Election Day 2022: voter deadlines, important dates, points of contact

Election Day 2022: voter deadlines, important dates, points of contact – Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 8. Polls are open from 6:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m. You may cast your ballot in your precinct at your designated polling place between 6:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. If you don’t know the location of your precinct polling place, contact the board of elections in your county. Information for Mahoning and Trumbull counties appear below. 

Voter information

Ohio Secretary of State. 22 N. 4th St., Columbus 43215. 1-877-767-6446. Hours: 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Friday. 

• Website: www.sos.state.oh.us… 
• Elections and voting: www.sos.state.oh.us…
• Voter registration: olvr.ohiosos.gov…  

On the Ohio Secretary of State website, voters can check their polling place and precinct and get other important voting information. Ohio voters can check their voter-registration status, find their polling location, view a sample ballot and track their absentee ballot. The Secretary of State also lists necessary voting information, including voter requirements and deadlines, Ohio candidates and an election calendar.  

Mahoning County Board of Elections. 345 Oak Hill Ave., Entrance A, Youngstown, Ohio 44502. Phone: 330-783-2474. Fax: 330-783-2801. Hours: 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Monday-Friday. Website: vote.mahoningcountyoh.gov…. 

The Mahoning County Board of Elections is an early-voting location. The Board of Elections offers voting locations and schedules, voter-registration information, sample ballots and ballot drop-box information. You can register to vote at the Mahoning County Board of Elections during business hours. To register, to see if you’re on the voting rolls and to find your polling location in Youngstown and Mahoning County, visit here.

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Trumbull County Board of Elections. 2947 Youngstown Road, S.E., Warren, Ohio 44484. Phone: 330-369-4050. Fax: 330-369-4160. Hours: 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Monday-Friday. Website: boe.co.trumbull.oh.gov…. 

The Trumbull County Board of Elections is an early-voting location. You can register to vote at the Trumbull County Board of Elections during business hours. To register to vote, to see if you’re on the voting rolls and to find your polling location in Warren and Trumbull County, visit here.

Deadlines, important dates

• Election Day: Tuesday, Nov. 8. Polls are open from 6:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m.
• The deadline to register to vote is Tuesday, Oct. 11.
• Military and overseas absentee voting begins Friday, Sept. 23.
• Early in-person voting begins Monday, Oct. 12 and includes the two Saturdays, the Sunday and the Monday before Election Day.
• Absentee voting by Mail begins Monday, Oct. 12 and ends Monday, Nov. 7.
• Early in-person voting begins Wednesday, Oct. 12.
• Deadline to request an absentee ballot: noon, Saturday, Nov. 5. 
• Mailed absentee ballots must be postmarked by this date: Monday, Nov. 7.
• Absentee ballots may be returned by Mail or personally delivered to your county Board of Elections. If not returned by Mail, absentee ballots must be received by your Board of Elections by 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 8. 
• Last day for boards to receive mail-in ballots that have been postmarked on or before Nov. 7: Friday, Nov. 18.

What are the qualifications to register and vote in Ohio?

You are qualified to register to vote in Ohio if you meet all the following requirements:

• You are a citizen of the United States;
• You will be at least 18 years old on or before the day of the next general election. (If you will be 18 on or before the general election, you may vote in the primary election to nominate candidates, but you cannot vote on issues or party central committees until you are 18);
• You will be a resident of Ohio for at least 30 days immediately before the election in which you want to vote;
• You are not incarcerated (in prison or jail) for a felony conviction under the laws of this state (Ohio), another state, or the United States;
• You have not been declared incompetent for voting purposes by a probate court; and
• You have not been permanently disenfranchised for violating the election laws.

How to register to vote

• You may obtain a voter registration form, and register to vote in person at any of the following locations:
• The office of the Secretary of State;
• The office of any of the 88 county boards of elections;
• The office of the registrar or any deputy registrar of the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles;
• Public libraries;
• Public high schools or vocational schools;
• County treasurers’ offices; or Offices of designated agencies, including:
• The Department of Job and Family Services;
• The Department of Health (including the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program);
• The Department of Mental Health;
• The Department of Developmental Disabilities;
• Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities; or
• The office of any state-assisted college or university responsible for providing assistance to students with disabilities.

Identification requirements

Ohio law requires that every voter, upon appearing at the polling place to vote on Election Day, must announce his or her full name and current address and provide proof of identity.

The forms of identification that may be used by a voter who appears at a polling place to vote on Election Day include:

• an unexpired Ohio driver’s license or state identification card with present or former address so long as the voter’s present residential address is printed in the official list of registered voters for that precinct;
• a military identification;
• a photo identification that was issued by the United States government or the State of Ohio, that contains the voter’s name and current address and that has an expiration date that has not passed;
• an original or copy of a current utility bill with the voter’s name and present address;
• an original or copy of a current bank statement with the voter’s name and present address;
• an original or copy of a current government check with the voter’s name and present address;
• an original or copy of a current paycheck with the voter’s name and present address; or
• an original or copy of a current other government document (other than a notice of voter registration mailed by a board of elections) that shows the voter’s name and present address.

For utility bills, bank statements, government checks, paychecks, and other government documents, “current” is defined as within the last 12 months.

• “Utility bill” includes a cell phone bill.
• “Other government document” includes license renewal and other notices, fishing and marine equipment operator’s license, court papers, or grade reports or transcripts.
• “Government office” includes any local (including county, city, township, school district and village), state or federal (United States) government office, branch, agency, commission, public college or university or public community college, whether or not in Ohio.

Absentee voting

You may use the application form prescribed by the Secretary of State (Form 11-A) or provided to you by your county board of elections to apply for your absentee ballot. If you choose not to use the prescribed form, your written application need not be in any particular format, but it must contain all of the following information:

1. Your name;
2. Your legal signature;
3. The address at which you are registered to vote;
4. Your date of birth;
5. One of the following items showing proof of your identification:

• Your Ohio driver’s license number (begins with two letters followed by six numbers);
• The last four digits of your Social Security number; or
• A copy of a current and valid photo identification, a military identification, or a current (within the last 12 months) utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck or other government document (other than a notice of voter registration mailed by a board of elections) that shows the voter’s name and current address.

6. A statement identifying the election for which you are requesting an absentee ballot;

7. A statement that you are a qualified elector;

8. If the request is for a partisan primary election ballot, your political party affiliation; and

9. If you want the ballot to be mailed to a different address than where you are registered, the address to which you want it mailed.

Send your request to your county board of elections.

Information via the Ohio Secretary of State, Mahoning and Trumbull County Board of Elections.

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