Status	Type of Board	Full-time	Expiration Date
Current	Permanent	No

Subject to Sunset Review	Partisan Affiliation Restriction	Senate Confirmation Required
No	No	No

Authority	Total Membership
R.C. 3505.061Article XVI, Sec. 1, Ohio Constitution	5

Dates of Appointment		Term Length
Within 45 days of commencement of a G.A.		4 years (but see Additional Information below)

Ending Date Of Term	Report Requirements
1st Monday in February for appointed members; Term of office for Secretary of State	Not Applicable

Appointment Authority	Membership Composition
House Minority Leader, Senate Minority Leader, Senate President, Speaker	Other, Statewide elected officials/department heads

Compensation		Staff Assistance
Expenses Only		Executive agency staff, Secretary of State

Chairperson	Additional Information
Secretary of State	If a General Assembly member is appointed to the Board, the member's term must end on the earlier of (1) the ending date of the term for which the member was appointed or (2) the ending date of the member's term as a General Assembly member.

Qualifications

Board consists of 5 members including Secretary of State; 1 appointed by House Speaker; 1 appointed by Minority Leader of the House; 1 appointed by Senate President; and 1 appointed by Minority Leader of the Senate. Not more than 2 of legislative appointments may be of the same political party. If legislative leaders fail to appoint by the last Monday in January of the appropriate year, the Secretary of State must appoint members affiliated with the appropriate political party.