VOTING
WHERE TO VOTE

Watch your newspaper for changes in polling places for your ward and precinct or contact--.

Scioto County Board of Elections  602 Seventh St., Room 105  Portsmouth, OH 45662 
Voice:  (740) 353-4178                 Fax: (740) 355-8363     Email: scioto@sos.state.oh.us 

ABSENTEE BALLOT                    

You may vote by absentee ballot if any of the following apply:

«You will be absent from the country on election day
«You are 62 years of age or older
«You or a family member will be hospitalized on election day
«You have a personal illness or physical disability
«You are an election official
«You cannot vote on election day because of a religious belief
«You will be in jail for a misdemeanor or awaiting trial
«You are a full-time fire fighter, peace officer, or full-time provider of emergency medical services
«You are on active duty in the state with the organized militia

Download an Absentee Ballot Request Form

When does absentee voting begin and end?

Primary and general elections: Absentee voting begins 35 days before the day of a primary or general election. (Exception: presidential primary election, for which absentee voting begins 25 days before the day of that election.) Except for voters hospitalized due to emergencies, as further described under the Absentee Deadlines section below, absentee voting ends the day before the election.

Special elections: Some elections do not involve the nomination or election of candidates. These elections are called special elections. Absentee voting for special elections begins as many days before the day of the election as reasonably possible. You may contact your county board of elections to learn if a special election is being held in your precinct and, if so, when absentee ballots will be available. Except for voters hospitalized due to emergencies, as further described under the Absentee Deadlines section below, absentee voting for special elections still ends the day before the election.

Once absentee ballots are available for voting, any eligible voter may receive and return an absentee ballot:

        in person at the county board of elections office or,

        if a board of elections has designated another location as its absentee voting site, in person at that designated location, or

        by U.S. Mail.

If voting in person, you may apply until the close of regular board of election hours the day before the election.

To apply for an absentee ballot, write or go to the Scioto County Board of Elections, Courthouse, 602 7th Street, Room 105, Portsmouth, Ohio, 45662, and give the following information:

«Your name, your date of birth and address (which you are registered to vote)
«The election for which you are requesting the absentee ballot
«Your reason for being absent
«The mailing address to which you want your ballot sent
«Your signature

Absentee ballots must be received by the Scioto County Board of Elections by 7:30 p.m. on election day in order to be counted.

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