Ohio Revised Code|Section 3501.13 | Duties of director.

                                                
(A) The director of the board of elections  shall keep a full and true record of the proceedings of the board  and of all moneys received and expended; file and preserve in the  board's office all orders and records pertaining to the  administration of registrations, primaries, and elections; receive  and have the custody of all books, papers, and property belonging  to the board; and perform other duties in connection with the  office of director and the proper conduct of elections as the  board determines. 
(B) Before entering upon the duties of the office, the  director shall subscribe to an oath that the director will support  the Constitution of the United States and the Ohio Constitution,  perform all the duties of the office to the best of the director's  ability, enforce the election laws, and preserve all records,  documents, and other property pertaining to the conduct of  elections placed in the director's custody.
(C) The director may administer oaths to persons required by  law to file certificates or other papers with the board, to  precinct election officials, to witnesses who are called to  testify before the board, and to voters filling out blanks at the  board's offices. Except as otherwise provided by state or federal  law, the records of the board and papers and books filed in its  office are public records and open to inspection under such  reasonable regulations as shall be established by the board. The  following notice shall be posted in a prominent place at each  board office:
"Except as otherwise provided by state or federal law,  records filed in this office of the board of elections are open to  public inspection during normal office hours, pursuant to the  following reasonable regulations: (the board shall here list its  regulations). Whoever prohibits any person from inspecting the  public records of this board is subject to the penalties of  section 3599.161 of the Revised Code."
(D) Upon receipt of a written declaration of intent to retire  as provided for in section 145.38 of the Revised Code, the  director shall provide a copy to each member of the board of  elections.