Election Basics
March 4, 2008
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Election Day Basics
Election Day voting
• A current and valid photo identification (i.e. Ohio driver’s license, state ID, government ID). Photo identification must show name and address (does not need to be current address for driver’s license); or
• A military identification that shows the voter’s name and current address; or
• A copy of a current utility bill (including cell phone bill), bank statement, government check, paycheck, or other government document that shows the voter’s name and current address (including from a public college or university).
Note: Ohio law provides you cannot use as proof of identification a notice that the board of elections mailed to you. Voters who do not provide one of these documents will still be able to vote by provisional ballot.
Election Day procedures
For more information, such as where to vote, voting assistance and voting for a political party, visit the Voting Information link of the Ohio Secretary of State’s Web site at this address.
Polling locations
To find your polling location, go to the Find Your Polling Location site under the Voter Information Searches link on Ohio Secretary of State’s Web site at http://www.sos.state.oh.us/sos.
Provisional voting
Every voter must provide proof of identity at the time of voting. A person who casts a provisional ballot and does not provide acceptable proof of identity at the time of voting is allowed to provide such proof within 10 days after the election, in accordance with law. For more information, visit the Portage County Board of Elections Web site.
Portage County Board of Elections contact information
449 S. Meridian St., Room 101
Ravenna, Ohio 44266
Office Hours: 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
(Monday through Friday)
Telephone: (330) 297-3511
Fax: (330) 297-3518
E-mail: [email protected]
Web site: www.co.portage.oh.us/election/index.html
Source: Ohio Secretary of State’s Web site
