OH HB204

Prohibits Ohio counties from acquiring direct recording electronic voting machines or marking devices that do not require paper ballots, effective upon enactment of the bill.

Exempts existing contracts entered into before the bill's effective date and allows counties to acquire replacement equipment identical to machines already in use if the acquisition does not change the primary voting system.

Defines "paper ballot" as a paper document on which voters record choices by hand or with a marking device, serving as the official record for counting, and excludes voter-verified paper audit trails from this definition.

Requires at least one accessible direct recording electronic voting machine or marking device for individuals with disabilities at every polling location and board of elections office conducting in-person absent voting.

Modifies requirements for counties using direct recording electronic voting machines as their primary system, allowing those selected between January 1, 2013 and the bill's effective date to continue use while maintaining minimum machine numbers under existing formulas.