Here’s what you need to know:
Can I vote?
- Make sure you’re registered. You can check your voter registration at VoterLookup.OhioSoS.gov.
- Second, make sure you bring a valid photo I.D. to the polls to comply with new voter I.D. laws. Valid forms of identification include a non-expired Ohio driver license or a U.S. passport; invalid forms of identification include out-of-state driver licenses and social security cards. The complete list can be found at the Secretary of State website.
How can I vote?
- Early in-person voting: Polls are open at each county board of elections through the weekend. You can vote on Sunday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Early voting is not available on Monday.
- Absentee ballots: It’s too late to request an absentee ballot, but if you already received one, you can still fill it out. You can return it yourself as long as it’s before polls close on Election Day. If you return it by mail to your local board of elections, it needs to be postmarked by Aug. 7 and the board needs to receive it by end-of-day Aug. 12. You can track your absentee ballot at the Secretary of State website.
- Election Day: Precinct polling locations open Tuesday, Aug. 8 and run from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
- Your polling location may have changed from the last time you voted. Confirm your polling location at VoterLookup.OhioSoS.gov.
What’s on the ballot?
Below is exactly what you will see on the ballot:
Issue 1
Proposed Constitutional Amendment
Elevating the Standards to Qualify for an Initiated Constitutional Amendment and to Pass a Constitutional Amendment
Proposed by Joint Resolution of the General Assembly
To amend Sections 1b, 1e, and 1g of Article II and Sections 1 and 3 of Article XVI of the Constitution of the State of Ohio
A majority yes vote is necessary for the amendment to pass.
The proposed amendment would:
- Require that any proposed amendment to the Constitution of the State of Ohio receive the approval of at least 60 percent of eligible voters voting on the proposed amendment.
- Require that any initiative petition filed on or after January 1, 2024 with the Secretary of State proposing to amend the Constitution of the State of Ohio be signed by at least five percent of the electors of each county based on the total vote in the county for governor in the last preceding election.
- Specify that additional signatures may not be added to an initiative petition proposing to amend the Constitution of the State of Ohio that is filed with the Secretary of State on or after January 1, 2024 proposing to amend the Constitution of the State of Ohio.
- If passed, the amendment will be effective immediately.
SHALL THE AMENDMENT BE APPROVED?
- YES
- NO
How do I contact my local county board of elections?
Butler County
1802 Princeton Road, Suite 600, Hamilton, OH 45011 Office Hours: 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday Telephone: (513) 887-3700 Fax: (513) 887-5535 E-mail: butler@OhioSoS.gov Website: elections.bcohio.gov
Champaign County
1512 S. U.S. 68, Suite L100, Urbana, OH 43078 Office Hours: 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday Telephone: (937) 484-1575 Fax: (937) 484-1578 E-mail: champaig@OhioSoS.gov Website: www.boe.ohio.gov/champaign/
Clark County
3130 E. Main St., Springfield, OH 45505 Mailing Address: PO Box 1766 Springfield, OH 45501-1766 Office Hours: 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday Telephone: (937) 521-2120 Fax: (937) 328-2603 E-mail: elections@clark.boe.ohio.gov Website: www.boe.ohio.gov/clark/
Greene County
551 Ledbetter Road, Xenia, OH 45385 Office Hours: 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday Telephone: (937) 562-6170 Fax: (937) 562-6171 E-mail: greene@OhioSoS.gov Website: www.greene.boe.ohio.gov
Miami County
215 W. Main St., Troy, OH 45373 Office Hours: 8 a.m-4 p.m. Monday-Friday Telephone: (937) 440-3900 Fax: (937) 440-3901 E-mail: miami@OhioSoS.gov Website: www.boe.ohio.gov/miami/
Montgomery County
451 W. Third St. Dayton, OH 45422 Office Hours: 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday Telephone: (937) 225-5656 Fax: (937) 496-7798 E-mail: web@montgomery.boe.ohio.gov Website: www.montgomery.boe.ohio.gov
Warren County
520 Justice Dr., Lebanon, OH 45036 Office Hours: 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday Telephone: (513) 695-1358 Fax: (513) 695-2953 E-mail: wcboe@warrencountyohio.gov Website: vote.warrencountyohio.gov
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