APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

TO ENSURE YOUR ABSENTEE BALLOT REQUEST IS RECEIVED, PLEASE DO THE FOLLOWING:

■ Ensure that all fields are complete.

■ If requesting a ballot for a primary election, and you wish to vote in a party’s primary election, make sure you have checked your desired party. If you do not wish to affiliate with a party or to vote in their primary, choose “Issues Only.”

■ Sign and date your form.

■ Mail the completed form to your county board of elections, or return the completed form to your county board of elections office.

■ For your county’s board of elections address, please visit VoteOhio.gov/boards

■ If you have additional questions, please call the office of the Ohio Secretary of State at (877) SOSOHIO or (877) 767-6446.

NEXT STEPS

■ Once your board of elections receives your absentee ballot request, the board will process your request and mail your ballot to your address.

■ You can track your request and your ballot online at VoteOhio.gov/track.

■ If you return your absentee ballot by mail, it must be postmarked no later than the day before Election Day and received by your county board of elections no later than 10 days after the election. By state law, a postmark does not include a date marked by a postage evidence system such as a postage meter.

■ If you return your ballot to the board in person, or if a near relative delivers it for you, the board of elections must receive your ballot no later than 7:30 p.m. on Election Day.

■ If you are a member of the uniformed services or a voter outside of the United States, the ballot must be mailed not later than 12:01 a.m. on Election Day at the place where you are located.