{"data":{"id":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-731.40","jurisdiction":"us-oh","citation":"Ohio Rev. Code § 731.40","heading":"Prohibition against threats in securing signatures.","body":"No person shall, directly or indirectly, by intimidation or threats, influence or seek to influence any person to sign or abstain from signing, or to solicit signatures to or abstain from soliciting signatures to an initiative or referendum petition.","path":["Title 7 Municipal Corporations","Chapter 731 Organization"],"source_url":"https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-731.40","current_through":"1953-10-01 (House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:24:27Z","sha256":"8613d7582798167976b11a7e07bd471d038222450d7dedca162d6504fe96b5be","source_id":"us-oh","stale":false,"prev":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-731.38","next":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-731.41"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}