2016 voter election
You may review your ballot on the office website: www.electionsonsthe.net/Oh/Paulding or google Paulding County, Ohio Board of Elections. Absentee ballots will begin to be mailed on Wednesday, October 12th for voters that have completed and returned the application for an absent voter’s ballot. You may check the status of your application on the office website.
Office hours for in-person absentee voting for the election setout by the Ohio Secretary of State office are as follows:
• 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Wednesday – Friday, October 12 – 14
• 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Monday – Friday, October 17 – 21
• 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Monday – Friday, October 24 – 28
• 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Saturday, October 29
• 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Sunday, October 30
• 8:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. Monday – Friday, October 31 – November 4
• 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Saturday, November 5
•1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Sunday, November 6
• 8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Monday, November 7
Any qualified Ohio voter may request an absent voter’s ballot without stating a reason. The ballot must be applied for in writing or in person for each election that you wish to cast an Absent Voter’s Ballot in the year the election is held. You may, but are not required to, use the application form prescribed by the Ohio Secretary of State (form 11-A). Your request must contain ALL of the following information:
Your name;
Your signature;
The address at which you are registered to vote;
Your date of birth;
ONE of the following:
(a) Your Ohio driver’s license or state ID number; or
(b) The last four digits of your Social Security number; or
(c) A copy of your current and valid photo ID, military ID, current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or other government document that shows your name and current address. (Note: You cannot use as proof of identification a notice that the board of elections mailed to you.)
A statement identifying the election for which you are requesting an absentee voter’s ballot;
A statement that you are a qualified elector;
If you want the ballot mailed to you, you will need to include the address to which you want it mailed.
An application for an absent voter’s ballot by mail must be received by the Board of Elections office by 12:00 NOON on Saturday, November 5th. You must vote at the voting location where your residence address (by precinct) places you on Election Day. Applications for persons who are hospitalized by a medical emergency will be accepted until 3:00 p.m. on Election Day.
If you requested an absent voter’s ballot by mail and change your mind about voting absentee and decide to vote at your voting location on Election Day, you will be required to vote a provisional ballot. You may not return your absent voter’s ballot to your voting location. You or a near relative may deliver your absent voter’s ballot to the Board of Elections office until the close of the polls on Election Day (7:30 p.m.) or you may return your absent voter’s ballot by mail. If you return your ballot by mail, it must be postmarked no later than the day before Election Day (November 7th) and received by the office not later than 10 days after Election Day in order to be counted. Please affix sufficient postage for the prompt delivery of your ballot.
If you would like more information or have questions concerning absentee voting, contact the Board of Elections at 105 East Perry Street, Paulding or call 419-399-8230. The office email address is paulding@ohiosecretaryofstate. gov. The office website may be found at www.electionsonthe.net/Oh/Paulding.
