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Current as of January 01, 2026 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(A) The statewide voter registration database shall be made available on a web site of the office of the secretary of state as follows:
(1) Except as otherwise provided in division (A)(2) of this section, the following information from the statewide voter registration database regarding a registered elector shall be made available on the web site:
(a) The elector's name;
(b) The elector's birth date;
(c) The elector's current residence address;
(d) The elector's precinct number;
(e) The elector's voter registration date, as described in division (C)(9) of section 3503.15 of the Revised Code;
(f) The elector's voting history, as described in division (C)(10) of section 3503.15 of the Revised Code;
(g) The elector's last activity date, as described in division (C)(11) of section 3503.15 of the Revised Code.
(2) During the thirty days before the day of a primary or general election, the web site interface of the statewide voter registration database shall permit an elector to search for the polling location at which that elector may cast a ballot.
(3) No information in the statewide voter registration database that is exempt from disclosure under division (A)(2) of section 3503.13 of the Revised Code shall be made available on the web site.
(B)(1) The secretary of state shall establish, by rule adopted under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, a process for boards of elections to notify the secretary of state of changes in the locations of precinct polling places for the purpose of updating the information made available on the secretary of state's web site under division (A)(2) of this section. Those rules shall require a board of elections, during the thirty days before the day of a primary or general election, to notify the secretary of state within one business day of any change to the location of a precinct polling place within the county.
(2) During the thirty days before the day of a primary or general election, not later than one business day after receiving a notification from a county pursuant to division (B)(1) of this section that the location of a precinct polling place has changed, the secretary of state shall update that information on the secretary of state's web site for the purpose of division (A)(2) of this section.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Ohio Revised Code Title XXXV. Elections § 3503.153 - last updated January 01, 2026 | https://codes.findlaw.com/oh/title-xxxv-elections/oh-rev-code-sect-3503-153/
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