• You will be absent from the county on election day.

• You are 62 years of age or older.

• You or a family member will be hospitalized on election day.

• You have a personal illness or physical disability that prevents you from

getting to the polling location.

• You are an election official or board of elections employee.

• You cannot vote on election day because of a religious belief.

• You will be in jail under sentence for a misdemeanor or awaiting trial on a

criminal charge.

• You are a full-time firefighter, peace officer or full-time provider of

emergency medical services, which may prevent you from getting to the

polling location.

• You are on active duty in the state with the organized militia, which

prevents you from getting to the polling location.

Write or go to the board of elections in your county and request an absentee

ballot, giving the following information (A form is available from your county

• Your name and voting residence address.

• The election for which you are requesting a ballot.

• Your reason for being absent from the polls on election day (See absentee

• If the election is a primary, include your party choice, or declare that you

want to vote an issues-only ballot.

• The mailing address where you want your ballot sent.

• Your signature.

Note: The absentee ballot request deadline in the case of medical

emergencies is 3 p.m. on election day. To be eligible under this provision, you

must be confined in a hospital because of a medical emergency. A close

relative may deliver and return your ballot if you so request and state the

relative’s name and relationship on the application, or representatives of the

board of elections can deliver the ballot.

All voted absentee ballots must be received at the board office by 7:30 p.m.

on election day in order to be counted. Voters should request an absentee ballot

as early as possible in order to meet the return deadline.

Ballots mailed by out-of-country civilians will be counted if received by the

board up to 20 days after a presidential primary, and 10 days after any other

election, if post-marked or signed by election day.

Out-of-country armed service absentee ballots must be signed on or before

close of polls and received by the board no later than 20 days after a

presidential primary, and 10 days after any other election.

If you are serving on active duty in the U.S. armed forces outside the state,

you, your spouse and your dependents may vote by an armed services absentee

ballot if you otherwise meet the requirements for voting in Ohio. Your spouse

and dependents may vote by an armed services absentee ballot only if they left

Ohio to be with you.

That place where you resided when you first entered the service, unless you

later established a voting residence elsewhere in Ohio.

No.

If voting in person, you may apply until the close of regular board of

elections’ hours the day before the election. If requesting a ballot by mail,

your written request for an absentee ballot must be received at the board

by:

You, your spouse or a close relative may request the board of elections to

mail a ballot to you. Application may be made in person, by mail or fax. An

Ohio application form or a federal postcard application may be used for

convenience, but neither is required. However, all mail requests must include

the following information:

• Your name and voting residence (Ohio address)

• A statement that you are serving in the U.S. armed forces on active duty or

are the spouse or dependent of a service member

• The election for which a ballot is requested

• If the election is a primary, include your party choice, or that you want to

vote an issues-only ballot

• The mailing address to which you want your ballot sent

• Signature of person requesting ballot