H.B. No. 457 Summary

• Amends voter registration form requirements to include a space for voters to provide former residence address or addresses if currently registered elsewhere.

• Modifies Section 3503.33 to allow automatic transfer of voter registration when an elector moves from one county to another within Ohio without requiring a separate authorization signature.

• Changes procedures for out-of-state movers by requiring boards of elections to transmit new registration forms to the chief election official of the voter's former state.

• Extends record retention requirements for transferred registrations from two calendar years to permanent retention.

• Requires that when a voter registration is transferred between counties, the receiving board compares signatures and removes the former registration from files before placing documentation in a separate permanent file.