Ohio Revised Code|Section 3501.07 | Filling vacancies on county boards of elections.

                                                
At a meeting held not more than sixty nor less  than fifteen days before the expiration date of the term of office  of a member of the board of elections, or within fifteen days  after a vacancy occurs in the board, the county executive  committee of the major political party entitled to the appointment  may make and file a recommendation with the secretary of state for  the appointment of a qualified elector. The secretary of state  shall appoint such elector, unless the secretary of state has  reason to believe that the elector would not be a competent member  of such board. In such cases the secretary of state shall so state  in writing to the chairperson of such county executive committee,  with the reasons therefor, and such committee may either recommend  another elector or may apply for a writ of mandamus to the supreme  court to compel the secretary of state to appoint the elector so  recommended. In such action the burden of proof to show the  qualifications of the person so recommended shall be on the  committee making the recommendation. If no such recommendation is  made, the secretary of state shall make the appointment. 
If a vacancy on the board of elections is to be filled by a  minor political party, authorized officials of that party may  within fifteen days after the vacancy occurs recommend a qualified  person to the secretary of state for appointment to such vacancy.