Husted: Deadline to register to vote is 1 week away
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Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted reminded voters Tuesday that the deadline to register to vote in the Nov. 8 Presidential Election is one week away, on Oct. 11. Important dates to remember for this election are outlined below.
There are 1,804 local issues, including levies for police and fire services as well as school funding, that will appear on ballots across Ohio.
Candidates for local office are certified by the individual county boards of elections.
Register to Vote or Update Your Address
The deadline to register to vote in the 2016 Presidential Election is one week away, on Oct. 11 (30 days before the election). Voter registration forms are available at MyOhioVote.com. Voters who need to update their address also have until October 11th and can use the Online Change of Address System available at MyOhioVote.com.
Absentee Voting by Mail and In-Person All Ohio voters may begin voting on Oct. 12, 2016 (first day after the close of registration) both in-person and by mail-in absentee ballot. For more information, visit MyOhioVote.com. Over 957,000 Ohioans have already requested an absentee ballot.
Voter Toolkit
The online Voter Toolkit is a one-stop location for all necessary voting information. Ohio voters can visit MyOhioVote.com/VoterToolkit to check their voter registration status, find their polling location, view their sample ballot and track their absentee ballot.
Get Election Updates and Ohio’s Virtual Voting Sticker: All voters are encouraged to connect with “OhioSOSHusted” on Facebook and Twitter to get election information and updates throughout the year. Here they can also get a virtual voting sticker badge to let their friends and followers know they’ve participated in the General Election. Facebook users simply need to “like” Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted’s official Facebook page to “wear” a virtual sticker on their wall. Twitter users may share their voting badge by visiting the Secretary of State’s website.
There are 1,804 local issues, including levies for police and fire services as well as school funding, that will appear on ballots across Ohio.
Candidates for local office are certified by the individual county boards of elections.
Register to Vote or Update Your Address
The deadline to register to vote in the 2016 Presidential Election is one week away, on Oct. 11 (30 days before the election). Voter registration forms are available at MyOhioVote.com. Voters who need to update their address also have until October 11th and can use the Online Change of Address System available at MyOhioVote.com.
Absentee Voting by Mail and In-Person All Ohio voters may begin voting on Oct. 12, 2016 (first day after the close of registration) both in-person and by mail-in absentee ballot. For more information, visit MyOhioVote.com. Over 957,000 Ohioans have already requested an absentee ballot.
Voter Toolkit
The online Voter Toolkit is a one-stop location for all necessary voting information. Ohio voters can visit MyOhioVote.com/VoterToolkit to check their voter registration status, find their polling location, view their sample ballot and track their absentee ballot.
Get Election Updates and Ohio’s Virtual Voting Sticker: All voters are encouraged to connect with “OhioSOSHusted” on Facebook and Twitter to get election information and updates throughout the year. Here they can also get a virtual voting sticker badge to let their friends and followers know they’ve participated in the General Election. Facebook users simply need to “like” Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted’s official Facebook page to “wear” a virtual sticker on their wall. Twitter users may share their voting badge by visiting the Secretary of State’s website.