§ 3513.311

lieutenant governor candidate prior to general election.
Effective: February 05, 2014
Legislation: Senate Bill 193 - 130th General Assembly


(A) If a candidate for lieutenant governor dies, withdraws, or is disqualified as a candidate
prior to the seventieth day before the day of a primary election, the vacancy on the ballot
shall be filled by appointment by the joint candidate for the office of governor. Such candidate
for governor shall certify in writing and under oath to the secretary of state not later than the
sixty-fifth day before the day of such election the name and residence address of the person
selected to fill such vacancy.
(B) If a candidate for governor dies, withdraws, or is disqualified as a candidate prior to the
seventieth day before the day of a primary election, the vacancy on the ballot shall be filled
by appointment by the joint candidate for the office of lieutenant governor. Such candidate for
lieutenant governor shall certify in writing and under oath to the secretary of state not later
than the sixty-fifth day before the day of such election the name and residence address of the
person selected to fill such vacancy.
(C) If a candidate for the office of lieutenant governor dies on or after the seventieth day, but
prior to the tenth day, before a primary election, the vacancy so created shall be filled by
appointment by the joint candidate for the office of governor. Such candidate for governor
shall certify in writing and under oath to the secretary of state not later than the fifth day
before the day of such election the name and residence address of the person selected to fill
such vacancy.
(D) If a candidate for the office of governor dies on or after the seventieth day, but prior to the
tenth day, before a primary election, the vacancy so created shall be filled by appointment by
the joint candidate for the office of lieutenant governor. Such candidate for lieutenant
governor shall certify in writing and under oath to the secretary of state not later than the fifth
day before the day of such election the name and residence address of the person selected
to fill such vacancy.
(E) If a person nominated in a primary election or nominated by petition under section
3517.012 of the Revised Code as a candidate for election to the office of governor or
lieutenant governor at the next general election withdraws as such candidate prior to the
ninetieth day before the day of the general election or dies prior to the tenth day before the



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day of such general election, the vacancy so created shall be filled in the manner provided
for by section 3513.31 of the Revised Code.
(F) If a person nominated by petition as an independent candidate for election to the office of
governor or lieutenant governor withdraws as such candidate prior to the ninetieth day
before the day of the general election or dies prior to the tenth day before the day of such
general election, the vacancy so created shall be filled by the candidates' committee in the
manner provided for, as in the case of death, by section 3513.31 of the Revised Code,
except that, in the case of withdrawal of candidacy, the name and residence address of the
replacement candidate shall be certified in writing and under oath to the secretary of state
not later than the eighty-sixth day before the day of the general election.
(G) If the vacancy in a joint candidacy for governor and lieutenant governor can be filled in
accordance with this section and is not so filled, the joint candidacy which has not been
vacated shall be invalidated and shall not be presented for election.
(H) Any replacement candidate appointed or selected pursuant to this section shall be one
who has the qualifications of an elector.




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