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  • Nearly 911,000 absentee ballots requested, more than 42,000 absentee ballots cast to date in Ohio

    Nearly 911,000 absentee ballots requested, more than 42,000 absentee ballots cast to date in Ohio

    Just 21 days ahead of the November 6 General Election, Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted said today that as of Friday, October 12, an estimated 910,982 absentee ballots had been requested and 42,470 had been cast statewide. This includes more than 7,900 ballot requests from military and overseas voters, whose absentee ballots started going out on Saturday, September 22, of which nearly 1,200 have been cast. Ballots for all other voters started going out on October 10 and more than 41,000 have been cast by mail and in person.

    2018 General Election By-the-Numbers

    • 8,025,232 Ohioans are registered to vote.
    • 910,982 voters have requested an absentee ballot by mail as of Friday.
    •  Of those, 42,470 have been cast.
    • 34,252voters have requested and cast an absentee ballot in person as of Friday.
    • 7,914military & overseas voters have requested an absentee ballot as of Friday.
    • Of those, 1,176 have been cast.
    At this same point during absentee voting in 2014, nearly 741,000 absentee ballots had been requested and more than 49,000 ballots had already been cast.
    During the 2018 General Elections, voters will decide a statewide ballot initiative, as well as races for both state and federal offices. There will also be 1,661 local issues(opens in a new window) across the state and a number of local races, which voters can obtain additional information on by contacting their county board of elections.
    Ohio voters have multiple options available to them to cast a ballot over a four week period that began October 10. A registered voter can cast an absentee ballot by mail or early in person, which gives them 24 hours a day to vote from home or nearly 200 hours to vote in person that includes weeknights and weekends, respectively. There is also Election Day, during which voters have 13 hours to cast a ballot at their neighborhood polling location. The voting schedule is accessible on the Secretary of State’s website.
    The full, detailed and interactive 2018 elections calendar is available online.
    For more information on the upcoming November 6 General Election or to download an absentee ballot request form, visit MyOhioVote.com.
    Additional Information:
    County-by-County Breakdown of Early Voting Numbers

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  • Election day is one week away

    Election day is one week away

    Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted today reminded voters the May 8 Primary Election is one week away, and the deadline to request a mailed absentee ballot is Saturday, May 5 at noon.
     
    This month, voters will weigh-in on a statewide ballot issue, a number of state and local races, as well as a total of 479 local issues across 83counties. You can view the list of candidates for statewide, congressional, state legislative, and court of appeals offices online at MyOhioVote.com. Information on local contests is available by contacting the county board of elections.
     
    Information on the statewide ballot initiative can be accessed on the Secretary of State’s website.
     
    The full, detailed and interactive 2018 elections calendar is available online.
     
    Absentee Voting by Mail and In-Person
    All Ohio voters wanting to cast an absentee ballot by mail must request one by Saturday, May 5 at noon and return it to the appropriate county board of elections’ office by 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 8. Absentee ballots postmarked by May 7 will also be counted, but voters who choose to return their absentee ballot close to the deadline should consider delivering it to their county board of elections’ office to ensure it is counted. For more information on absentee voting, visit MyOhioVote.com.
     
    Secretary Husted has established uniform hours for in-person absentee voting to ensure all voters have fair and equal access to the ballot during the May 8 Primary Election. Ohio voters can vote over the course of four weeks, including the weekend before Election Day.
     
    Military & Overseas Voting
    Military voters who are already registered to vote, but have not submitted a request for an absentee ballot may still do so by visiting OhioMilitaryVotes.com, while overseas voters can visit OhioVoterPassport.com. There they can download the Federal Post Card Application and request an absentee ballot, read through frequently asked questions, track the status of their mailed ballot and sign up for election reminders via email and social media.
    Says Voter Toolkit on the top half and underneath says What would you like to do Bottom half has 4 boxes. Box1 says Track Your Ballot Box 2 says Find Your Polling Location Box 3 says View Your Sample Ballot and Box 4 says Check Your Voter Registration
     
    Voter Toolkit
    The online Voter Toolkit is a one-stop location for all necessary voting information. Ohio voters can visit MyOhioVote.com/VoterToolkit to check their voter registration status, find their polling location, view their sample ballot and track their absentee ballot.
                                                                         
    Get Election Updates and Ohio’s Virtual Voting Sticker
    All voters are encouraged to connect with “OhioSOSHusted” on Facebook and Twitter to get election information and updates throughout the year. Here they can also get a virtual voting sticker badge to let their friends and followers know they’ve participated in the Primary Election. Facebook users simply need to “like” Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted’s official Facebook page to “wear” a virtual sticker on their wall. Twitter users may share their voting badge by visiting the Secretary of State’s website.