Voter Registration Deadline is 30 days before an election!
The deadline for registering for the November 3, 2009 General Election is October 5, 2009 at 9:00 p.m.
You may register to vote at any of the following locations:
Any county board of elections or the Secretary of State's office.
Any public high school or vocational school.
The offices of the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles.
At offices of designated agencies that provide public assistance or disability programs.
At public libraries.
At county treasurers' offices.
By mail. You may request a registration form from any board of elections office or the Secretary of State's office by mail, email, telephone, in person or by having another person obtain it for you.
***Your registration form must be received by one of the above registration locations 30 days before an election to be valid for that election.***
Voter Registration Form
Moved or changed your name and did not update your voter registration?
If you are an Ohio voter who moved from one Ohio precinct to another Ohio precinct and did not submit your change of address to election officials by the 29th day before the election, you still may vote in the election by taking the appropriate steps described below:
1. If you move from one precinct to another in the same Ohio county, you may report the change and vote using one of the following procedures:
a. During the 28 days immediately before the election, go to your county board of elections office or designated site, submit a proper change of address, complete a provisional affirmation statement and vote a provisional ballot for your new voting address.
b. On Election Day, go to one of the following places: the polling place in the precinct in which your new voting address is located or the Board of Elections; submit a proper change of address, complete a provisional affirmation statement and vote a provisional ballot for your new voting address.
2. If you move from the Ohio county in which you are registered to vote to another Ohio county, you may report the change and vote using one of the following procedures:
a. During the 28 days immediately before the election, go to the board of elections office of the county in which you now reside, submit a proper change of address, complete a provisional affirmation statement and vote a provisional ballot for your new voting address.
b. On Election Day, go to one of the following two places: your new polling location or the Board of Electins; submit a proper change of address, complete a provisional affirmation statement and vote a provisional ballot for your new voting address.
3. If you change your name, you may report the change and vote using one of the following procedures:
a. During the 28 days immediately before the election, go to your county board of elections office or designated site, submit a proper change of name, complete a provisional affirmation statement and vote a provisional ballot.
On Election Day, go to one of the following two places: your polling place for your precinct or the Board of Elections; submit a proper change of name, complete a provisional affirmation statement and vote a provisional ballot.