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  • Early voting in Ohio began yesterday. Here’s where you can go to vote

    Early voting in Ohio began yesterday. Here’s where you can go to vote

    By Tyler Buchanan with Ohio Capital Journal and David Miller with Loveland Magazine

    Yesterday was the first day Ohioans could cast their ballots for the 2020 General Election.

    For those not wanting to wait for Election Day on Nov. 3, or have concerns about voting in-person due to the pandemic, Ohio offers several other ways to vote early.

    Voting by mail

    Ohioans can vote by mail if they first request an absentee ballot. Those ballots were being mailed out to voters beginning on Tuesday and they should be received soon.

    The ballots are to be mailed back to a voter’s county board of elections office or taken to the local offices.

    If you haven’t yet requested a ballot, there is still time. Click here for a copy of the form. 

    Voting by drop box

    Ohioans who requested an absentee ballot can drop off their ballot rather than mailing it.

    Each county has a drop box located at its board of elections office.

    The boxes must be secure and available to voters for 24/7 access.

    Clermont County – 76 S. Riverside Drive in Batavia

    Hamilton County – 4700 Smith Road in Norwood

    Warren County – 520 Justice Drive in Lebanon

    Ohioans can drop off both absentee ballot requests and their ballots themselves to these boxes. Boards of elections have been given rigid guidelines requiring that both a Democratic and Republican election official be present when the box’s contents are retrieved. The boxes are emptied once per day.

    Drop box access is available through 7:30  PM on election night.

    The below map displays the location of each elections office throughout Ohio. 

  • 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.