111

prohibited - penalty.
Effective: May 2, 2006
Legislation: House Bill 3 - 126th General Assembly


(A) As used in this section, "registering a voter" or "registering voters" includes any effort, for
compensation, to provide voter registration forms or to assist persons in completing or returning
those forms.


(B) No person shall receive compensation on a fee per signature or fee per volume basis for
circulating any declaration of candidacy, nominating petition, initiative petition, referendum petition,
recall petition, or any other election-related petition that is filed with or transmitted to a board of
elections, the office of the secretary of state, or other appropriate public office.


(C) No person shall receive compensation on a fee per registration or fee per volume basis for
registering a voter.


(D) No person shall pay any other person for collecting signatures on election-related petitions or for
registering voters except on the basis of time worked.


(E)(1) Whoever violates division (B) of this section is guilty of receiving improper compensation for
circulating a petition, a felony of the fifth degree.


(2) Whoever violates division (C) of this section is guilty of receiving improper compensation for
registering a voter, a felony of the fifth degree.


(3) Whoever violates division (D) of this section is guilty of paying improper compensation for
circulating a petition or registering a voter, a felony of the fifth degree.




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