Ohio Democrats State Logo

Ohio Democratic

County Chairs Association

Ohio Democrats Party ODP Logo

Main Navigation

MENUMENU
  • Home
  • Who We Are
    • WHY We Are Democrats!
    • County Chairs
      • ODCCA Officers – 2019-2023
        • Message from President Janet Carson
        • ODCCA Executive Committee, Regional Liaisons & Committees
        • County Chairs of the Year – 2020
        • ODCCA Constitution and Bylaws
        • How Ohio’s 88 counties got their names
    • Ohio Democratic Party (ODP)
      • History: Ohio Democratic Party
    • Democratic National Committee
      • DNC Officers
      • Ohio DNC Members
  • Team
    • President Joe Biden & Vice President Kamala Harris
      • Nominees and Appointees
      • The American Rescue Act of 2021
      • American Jobs Plan – 2nd Phase of ‘Build Back Better’ agenda
      • American Families Plan – 3rd Phase of ‘Build Back Better’ Agenda
      • Speeches by President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris
    • Senator Sherrod Brown
    • U.S. House of Representatives
      • Congressman Greg Landsman – Ohio’s 1st District
      • Congresswoman Joyce Beatty – Ohio’s 3rd District
      • Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur – Ohio’s 9th District
      • Congresswoman Shontel Brown – Ohio’s 11th District
      • Congresswoman Emilia Sykes – Ohio’s 13th District
    • Justices of the Ohio Supreme Court
      • Ohio Supreme Court Justice Michael P. Donnelly
      • Ohio Supreme Court Justice Melody J. Stewart
      • Ohio Supreme Court Justice Jennifer Brunner
    • State Senate Minority Leadership – 135th General Assembly
    • State House Minority Leadership – 135th General Assembly
    • Former President Barack Obama
  • Candidates
    • Interested in being a candidate?
      • Candidate Information: Guides, Forms, Links
      • LEAD Ohio & Main Street Initiative Trainings Announced: Run for Office 2023
  • News
  • Issues
  • Action Items
  • Events
    • Are you ready to vote in 2023?
    • ODCCA
      • ODCCA & ODP County Chairs Monthly Zoom Meetings
      • ODCCA Meetings & ODP Co-Hosted Events
    • Local County Parties
    • ODP
      • County Chairs Monthly Zoom Meetings
    • DNC
  • Contact Us
  • Links
  • Members Only

Vote By Mail – Request your ballot to be mailed to you TODAY!

January 1, 2016

Would like to vote from the comfort of your home?  You can request to have your ballot mailed to your home as of January 1, 2016.  Find out all the details!


Tuesday, March 15, 2016
Primary Election Day

Voter Registration Deadline:  Tuesday, February 16, 2016
Early/Absentee and In-Person Voting Begins:  Wednesday, February 17, 2016
Call your local county board of elections for location(s)

 

Would you like to vote in the comfort of your home?
Request your ballot by mail!

All Ohio voters have the opportunity to vote in the next election from the convenience of their own homes by requesting an absentee ballot. You can request your ballot for each individual election beginning on January 1 orAbsentee Voting by Mail 90 days before the date of an election, whichever is earlier, but you must complete and submit a separate application for each election in which you want to vote. Your request must be received by your local county board of elections by noon the third day before the election (usually a Saturday). However, you should submit your request as far in advance of the election as possible to ensure there is sufficient time for the board to mail you a ballot and for you to timely return that ballot.

Steps to request and vote an absentee ballot:

  1. Complete the absentee ballot request form.
  2. Once you have completed your application by providing all of the required information print and sign it.
  3. Mail the request form back to your own county board of elections.
  4. Wait to receive your ballot in the mail from your county board of elections. If you have questions about your absentee ballot request, you should call your county board of elections.
  5. Return your voted ballot. You can send it by U.S. Mail or deliver it in person to your county board of elections, but the return envelope containing your marked ballot must either be received by your county board of elections prior to the close of the polls on Election Day, or postmarked no later than the day before the election and received by the board of elections no later than 10 days after the election.

Note:   Make sure your ballot is counted!

No voted ballot may be returned to a board of elections by fax or e-mail. No voted ballot may be returned to a voting precinct on Election.  If a voted ballot is returned by fax or e-mail or returned to a voting precinct on Election Day, it will not be accepted, processed, or counted.  

If you mail your ballot back to your board of elections, take your ballot envelope into your local post office, hand it to the postal clerk and ask to have it postmarked.

Top 10 reasons to vote

10. It’s your right.
Someone paid the price for your right to vote. Use it.

9. It’s your community.
Your neighbors, family, friends are depending on you.

8. It’s your life.
Even if politics seem far away from you, it affects your daily life –
(i.e. local/state taxes, school levies).

7. It’s your education.
From school funding to college grants to job training,
state and federal governments make budget decisions
that have a direct impact on your ability to learn and earn.

6. It’s your body.
From policy to reproductive rights,
the wrong government policies can literally cost you your life.

5. It’s your job.
A raise in the minimum wage, pay equity,
and the right to a union are all being decided now.

4. It’s your environment.
You can vote to invest
in transportation and sustainable energy for our planet.

3. It’s your retirement.
Help make sure that Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid
and pension plans will be there for you.

2. It’s your voice.
Collective action starts with voting.
Politicians listen to demands from communities with high voter turnout.

1. Your one vote can make a difference.
75 Ohio races have tied or been decided by a one-vote margin
over the past two years.
One mayoral race, two city council races, one road levy
and a local bond issue made up the closest races
in the May 2015 Primary and Special Election.
One race, in North Ridgeville, Ohio, had to be decided
by the Lorain County Board of Elections with a coin flip.

Republicans want you to stay home
as they continue their attempt to keep people from voting.
It is happening right here in Ohio and many other states – read below.
In 22 States, a Wave of New Voting Restrictions
The American Prospect Magazine | Fall 2014
Ending voter suppression ahead of 2016
MSNBC

 

Any questions about:

when elections are scheduled
filing as a candidate
filing deadlines
campaign finance report
issues
voting location
registration
updating name/address
other election related topics
please contact your local county board of elections.

Blog Sidebar

Search the Site

Categories

  • Candidates
  • Events
    • DNC
    • Local County Parties
    • ODCCA
    • ODP
  • Issues
    • Federal
    • State
  • News
  • Photo Galleries
  • Uncategorized

Recent Posts

  • ‘The Right to Reproductive Freedom with Protections for Health and Safety’ language approved by Ballot Board March 13, 2023
  • Householder and Borges found GUILTY in racketeering conspiracy case; GOP silent; Ohio is victim March 12, 2023
  • Editorial: Joe Deters was a ‘Mistaken Choice’ for Ohio Supreme Court March 9, 2023
  • “Right to Reproductive Freedom with Protections for Health and Safety” language to be submitted to Ohio AG February 21, 2023
  • DNC moves 2024 presidential primary calendar February 4, 2023

Contribute to ODCCA

Donate Now

Your contributions
DO make a difference!

When you contribute,
you make a difference in Ohio!
Thank You!

Donate Now

Recent News

  • ‘The Right to Reproductive Freedom with Protections for Health and Safety’ language approved by Ballot Board
  • Householder and Borges found GUILTY in racketeering conspiracy case; GOP silent; Ohio is victim
  • Editorial: Joe Deters was a ‘Mistaken Choice’ for Ohio Supreme Court
  • “Right to Reproductive Freedom with Protections for Health and Safety” language to be submitted to Ohio AG
  • DNC moves 2024 presidential primary calendar
  • GOP continues to live up to being the Party of NO
  • Big Ohio redistricting changes before 2024? Don’t count on it, experts say
  •  
  • View all news

Current Issues

  • SCOTUS: Important cases to be decided in 2022-2023 session
  • State Issue 1 – What is it? Why is it on the November 8th ballot?
  • State Issue 2 – What is it? Why is it on the November 8th ballot?
  • Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 = Historic Legislation
  • SFC Heath Robinson PACT Act
  • Redistricting: Ohio 2021 – What * Why * Who * Where * When
  • What issues may be on the ballot? Who determines what issue is on ballot?
  •  
  • View all issues

Pages

MENUMENU
  • Home
  • Who We Are
    • WHY We Are Democrats!
    • County Chairs
      • ODCCA Officers – 2019-2023
        • Message from President Janet Carson
        • ODCCA Executive Committee, Regional Liaisons & Committees
        • County Chairs of the Year – 2020
        • ODCCA Constitution and Bylaws
        • How Ohio’s 88 counties got their names
    • Ohio Democratic Party (ODP)
      • History: Ohio Democratic Party
    • Democratic National Committee
      • DNC Officers
      • Ohio DNC Members
  • Team
    • President Joe Biden & Vice President Kamala Harris
      • Nominees and Appointees
      • The American Rescue Act of 2021
      • American Jobs Plan – 2nd Phase of ‘Build Back Better’ agenda
      • American Families Plan – 3rd Phase of ‘Build Back Better’ Agenda
      • Speeches by President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris
    • Senator Sherrod Brown
    • U.S. House of Representatives
      • Congressman Greg Landsman – Ohio’s 1st District
      • Congresswoman Joyce Beatty – Ohio’s 3rd District
      • Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur – Ohio’s 9th District
      • Congresswoman Shontel Brown – Ohio’s 11th District
      • Congresswoman Emilia Sykes – Ohio’s 13th District
    • Justices of the Ohio Supreme Court
      • Ohio Supreme Court Justice Michael P. Donnelly
      • Ohio Supreme Court Justice Melody J. Stewart
      • Ohio Supreme Court Justice Jennifer Brunner
    • State Senate Minority Leadership – 135th General Assembly
    • State House Minority Leadership – 135th General Assembly
    • Former President Barack Obama
  • Candidates
    • Interested in being a candidate?
      • Candidate Information: Guides, Forms, Links
      • LEAD Ohio & Main Street Initiative Trainings Announced: Run for Office 2023
  • News
  • Issues
  • Action Items
  • Events
    • Are you ready to vote in 2023?
    • ODCCA
      • ODCCA & ODP County Chairs Monthly Zoom Meetings
      • ODCCA Meetings & ODP Co-Hosted Events
    • Local County Parties
    • ODP
      • County Chairs Monthly Zoom Meetings
    • DNC
  • Contact Us
  • Links
  • Members Only
Donate Now

© 2014 Ohio Democratic County Chairs Association, All Rights Reserved

Paid for and authorized by the Ohio Democratic County Chairs Association, Amy F. Grubbe/Treasurer, 2810 Hull Road #6, Huron 44839.

Not authorized by any Federal, state or county candidate or campaign committee.