3599.27 Possession of or tampering with voting machine, automatic tabulating equipment, or marking device prohibited. - Ohio Statutes

3599.27 Possession of or tampering with voting machine, automatic tabulating equipment, or marking device prohibited.

No unauthorized person shall have in the person’s possession any voting machine that may be owned or leased by any county or any of the parts or the keys thereof. No person shall tamper or attempt to tamper with, deface, impair the use of, destroy, or otherwise injure in any manner any voting machine.

No unauthorized person shall have in the person’s possession any marking device, automatic tabulating equipment, or any of the parts, appurtenances, or accessories thereof. No person shall tamper or attempt to tamper with, deface, impair the use of, destroy, or otherwise change or injure in any manner any marking device, automatic tabulating equipment, or any appurtenances or accessories thereof.

Whoever violates this section is guilty of a felony of the fifth degree.

Effective Date: 07-01-1996