111-22-01 Definitions.

ACTION: Original                                                DATE: 11/05/2015 4:15 PM

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

 

 

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON ADMINISTRATIVE RULES

 

 

DATE: Monday, December 7, 2015

TIME: 8:30 a.m.

LOCATION:  17th Floor Large Conference Room

180 East Broad Street, Columbus, OH 43215

 

 

Pursuant to Chapter 119 of the Ohio Revised Code, the Ohio Secretary of State gives notice of a public hearing regarding administrative rules. The office is re-ordering its sections of the Ohio Administrative Code in order to provide a more organized and user-friendly structure. To accomplish this, existing rules ?e proposed for rescission and then re-ordered as proposed new rules. In adopting the new rules, some content has been updated as reflected on the Rule Summary of the RSFA. The rules contain information about business filings, the Uniform Commercial Code, campaign finance, elections administration and the Board of Voting Machine Examiners.

 

The rules submitted for filing are listed below:

 

 

RESCINDED RULE NUMBERS 111-1-01 Scope.

111-1-2      Definitions.

111-1-3     Loan.

111-1-4     Name of the committee. 111-1-05 Best efforts.

111-1-06 Computation of time.

111-1-8      Limitations pertaining to federal committees.

111-1-9      Local candidate waiver of reporting requirements. 111-1-10 County Population.

111-3-2      Independent expenditures.

111-3-3      Reporting independent expenditures. 111"3-04 Limitation on use of personal funds.

111-3-05 Use of the funds or property of a corporation, nonprofit co?oration, or labor organization to advocate the election or defeat of a candidate.

111-4-1     Establishment of separate segregated ?md.

111-4-2      Which laws govern Ohio corporate/labor PACs and FSL PACs. 111"4-03 FSL corporate/labor PAC must file statement of organization; Ohio

corporate/labor PAC must disclose sponsoring corporation.

 

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111-4-04 Reports to be filed by FSL PACs.

111-4-6     Reporting of establishment, administrative and solicitation costs by Ohio corporate/labor PACs and FSL corporate PACs.

111-4-7      Social or ?nd-raising events; gifts, prizes, or other things of value in exchange for contributions.

111-4-8      Solicitation of contributions for a particular candidate prohibited; administrative expenses which may and may not be paid by a connected co?oration.

111-4-9      Corporation and labor organization communications. 111-4?0 Electioneering  Communication.

111-4-11 Statewide ballot issue political action committees. 111-5-01 Payment of filing fee by candidate.

111-5-02 Contributions received for debt retirement. 111-5-03 Political action committee contributions.

111-5-04 When campaign finance statements must be filed. 111-5-06 Definition of cash.

111-5-07 Contributions made by a candidate or by the candidate's campaign committee. 111-5?08 Monthly  statements.

111-5-09 Two-business-day  statements. 111-5-10 Short form statements.

111-5-11 Fmms.

111-5-12  Deposit of receipts.

111-5?? Checks combining contributions with other payments. 111-5-14 Accounting for contributions and expenditures.

111 ?15 Uniform reporting of contributions.

111-5-16 Allocation of expenses between candidates. 111-5-17 Other income.

111-5-18  Joint fund-raising.

111-5-19  Political communications.

111"5-20 Amendments.

111-5?? Reporting of a contribution from a partnership or other unincorporated business.

111"6"?1 Electronic signature.

111-6-02 Acknowledgement  of statement filed by electronic means of transmission. 111-6-03 Provision of checks and receipts when filing by electronic means of

trans?11ss10n.

111? 04 Hardship rule.

111-6-05 Termination of transition fund.

111-7-01 Public notice of the adoption, amendment, or rescission of rules. 111-7-02 Confidential personal information.

111-8" 1 Definitions.

111-9-1      Expedited services.

111-9-2      Corporations expedited filing. 111? 10-01 Scope of rules.

111-10-2      Submission of plan.

111-10-3      Registration opportunities.

111-1 "04 Employ.ees.

111-10-5      Transmittal of forms.

111-10-6     Registration and transmittal forms to be prescribed. 111-10-07 Voter registration-bureau of motor vehicles.

111-11-1      Definitions.

111-11-2     Means to deliver UCC records; time of filing. 111-11-03 Search request delivery.

111" 11-04 Forms.

111-11-5     Methods of payment.

111-11-6      Oveiyayment and underpayment policies. 111-11?07 Public records  services.

111-11-20 Role of the filing officer.

111-11"21 Time for filing a continuation statement. 111-11-22 Grounds for refusal.

111-11-23 Procedure upon re?sal. 111-11-24 Notification of defects. 111-11-25 Re?sal errors.

111-11-30 Information management system - general. 111-11-31 Primary data elements.

111-11-32 Names of debtors who are individuals. 111-11-33 Organization debtor names.

111-11-34 Estates.

111-11-35 Trusts.

111-11-36  Initial financing statement. 111-11-37 Amendment.

111-11-38 Assinment of powers of secured party of record. 111-11-39 Continuation statement.

111-11-40  Termination.

111-11-41  Correction statement. 111-11-42 Procedure upon lapse. 111?1-43 Removal of record.

111-11-50 Errors of the filing officer. 111-11-51 Data entry and verification. 111-11-52 Notice of bankruptcy.

111-11-60  General requirements.

111-11-61  Search requests - required information. 111-11-62 Search methodology.

111-11-63 Search requests - optional information. 111" 11-64 Search responses.

111-13-01 Compensation of precinct officials. 111-14-01 Issuance of directives.

111-15" 1 Website access to statistics as indicators of social conditions of the state and

annual report.

111-16-1     Definitions.

111-16-2     Eligibility.

111-1?03 Application,  administration,  and review procedure.

111-16-04 Repayment of loans. 111" 16-05 Remedies.

111-17?01 Changes in locations of precinct polling places and notification to the secretary of state.

111-18-1      Converting voter registration applications into electronic files.

111-18-2     Entering voter registration records into the statewide voter registration database on an expedited basis.

111-18-3      Purging canceled voter registration records.

111-18-4     Persons authorized to update statewide voter registration database. 111-18-05 Conducting annual audits of the statewide voter registration database. 111-18-06 Data sharing.

111-19-01 Scope of rules. 111-19-02 Definitions.

111-19"03 Processing voter registration applications by designated agencies, other registration agencies and deputy registrars of motor vehicles.

111-19-4      Processing voter registration applications received electronically from designated agencies, other registration agencies and deputy registrars of motor vehicles by the secretary of state.

111-19-5      Training for agencies conducting voter registration activities. 111-19-06 Training for boards of elections.

111-19-7     Processing voter registration applications received ?om the secretary of state

electronically and from designated agencies, other registration agencies and deputy registrars of motor vehicles, by boards of elections.

111-19-8      Prohibitions.

111-20-01 Scope and purpose. 111-20-02 Definitions.

111-2 "03 Members of the SOSAB.

111-20-04 Duties.

111-21-01 Purpose.

111?21-02 Electronic signature for business services filings.

111-21-3     Acknowledgment  of business services fo?? filed by electronic means.

111-21-4      Submission of additional information when filing business services forms by electronic means.

111-22-1     Definitions.

111-22-2     Placing a board of elections under official oversight. 111-22?03 Period of oversight.

111-22-4      Te??S of oversight.

111-22-5      Transition from oversight.

111:2-1-01 Notice of meetings of 0hio ballot board.

111:3-1-01 Notice of meetings of board of voting machine examiners. 111:3?2-01 Application requirements;  generally.

111:3-2-02 Application fee.

111:3-2-03 Escrow procedures.

111:3-2-04 Operations manual; submission.

111:3-2-05 Demonstration and approval of equipment; generally. 111:3-2-06 Demonstration procedure.

111:3-3-01 Certification; mandatory requirements. 111:3-3-02 Certification; notification to boards.

111:3-3-03 Bond.

111:3-4-01 Enhancements and significant adjustments; duties. 111:3-4-02 Updated operations manuals; duties.

111:3-4-03 Re-examination; updated manual. 111:3-4"04 Re-examination; periodic.

111:3-5-01 Withdrawal of certification; grounds. 111:3-5-02 Withdrawal of certification; procedure. 111:3-5-03 Reconsideration hearing, procedure.

111:3-6-01 Procedures regarding meetings, notices of meetings, and minutes. 111:5? 1-01 Standards for voter verified paper audit trail.

NEW RULE NUMBERS

Administration

111-1-01 Public notice of the adoption, amendment, or rescission of rules. 111-1-02 Confidential personal information systems.

111:1Business   Services 111:1-1-01 Definitions.

111:1-2-01 Corporations expedited fili?- 111:1-2-02 Data purchase.

111:1-3-01 Definitions.

111:1"?02 Means to deliver UCC records; time of filing. 111:1-3-03 Search request delivery.

111:1-3-04 Forms.

111:1-3"05 Fees.

111:1-3-06 Expedited  services.

111:1-3 07 Methods of payment.

111:1-3-08 Ove?ayment and underpayment policies.

111:1-3-09 Public records services.

111:1-3-10 Fees for public records services. 111:1-3-11 Role of the filing office.

111:1-3-12 Time for filing a continuation statement. 111:1-3?? Grounds for refusal.

111:1-3-14 Procedure upon re?sal. 111:1-3-15 Refusal errors.

111:1-3-16 Notification of defects.

111:1-3-17 UCC Information Management  System-General. 111:1-3-18 Primary data elements.

111:1-3-19 Individual debtor names. 111:1-3-20 Organization debtor names.

111:1-3-21 Collateral being administered by a decedent's personal representative.

111:1?3-22 Collateral held in a trust. 111:1-3-23 Initial financing statement.

111:1-3-24 Amendments  generally.

111:1-3-25 Continuation statement.

111:1-3"26 Termination.

111:1-3-27 Information statement. 111:1-3-28 Filing office statement. 111:1-3-29 Procedure upon lapse. 111:1-3-30 Removal of record.

111:1-3-31 Archives-general.

111:1-3-32 Errors of the filing office. 111:1-3-33 Data entry.

111:1-3-34 Verification of data entry. 111:1-3-35 Notice of bankruptcy.

111:1-3-36 Redaction of certain information. 111:1-3-37 General requirements.

111:1-3-38 Search requests-required information. 111:1-3-39 Search requests-optional information. 111:1-3-40 Search methodology.

111:1-3-41 Changes in standard search logic. 111:1?3-42  Search responses.

111:1-4-01 Purpose.

111:1-4-02 Electronic signature for business services filings.

111:1-4-03 Acknowledgment  of business services fon? filed by electronic means.

111:1-4-04 Submission of additional information when filing business services forms by electronic means.

111:2 Camnah.?:n Finance

111:2" 1 01 Scope.

111:2-1-02 Definitions. 111:2?? Loan.

111:2-1-04 Name of the committee. 111:2-1-05 Best efforts.

111:2-1-06 Computation of time.

111:2? 07 Limitations pertaining to federal committees. 111:2-1-08 Local candidate waiver of reporting requirements. 111:2-1-09 County Population.

111:2-2?01 Independent expenditures.

111:2-2-02 Reporting independent expenditures. 111:2-2-03 Limitation on use of personal ?nds.

111:2-2-04 Use of the funds or property of a corporation, nonprofit co:q:ioration, or labor organization to advocate the election or defeat of a candidate.

111:2-3-01 Establishment of separate segregated fund.

111:2-3-02 Which laws govern Ohio co?orate/labor PACs and FSL PACs. 111:2-3-03 FSL corporate/labor PAC must file statement of organization; Ohio

corporate/labor PAC must disclose sponsoring co?oration.

111:2-3-04 Reports to be filed by FSL PACs.

111:2-3-05 Reporting of establishment, administrative and solicitation costs by Ohio corporate/labor PACs and FSL co?orate PACs.

111:2-3-06 Social or ?md-raising events; gi?,prizes, or other things of value in exchange for contributions.

111:2-3-07 Solicitation of contributions for a particular candidate prohibited; administrative expenses which may and may not be paid by a connected corporat10n.

111:2-3-08 Corporation and labor organization communications.

111:2-3-09 Electioneering Communication.

111:2-3-10 Statewide ballot issue political action committees.

111:2-4-0I Payment of filing fee by candidate. 111:2?4-02 Contributions received for debt retirement. 111:2-4-03 Political action committee contributions.

111:2-4-04 When campaign finance statements must be filed.

111:2-4-05 Definition of cash.

111:2-4-06 Contributions made by a candidate or by the candidate's campaign committee.

111:2-4-07 Monthly statements.

111:2-4-08 Two-business-day statements.

111:2-4-09 Short fon? statements.

111:2-4-10 Forms.

111:2-4-11 Deposit of receipts.

111:2-4-12 Checks combining contributions with other payments.

111:2-4-13 Accounting for contributions and expenditures.

111:2-4-14 Uniform reporting of contributions.

111:2-4" 15 Allocation of expenses between candidates.

111:2-4-16 Other income.

111:2-4-17 Joint ?md-raising.

111:2-4? 18 Political  communications.

111:2-4-19 Amendments.

111:2-4-20 Reporting of a contribution ?·om a partnership.

111:2-5-01 Electronic signature.

111:2-5-02 Acknowledgement of statement filed by electronic means of transmission.

111:2 ?03 Provision of checks and receipts when filing by electronic means of transm1ss10n.

111:2-5-04 Hardship rule.

111:2-5,..05 Termination of transition ?nd.

111:3-1-01 Issuance of Directives.

111:3-2-01 Definitions.

111:3-2"02 Placing a board of elections under official oversight.

111:3-2-03 Period of oversight.

111:3?2"04 Te?ns of oversight.

111:3-2-05 Transition from oversight.

111:3 Elections

111:3-3-01 Definitions.

111:3-3-02 Eligibility.

111:3-3"03 Application, administration, and review procedure.

111:3-3-04 Repayment ofloans.

111:3-3-05 Remedies.

111:3-4?01 Converting voter registration applications into electronic ?les.

111:3-4-02 Entering voter registration records into the statewide voter registration database on an expedited basis.

111:3-4-03 Removing canceled voter registration records.

111:3-4-04 Persons authorized to update statewide voter registration database. 111:3-4-05 Conducting annual audits of the statewide voter registration database. 111:3-4-06 Data sharing

111:3?5-01 Scope of rules.

111:3-5-02 Submission of plan.

111:3 5-03 Registration opportunities.

111:3-5-04 Employees.

111:3-5-05 Transmittal of forms.

111:3-5-06 Registration and transmittal forms to be prescribed.

111:3 ?07 Voter registration-bureau of motor vehicles.

111:?6-01 Scope of rules.

111:3 ?02 Definitions.

111:3-6?03 Processing voter registration applications by designated agencies, other registration agencies and deputy registrars of motor vehicles.

111:??04 Processing voter registration  applications received  electronically from designated agencies, other registration agencies and deputy registrars of motor vehicles by the secret?y of state.

111:3-6-05 Training for agencies conducting voter registration activities.

111:3-6-06 Training for boards of elections.

111:3? 07 Processing voter registration applications received ?om the secretary of state electronically and ?om designated agencies, other registration agencies and deputy registrars of motor vehicles, by boards of elections.

111:3-6-08 Prohibitions.

111:3-7-01 Compensation of precinct officials.

111:3??02 Changes in Locations of Precinct Polling Places and Notification to the Secretary of State.

111:3-8-01 Notice of meetings of Ohio ballot board.

111:3 ?01 Notice of meetings of board of voting machine examiners.

111:3-9-02 Application requirements; generally.

111:3-9 03 Application fee.

111:3-9-04 Escrow procedures.

111:3-9-05 Operations manual; submission.

111:3?"06 Demonstration  and approval of equipment; generally.

111:3-9-07 Demonstration procedure.

111:3-9-08 Certification; mandatory requirements.

111:3?9-09 Certification; notification to boards.

111:3?9-10 Bond.

111:3 ?11 Enhancements and significant adjustments; duties.

111:3"?12 Updated operations manuals; duties.

111:3 ?13 Re-examination; updated manual. 111:3 ?14 Re-examination; periodic.

111:3-9-15 Withdrawal of certification; grounds. 111:3-9? 16 Withdrawal  of certification; procedure. 111:3-9-17 Reconsideration hearing, procedure.

111:3-0-18 Standards for voter verified paper audit trail.

The public hearing will take place at the date, time, and location noted above.   The complete text of the proposed rules is available the Register of Ohio: htto://www.registerofohio.state.oh.us/.