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In Person Absentee Voting for the General Election
Absentee Voting will take place at 280 E Broad Street in downtown Columbus. The board approved Absentee Voting hours for the November 2, 2010 General Election are as follows:
Tuesday, September 28 – Friday, October 1 – 8AM – 5PM
Saturday, October 2 – 8AM – 4PM
Monday, October 4 – 8AM – 9PM
Tuesday, October 5 – Friday, October 8 – 8AM – 5PM
Monday, October 11 – Friday, October 15 – 8AM – 5PM
Monday, October 18 – Friday, October 22 – 8AM – 5PM
Monday, October 25 – Friday, October 29 – 8AM – 7PM
Saturday, October 30 – 8AM – 4PM
Monday, November 1 – 8AM – 5PM
Bring identification with you when you Vote
Voters must bring identification to the polls in order to vote a regular ballot on Election Day. Acceptable forms of identification are:
- A current and valid photo identification (such as Ohio driver license card, state ID card, government ID). Photo identification must show name and current address (except that Ohio driver license or State ID card does not need to show current address if the address in the poll book is current); or
- A military identification that shows the voter’s name (does not need to show address); or
- 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 (including from a public college or university) that shows the voter’s name and current address.
Voters who do not provide one of these documents will still be able to vote by providing the last four digits of the voter’s social security number and by casting a provisional ballot. Voters who do not have any of the above forms of identification, including a social security number, will still be able to vote by signing an affirmation swearing to the voter’s identity under penalty of election falsification and by casting a provisional ballot. If identification is not provided at the time the provisional ballot is cast, the provisional voter may provide a valid form of identification in person at the Board of Elections during the 10 days following Election Day.