Voting residence definition
Voting residence means that place of residence of an elector which shall determine the precinct in which the elector may vote.
Voting residence means that place of residence of an
Voting residence means that place of residence of an elector which shall determine the precinct in which the elector may vote.” R.C. 3501.01(P). The board argues that because O’Neill was registered to vote in Geauga County when she executed her first declarations of candidacy, her parents’ home was her true voting residence. The board has it backward: where a person resides determines where they may register and vote; where the person is registered to vote does not determine where they reside. R.C. 3503.02. The board’s conclusion would have required O’Neill to state that her voting residence was a location where she did not reside and to which she did not intend to return. This was an abuse of discretion.