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Ohio Rev. Code § 145.058 (2026)

Adoption of election rules - certification of nominating petitions and election results

✓ current as of May 2026
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Effective:
September 15, 2004
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 133 - 125th General Assembly
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(A) The public employees retirement board, following consultation with the secretary of state, shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, governing all of the following:

(1) The administration of elections of members of the board under section 145.05 of the Revised Code, special elections provided for by section 145.051 of the Revised Code, and elections held under section 145.06 of the Revised Code to fill vacancies on the board;

(2) Nominating petitions for the elections;

(3) Certification of the validity of nominating petitions for the elections;

(4) Certification of the results of the elections.

(B) The board may contract with the secretary of state or an independent firm to administer the elections, certify the validity of nominating petitions, and certify the results of the elections. The secretary of state and the independent firm shall perform these services in accordance with the rules adopted under division (A) of this section. Notwithstanding section 145.27 of the Revised Code, the board shall provide information necessary for the secretary of state or the independent firm to certify the election. If the board contracts with an independent firm to administer an election, the secretary of state may audit the election.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2018–2023 · leading case: Sherman v. Pub. Employees Ret. Sys. (S.D. Ohio 2023).
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Sherman v. Pub. Employees Ret. Sys. (S.D. Ohio 2023). · cites it 2× “Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 145.058 (A). OPERS’s Board members must take an oath to support the constitution of the state.”
State ex rel. Drum v. Ohio Pub. Emps. Ret. Sys., 2018 Ohio 1614 (Ohio Ct. App. 2018). “17AP-635 4 {¶8} Finally, relator argues that nothing in R.C. 145.058, which allows OPERS to hire an outside vendor to administer elections, shields a mailing list created for that vendor from public disclosure.”
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