(A) The director of elections, deputy director of elections, or an employee of the board of elections
designated by the director or deputy director shall be available during normal office hours to provide
any person with access to the public records filed in the office of the board of elections.
(B) No director of elections, deputy director of elections, or employee of the board of elections
designated by the director or deputy director shall knowingly prevent or prohibit any person from
inspecting, under reasonable regulations established and posted by the board of elections, the public
records filed in the office of the board of elections. Records relating to the declination of a person to
register to vote and to the identity of a voter registration agency through which any particular person
registered to vote are not public records for purposes of this section.
(C) Whoever violates division (B) of this section is guilty of prohibiting inspection of election
records, a minor misdemeanor, and shall, upon conviction, be dismissed from his position as director
of elections, deputy director of elections, or employee of the board of elections.
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