Fair Elections Ohio

Talking Points on Repeal of HB 194

Shortens mail-in voting from 5 to 3 weeks and in person voting from 5 weeks to 2 weeks.
Eliminates early voting opportunities in the evenings, Saturday afternoons, and Sundays.
Takes away party identification from third party candidates on the ballot.
Requires minimum precinct sizes only in municipalities for longer lines in urban areas.
Poll workers are not required to tell voters they are in the wrong precinct.
Stops the county Board of Elections from sending absentee ballot applications to all voters.

Who Can Sign the Petition?

Voters must be registered in the county designated for the given petition.
Circulators should not sign their own petition (such a signature would not be valid).
Only registered Ohio voters should sign the petition. This includes new registrants with completed registration form.

Information for Circulators:

A circulator must be a U.S. citizen.
A circulator cannot have a felony conviction for which s/he is still on probation.
FEO is only asking individuals 18 years of age or older to circulate petitions.
You are not required to be a registered voter to circulate petitions.
Someone from another state is legally permitted to circulate a petition
Each signature must be witnessed by the circulator.
You must complete the Statement of Solicitor Page.
Circulators should ask every person to print legibly and sign their name.
Signer should complete all fields, except Ward/Precinct, which is not required.
If anything other than the signature is missing, circulator may fill in the appropriate information.
Signer is to put the address at which s/he is registered.
No PO Boxes.
Signature must be in ink.
FEO recommends blue or black ink.
Registration forms must be submitted within 10 days. (Include these completed registration forms with petitions.)