Ohio VOTER REGISTRATION GUIDE

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

In order to register to vote in Ohio, a person must be a United States citizen, a resident of Ohio for at least 30 days immediately before the election in which you want to vote, and at least 18 years old.

• Voters must not be incarcerated for a felony conviction;
• Voters must not have been declared incompetent for voting purposes by a probate court; and
• Voters must not have been permanently disenfranchised for violations of election laws.

ONLINE VOTER REGISTRATION

Ohioans can register to vote and update their name and address online through Ohio’s Online Voter Registration System. In order to use the online voter registration system, you must have an Ohio driver’s license or Ohio ID card and a Social Security number.

VOTER IDENTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

Absentee ballot by mail or early in-person voters must provide one of the following items:

• The last four digits of their Social Security number;
• An Ohio driver’s license number;
• A copy of an unexpired photo identification issued by the state of Ohio or federal government that includes the voter’s name and current address;
• A copy of a current and valid military ID;
• A copy of a current (within the last 12 months) utility bill (including cell phone bill), bank statement, paycheck, government check or other government document that shows the voter’s name and address (Note: Voters cannot use a voter registration acknowledgment notice that the board of elections mails as proof of identification.)

In-person Election Day voters must provide one of the following items:

• An unexpired Ohio driver’s license or state identification card. (Note: The address on a voter’s Ohio driver’s license or state ID card can be a former address, so long as the voter’s present residential address is printed in the official list of registered voters for their precinct.);
• A military identification card;
• A photo identification that was issued by the United States government or the state of Ohio that contains the voter’s name and present address and that has an expiration date that has not passed;
• An original or copy of a current utility bill (including cell phone bill) that includes the voter’s name and present address;
• An original or copy of a current bank statement that includes the voter’s name and present address;
• An original or copy of a current paycheck that includes the voter’s name and present address;
• An original or copy of a current government check that includes the voter’s name and present address; or
• An original or copy of a current other government document that shows the voter’s name and present address, including court papers and papers from a public college or university. (Note: Notices of election and notices of voter registration sent by a board of elections are specifically NOT accepted as forms of identification.)