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Last Update: 4/29/2021
Voting Machines Examiners, Board of
Status
Current
Type of Board
Permanent
Authority
R.C. 3506.05
Total Membership
4
Dates of Appointment
Not specified
Term Length
Term of office of Secretary of State
Ending Date of Term
End of Secretary of State's term
Report Requirements
Not applicable
Chairperson
Not specified
Subject To Sunset Review
Yes
Full-time
No
Restriction on Partisan Affiliation
No
Senate Confirmation Required
No
Expiration Date
December 31, 2024
Appointment Authority
Other
Membership Composition
Members with other stated qualifications
Compensation
Expenses Only, Other, or pollbook
Staff Assistance
Executive agency staff, Secretary of State
Additional Information
Sub. H.B. 143, 120th G.A. (effective July 22, 1994) changed the Board of Examiners of Marking Devices into the Board of Voting Machine Examiners
Qualifications
2 members are appointed by Secretary of State, 1 member is appointed by the House Speaker or House Minority Leader, whichever is a member of the opposite political party from the one to which Secretary of State belongs, and 1 member is appointed by Senate President or Senate Minority Leader, whichever is member of the opposite political party to which Secretary of State belongs. All members must be a competent or experienced election officer or knowledgeable about the operation of voting machines, marking devices, automatic tabulating equipment, and software for the purpose of casting or tabulating votes or for communications among systems involved in the tabulation, storage, or casting of votes. Board members cannot have any pecuniary interest in voting machines, marking devices, automatic tabulating equipment or such software, or any affiliation with the vendor of any of the same.