§ 3599.36Election falsification

No person, either orally or in writing, on oath lawfully administered or in a statement made
under penalty of election falsification, shall knowingly state a falsehood as to a material matter
relating to an election in a proceeding before a court, tribunal, or election official, or in a
matter in relation to which an oath or statement under penalty of election falsification is
authorized by law, including a statement required for verifying or filing any declaration of
candidacy, declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate, nominating petition, or other
petition presented to or filed with the secretary of state, a board of elections, or any other
public office for the purpose of becoming a candidate for any elective office, including the
office of a political party, for the purpose of submitting a question or issue to the electors at an
election, or for the purpose of forming a political party.
Whoever violates this section is guilty of election falsification, a felony of the fifth degree.
Every paper, card, or other document relating to any election matter that calls for a statement
to be made under penalty of election falsification shall be accompanied by the following
statement in bold face capital letters: "Whoever commits election falsification is guilty of a
felony of the fifth degree."




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