H.B. 181 Summary

• Establishes automatic voter registration for eligible persons identified in government and school databases (motor vehicles bureau, designated agencies, secondary schools), with opt-out provisions allowing individuals to decline registration.

• Creates a secure online voter registration system allowing eligible persons with Ohio driver's licenses or identification cards to register or update registrations through the internet.

• Requires the Secretary of State to adopt rules implementing the automatic registration program and to establish procedures for electronic transmission of voter registration information from various agencies.

• Modifies voter registration requirements and procedures across multiple sections of Ohio Revised Code, including updates to absent voter's ballot applications and registration form standards.

• Repeals existing sections 3503.11, 3503.29, and 3505.22 of the Revised Code and amends numerous election-related statutes to align with the new automatic and online registration provisions.