§ 3513.30

election.
Effective: June 21, 2013
Legislation: Senate Bill 47 - 130th General Assembly


(A)(1) If only one valid declaration of candidacy is filed for nomination as a candidate of a
political party for an office and that candidate dies prior to the tenth day before the primary
election, both of the following may occur:
(a) The political party whose candidate died may fill the vacancy so created as provided in
division (A)(2) of this section.
(b) Any major political party other than the one whose candidate died may select a candidate
as provided in division (A)(2) of this section under either of the following circumstances:
(i) No person has filed a valid declaration of candidacy for nomination as that party's
candidate at the primary election.
(ii) Only one person has filed a valid declaration of candidacy for nomination as that party's
candidate at the primary election, that person has withdrawn, died, or been disqualified
under section 3513.052 of the Revised Code, and the vacancy so created has not been filled.
(2) A vacancy may be filled under division (A)(1)(a) and a selection may be made under
division (A)(1)(b) of this section by the appropriate committee of the political party in the
same manner as provided in divisions (A) to (E) of section 3513.31 of the Revised Code for
the filling of similar vacancies created by withdrawals or disqualifications under section
3513.052 of the Revised Code after the primary election, except that the certification
required under that section may not be filed with the secretary of state, or with a board of the
most populous county of a district, or with the board of a county in which the major portion of
the population of a subdivision is located, later than four p.m. of the tenth day before the day
of such primary election, or with any other board later than four p.m. of the fifth day before
the day of such primary election.
(3) If only one valid declaration of candidacy is filed for nomination as a candidate of a
political party for an office and that candidate dies on or after the tenth day before the day of
the primary election, that candidate is considered to have received the nomination of that
candidate's political party at that primary election, and, for purposes of filling the vacancy so
created, that candidate's death shall be treated as if that candidate died on the day after the
day of the primary election.

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(B) Any person filing a declaration of candidacy may withdraw as such candidate at any time
prior to the primary election. The withdrawal shall be effected and the statement of
withdrawal shall be filed in accordance with the procedures prescribed in division (D) of this
section for the withdrawal of persons nominated in a primary election or by nominating
petition.
(C) A person who is the first choice for president of the United States by a candidate for
delegate or alternate to a national convention of a political party may withdraw consent for
the selection of the person as such first choice no later than four p.m. of the fortieth day
before the day of the presidential primary election. Withdrawal of consent shall be for the
entire slate of candidates for delegates and alternates who named such person as their
presidential first choice and shall constitute withdrawal from the primary election by such
delegates and alternates. The withdrawal shall be made in writing and delivered to the
secretary of state. If the withdrawal is delivered to the secretary of state on or before the
seventieth day before the day of the primary election, the boards of elections shall remove
both the name of the withdrawn first choice and the names of such withdrawn candidates
from the ballots according to the directions of the secretary of state. If the withdrawal is
delivered to the secretary of state after the seventieth day before the day of the primary
election, the board of elections shall not remove the name of the withdrawn first choice and
the names of the withdrawn candidates from the ballots. The board of elections shall post a
notice at each polling location on the day of the primary election, and shall enclose with each
absent voter's ballot given or mailed after the candidate withdraws, a notice that votes for the
withdrawn first choice or the withdrawn candidates will be void and will not be counted. If
such names are not removed from all ballots before the day of the election, the votes for the
withdrawn first choice or the withdrawn candidates are void and shall not be counted.
(D) Any person nominated in a primary election or by nominating petition as a candidate for
election at the next general election may withdraw as such candidate at any time prior to the
general election. Such withdrawal may be effected by the filing of a written statement by such
candidate announcing the candidate's withdrawal and requesting that the candidate's name
not be printed on the ballots. If such candidate's declaration of candidacy or nominating
petition was filed with the secretary of state, the candidate's statement of withdrawal shall be
addressed to and filed with the secretary of state. If such candidate's declaration of
candidacy or nominating petition was filed with a board of elections, the candidate's
statement of withdrawal shall be addressed to and filed with such board.
(E) When a person withdraws under division (B) or (D) of this section on or before the
seventieth day before the day of the primary election or the general election, the board of
elections shall remove the name of the withdrawn candidate from the ballots according to
the directions of the secretary of state. When a person withdraws under division (B) or (D) of


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this section after the seventieth day before the day of the primary election or the general
election, the board of elections shall not remove the name of the withdrawn candidate from
the ballots. The board of elections shall post a notice at each polling place on the day of the
election, and shall enclose with each absent voter's ballot given or mailed after the candidate
withdraws, a notice that votes for the withdrawn candidate will be void and will not be
counted. If the name is not removed from all ballots before the day of the election, the votes
for the withdrawn candidate are void and shall not be counted.




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