Would like to vote from the comfort of your home?  You can request to have your ballot mailed to your home as of January 1, 2016.  Find out all the details!

Tuesday, March 15, 2016
Primary Election Day

Voter Registration Deadline:  Tuesday, February 16, 2016
Early/Absentee and In-Person Voting Begins:  Wednesday, February 17, 2016
Call your local county board of elections for location(s)

 

Would you like to vote in the comfort of your home?
Request your ballot by mail!

All Ohio voters have the opportunity to vote in the next election from the convenience of their own homes by requesting an absentee ballot. You can request your ballot for each individual election beginning on January 1 or 90 days before the date of an election, whichever is earlier, but you must complete and submit a separate application for each election in which you want to vote. Your request must be received by your local county board of elections by noon the third day before the election (usually a Saturday). However, you should submit your request as far in advance of the election as possible to ensure there is sufficient time for the board to mail you a ballot and for you to timely return that ballot.

Steps to request and vote an absentee ballot:

1. Complete the absentee ballot request form.
2. Once you have completed your application by providing all of the required information print and sign it.
3. Mail the request form back to your own county board of elections.
   
4. Wait to receive your ballot in the mail from your county board of elections. If you have questions about your absentee ballot request, you should call your county board of elections.
5. Return your voted ballot. You can send it by U.S. Mail or deliver it in person to your county board of elections, but the return envelope containing your marked ballot must either be received by your county board of elections prior to the close of the polls on Election Day, or postmarked no later than the day before the election and received by the board of elections no later than 10 days after the election.

Note:   Make sure your ballot is counted!

No voted ballot may be returned to a board of elections by fax or e-mail. No voted ballot may be returned to a voting precinct on Election.  If a voted ballot is returned by fax or e-mail or returned to a voting precinct on Election Day, it will not be accepted, processed, or counted.  

If you mail your ballot back to your board of elections, take your ballot envelope into your local post office, hand it to the postal clerk and ask to have it postmarked.

Top 10 reasons to vote

10. It’s your right.
Someone paid the price for your right to vote. Use it.

9. It’s your community.
Your neighbors, family, friends are depending on you.

8. It’s your life.
Even if politics seem far away from you, it affects your daily life –
(i.e. local/state taxes, school levies).

7. It’s your education.
From school funding to college grants to job training,
state and federal governments make budget decisions
that have a direct impact on your ability to learn and earn.

6. It’s your body.
From policy to reproductive rights,
the wrong government policies can literally cost you your life.

5. It’s your job.
A raise in the minimum wage, pay equity,
and the right to a union are all being decided now.

4. It’s your environment.
You can vote to invest
in transportation and sustainable energy for our planet.

3. It’s your retirement.
Help make sure that Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid
and pension plans will be there for you.

2. It’s your voice.
Collective action starts with voting.
Politicians listen to demands from communities with high voter turnout.

1. Your one vote can make a difference.
75 Ohio races have tied or been decided by a one-vote margin
over the past two years.
One mayoral race, two city council races, one road levy
and a local bond issue made up the closest races
in the May 2015 Primary and Special Election.
One race, in North Ridgeville, Ohio, had to be decided
by the Lorain County Board of Elections with a coin flip.
Republicans want you to stay home
as they continue their attempt to keep people from voting.
It is happening right here in Ohio and many other states – read below.
In 22 States, a Wave of New Voting Restrictions
The American Prospect Magazine | Fall 2014
Ending voter suppression ahead of 2016
MSNBC

 

Any questions about:

when elections are scheduled
filing as a candidate
filing deadlines
campaign finance report
issues
voting location
registration
updating name/address
other election related topics
please contact your local county board of elections.