Ohio Code § 731.12

§ 731.12.

Each member of the legislative authority of a village shall have resided in the village

one year immediately preceding the member's election, and shall be an elector of the

village.  No member of the legislative authority shall hold any other public office, be interested

in any contract with the village, or hold employment with said village, except that

such member may be a notary public, a member of the state militia, or a volunteer

fireman of said village, provided that such member shall not receive any compensation

for his services as a volunteer fireman of the village in addition to his regular

compensation as a member of the legislative authority.  Any member who ceases to possess any of such qualifications or who removes from

the village shall forfeit the member's office. The purpose of establishing a one-year residency requirement in this section is to

recognize that the state has a substantial and compelling interest in encouraging

qualified candidacies for election to the office of member of the legislative authority

of a village by ensuring that a candidate for such office has every opportunity to

become knowledgeable with and concerned about the problems and needs of the area the

candidate seeks to represent.  In enacting this requirement, the general assembly finds that the one-year period

is reasonably related to this purpose, while leaving unimpaired a person's right to

travel, to vote, and to be a candidate for public office.