There is nothing in either the Constitution or the statutes that implies that a potential “elector” is not required to give his current residence to the board of elections in order to qualify to vote. The
R.C. 3519.10 requirement that a signer of an initiative petition place his or her voting residence on the petition is not in conflict with
Section 1g, Article II of the Ohio Constitution. An elector must be “registered” in order to either vote or sign such petition
on the day that he or she decides to exercise the right. In either case, that person must have filed a change of residence notice with the board of elections. We do not view this requirement as restricting or limiting the power to sign initiative petitions conferred by
Section 1g, Article II, but as a fully contemplated and consistent requirement of the voting franchise provisions. The purpose of this requirement is not to restrict the power of the people to vote or to sign petitions, but to ensure the integrity of and confidence in the process. To this extent,
State ex rel. Schroy v. Wagner, supra, must be overruled. We hold, therefore, that a board of elections may disqualify a signature on an initiative petition circulated pursuant to R.C. Chapter 3519 where the residence indicated by a signer is not the same as the residence on record with the board of elections for said signer.