Ohio Revised Code

Ohio Rev. Code § 3517.02 (2026)

Controlling committees of major or intermediate political party

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February 5, 2014

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Senate Bill 193 - 130th General Assembly

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All members of controlling committees of a major political party shall be elected by direct vote of the members of the party, except as otherwise provided in section 3517.05 of the Revised Code. Their names shall be placed upon the official ballot, and, notwithstanding division (B) of section 3513.23 of the Revised Code, the persons receiving the highest number of votes for committeepersons shall be the members of those controlling committees. Each member of a controlling committee shall be a resident and qualified elector of the district, ward, or precinct that the member is elected to represent. All members of controlling committees of a minor political party shall be determined in accordance with party rules.

Each political party shall file with the office of the secretary of state a copy of its constitution and bylaws, if any, within thirty days of adoption or amendment. Each party shall also file with the office of the secretary of state a list of members of its controlling committees and other party officials within thirty days of their election or appointment.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 7 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1970–2025 · leading case: Hicks v. Clermont Cty. Repub. Cent. Commt., 2024-Ohio-3049, 250 N.E.3d 708.

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Hicks v. Clermont Cty. Repub. Cent. Commt., 2024-Ohio-3049, 250 N.E.3d 708. · cites it 9× “This includes R.C. 3517.02 regarding the election of members to the controlling committees of each major political party; R.”

State ex rel. Stevens v. Fairfield Cnty. Bd. of Elections., 2018-Ohio-1151, 99 N.E.3d 376. “The eligibility requirements for a central-committee member {¶ 13} Under the Revised Code, to be a member of a party's controlling committee, a person (1) must be "a resident and qualified elector of the district, ward, or precinct that the member is elected to represent," R.C.…”

Socialist Labor Party v. Rhodes, 318 F. Supp. 1262 (S.D. Ohio 1970). · cites it 2× “For the purpose of disposing of the issue before us, it is unnecessary for this Court to decide or declare anything in respect of the constitutionality of Sections 3517.02, 3517.03 and 3517.04, Ohio Revised Code, because these sections were declared unconstitutional in Williams…”

State ex rel. Ames v. Geauga Cty. Repub. Cent. & Exec. Commts., 2021-Ohio-2888. · cites it 2× “03 provides that “[t]he controlling committees of each major political party or organization shall be [1] a state central committee consisting of two members, one a man and one a woman, representing either each congressional district in the state or each senatorial district in…”

State ex rel. Lucas Cnty. Repub. Party Exec. Comm. v. Brunner, 2010-Ohio-1873, 125 Ohio St. 3d 427. “{¶ 12} “All party committees, the selection of which is provided for in sections 3517.02 and 3517.03 of the Revised Code, shall, except as otherwise provided in this section, serve until the date of the organizational meeting provided for in section 3517.”

Hicks v. Clermont Cty. Repub. Cent. Commt., 2025-Ohio-2913. · cites it 10× “This includes R.C. 3517.02 regarding the election of members to the controlling committees of each major political party; R.”

Federspiel v. Ohio Repub. Party State Cent. Comm., 867 F. Supp. 617 (S.D. Ohio 1994). · cites it 2× “; Ohio Rev.Code Ann. § 3517.02 (Anderson, 1988).”

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