EVCIElection Voter-Confidence Index
How well does the framework support voter confidence and audit?
Dimensions
Ballot Info
0.0% · 0/2| Datapoint | Score | Rationale & evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| INFO.1Statutory ballot information pamphletIs there a statutory requirement to publish a voter pamphlet (or analog) with candidate and ballot-question information, with content and distribution defined? | 0/10.0% | No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: ORC 3505.331 governs post-election audits of results; unrelated to a voter-information pamphlet. | § view source 2026-05-12 |
| INFO.2Multilingual ballot requirementAre the triggers for multilingual ballots and voter materials set by statute (population thresholds, language-minority criteria)? | 0/10.0% | No matching sections in corpus (FTS returned 0 candidates) — concept not codified in this jurisdiction's election statute. | no FTS match 2026-05-12 |
Candidate
75.0% · 2/2| Datapoint | Score | Rationale & evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAND.1Candidate-filing public accessAre candidate-filing documents (nominating petitions, eligibility certifications) required by statute to be publicly accessible within a defined time? | 1/1100.0% | ORC 3513.263 requires all nominating petitions filed with a board of elections to be open to public inspection until 4 p.m. of the 80th day before the general election. Defined-time public access codified. “be open to public inspection until four p.m. of the eightieth day before the day of such general election” | § view source 2026-05-12 |
| CAND.2Candidate disqualification publicationIf a candidate is disqualified or withdraws after the ballot is printed, is the public-notice procedure codified in statute? | 0.5/150.0% | ORC 3513.31 codifies the procedure for state-central-committee certification of a replacement candidate after withdrawal/disqualification, with a statutory deadline (86th day before general). Procedure for substitution is publicly traceable through the certified filing but the section does not impose a voter-facing disqualification-notice requirement. “certify in writing and under oath to the secretary of state, not later than the eighty-sixth day before the day of the general election” | § view source 2026-05-12 |
Notification
100.0% · 2/2| Datapoint | Score | Rationale & evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| NOTIF.1Pre-election notice in statuteIs the requirement to notify voters of an upcoming election (date, polling place, registration deadline) set in statute with timing and content defined? | 1/1100.0% | ORC 3503.12 requires the board to publish notices in newspapers of general circulation six weeks prior to each special, primary, or general election with defined content (places, dates, times, methods of registration, voter qualifications). Statutory timing and content both specified. “Six weeks prior to the day of a special, primary, or general election, the board shall publish notices in one or more newspapers of general circulation advertising the places, dates, times, methods of” | § view source 2026-05-12 |
| NOTIF.2Polling-place change noticeIf a voter's polling place changes between elections, is there a statutory requirement to provide individual notice within a defined timeframe? | 1/1100.0% | ORC 3501.21 codifies mandatory individual notice by mail to each registrant in a precinct when the board changes/divides/combines a precinct or relocates a polling place, before the next election. Individual notice + defined timeframe (before next election). “it shall notify, prior to the next election, each of the registrants in the precinct of the change by mail” | § view source 2026-05-12 |