H.B. 552 - Voter Verification Act Summary

• Requires election officials to verify voter registration information against state agencies' databases (motor vehicles bureau, job and family services, social security administration) and send weekly reports to boards of elections identifying discrepancies in driver's license numbers, social security numbers, or residence addresses.

• Establishes new procedures requiring voters with unverified information to receive confirmation notices and mark their names to indicate they must vote by provisional ballot until they provide corrected information to the board of elections.

• Creates section 3503.201 to govern when boards must verify elector information and what steps electors must take to resolve discrepancies, including providing valid identification or corrected registration data within specified timeframes.

• Requires provisional ballot affirmations to include fields for electors to provide or correct their Ohio driver's license/state ID number, last four digits of social security number, and current address to assist with verification.

• Prohibits automatic cancellation of voter registrations based solely on database mismatches; requires confirmation notices and electors' failure to respond over multiple election cycles before cancellation.