Ohio

State Summary Procedures for audits in Ohio are currently established through a directive from the Secretary of State's office, rather than through statute. In December of 2010, the directive providing instructions for the November 2010 general election (Directive 2010-85) was reissued as a permanent directive, Directive 2010-101, which may be downloaded as a PDF: http://www.sos.state.oh.us/SOS/Upload/elections/directives/2010/Dir2010-.... All citations below are from Directive 2010-101, unless otherwise noted. Audits in Ohio are both binding upon official election results and can be expanded to a full recount. Only the contests for governor and lieutenant governor must be audited, but additional contests and issues may be selected for auditing at the discretion of election officials.