Local election boards will mail out ballots after the Oct. 7 deadline to register to vote in the election. Early voting starts Oct. 8. Voted ballots can be dropped off in person at your board of elections or mailed.
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced new rules for this election regarding dropping off voted ballots for other people at drop boxes. Go here for more on the new rules.
Ohio election law requires anyone voting in-person, whether on Election Day or early at their local board of election, to have valid photo ID. Photo ID is not required for voting absentee.
Elections officials urge voters wanting to vote by mail to submit requests for ballots as soon as possible to allow time for the request to get to the elections board, the ballot to get to the voter and the voted ballot to get back to the elections board.
Ohio law doesn’t allow voters to request absentee ballots online. But you can download and print out an absentee ballot request form at www.voteohio.gov. You can also call your local elections board to request one be mailed to you. Here is a list of phone numbers for Ohio elections boards.
Early in-person voting at local elections offices starts Tuesday, Oct. 8, and runs through Nov. 3. See specified times for each week of early voting here.
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