Elections
Bills on this page generally fall under the purview of the CCAO General Government Standing Committee, chaired in 2025 by Franklin County Commissioner John O'Grady and the CCAO-Ohio Association of Elections Officials Joint Committee on Administration of Elections, co-chaired in 2025 by Erie County Commissioner Matt Old.
A bill's inclusion on this page does not mean that the committee has discussed the bill or that the Association has taken a position.
House Bill 196To allow an elector who is not a member of a political party to protest a person's candidacy for that party's nomination on certain grounds and to provide space on candidacy forms for former names. Read More | House Bill 197To require a presidential primary election to be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in May. Read More | House Bill 180To prohibit adverse employment actions against employees who are absent from work while serving as, or training to be, precinct election officials. Read More |
Senate Bill 82To specify that certain election officials are designated public service workers for purposes of the public records law. Read More | Senate Bill 63To generally prohibit the use of ranked choice voting and to withhold Local Government Fund distributions from a municipality or chartered county that uses ranked choice voting. Read More | Senate Bill 37To require a presidential primary election to be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in May. Read More |
Senate Bill 4To establish the Election Integrity Unit in the Office of the Secretary of State and to modify the law governing the prosecution of Election Law violations. Read More |