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WCBDD General Election Voting Guide

To register to vote, you must:

Be a United States citizen
Be 18 years old on or before Election Day
Have lived in Ohio for at least 30 days

Voters need a photo ID to vote. The required ID can not be expired and must include a photo and name. Acceptable forms of ID include:

OH driver’s license
OH state ID card
US passport or card
US military ID card
OH national guard ID card
US Veterans Affairs VA ID

Voters can obtain a free Ohio state ID card from the Ohio BMV. There are three locations in Warren County to get a free ID card:

Mason BMV, 775 Reading Rd., Mason, OH 45040
Lebanon BMV, 19 Dave Ave., Unit B, Lebanon, OH 45036
Franklin BMV, 245 S. Main St., Suite B, Franklin, OH 45005

There are 3 ways to vote in Ohio:

1. Vote by mail with an absentee ballot

Download absentee ballot application for voters with a disability here Request an absentee ballot online here

This option allows voters to vote without going to a polling location in person. After applying, voters will receive an absentee ballot by mail OR they may pick-up an absentee ballot from the board of elections. Applicants do not have to give a reason for requesting an absentee ballot.

Using the button to the left, request an absentee ballot online OR to print the form, complete the form, and mail or drop-off to the Warren County Board of Elections, located at 520 Justice Dr, Lebanon, OH 45036.

Voter’s may also pick-up an absentee ballot form from your local library or at the Warren County Board of Elections, located at 520 Justice Dr, Lebanon, OH 45036.

Only voters are allowed to drop off their ballot in the drop box outside of the board of elections. If someone other than the voter is dropping off the ballot, they must enter the board of elections to complete an attestation form.

If involved in an unforeseen hospitalization:

If you or your minor child is confined to a hospital after the early voting by mail application deadline, use this form, or contact your local board of elections to request an emergency absentee ballot.

2. Vote early in-person

Voters can utilize early in-person voting at the Warren County Board of Elections. Voters must show an unexpired photo ID.

If utilizing curbside voting before election day, voters must request arrangements prior to arrival.

View early in-person voting hours here

3. Vote on Election Day

In Ohio, every polling location is required to be accessible to ensure equal access for people with disabilities. This includes offering accessible voting equipment, accessibility accommodations, curbside voting, and assistance marking a ballot.

Voters must show an unexpired photo ID.

Find your polling location here

Vote Curbside

On Election Day, a voter with a disability may send another person into the polling location to inform poll workers of the voter's desire to vote curbside.

Two poll workers from opposite major political parties bring out a ballot, and voters have the option to sit in their vehicle to vote or vote at the door of the polling location. To request more information about curbside voting at your polling location, contact the Warren County Board of Elections at (513) 695-1358.

Voters may also vote curbside during early voting hours. If utilizing curbside voting before election day, voters must request arrangements prior to arrival.

Accessibility and Accommodations at the Polls

Polling locations are required to have accessible voting equipment available, setup, and ready for voters to mark their ballot privately and independently. Contact your board of elections for more information about these voting machine features before election day. The following devices are available:

● Audio ballots

● Braille and tactile lettering

● Zoom screen/large print text

● Screen/text color contrast

● Screen height or tilt adjustments

● Sip/puff navigation

● Touch screen or push- button navigation

When you vote in person, you have a right to ask for accessibility accommodations that make it easy for you to vote. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) checklist on polling place accessibility has information about what you can ask for. Examples of accessibility accommodations protected by law include:

● Service animal support

● Someone to help you vote (cannot be your employer or union representative)

● Handrails on all stairs at the voting location

● Accessible parking places

● Voting and election materials in large print

● Entrances and doorways at the voting location that are at least 32 inches wide

● Wheelchair-accessible voting locations, both inside and outside

● At least one accessible voting device at every location. These devices help voters who are blind, visually impaired, or have other accessibility needs.

● Poll workers to help you use accessible voting devices

Contact the Warren County Board of Elections before Election Day to confirm your voting location has the accessibility accommodations you need. When you talk to them, be clear about what you need to make voting easy for you. You may also be able to ask for a ballot in your language or an alternative format (such as large print or audio).

Voters can request assistance marking a ballot

If a voter cannot mark their ballot or needs assistance because of a disability, the voter may bring someone to help, or ask for assistance from two poll workers from opposite major political parties.

No one who assists can tell a voter how to vote or disclose any information about how that person voted. The voter may ask anyone to help, except for the following people:

● a candidate whose name appears on the ballot

● an employer or employer’s agent

● an officer or agent of a union

Voters have several options on how to sign their ballot

A wet signature for those who are physically able to sign includes:

● Physically signing your name

● Making an “X”

● Have a person witness you making that mark write his or her name beneath the signature line.

● Making a legal mark

● Have a person witness you making that mark write his or her name beneath the signature line.

For those unable to sign a ballot, there are three options:

1. If, by reason of disability, you are unable to physically sign your name, make an “X” or make another legal mark, you may appoint an “attorney-in-fact” who may then sign your name on your behalf at your direction and in your presence. To appoint a person as your attorney-in-fact, you must use the Ohio Secretary of State form 10-F Attorney-in-Fact Authorization Executed Before a Notary Public or form 10-G Attorney-in-Fact Authorization with Physician Statement.

2. If, by reason of disability, you are unable to physically sign your name, you may personally affix your signature using a reasonable accommodation, including the use of assistive technology, or an augmentative device such as a signature stamp.

3. (Only for voter registration): If you are unable to make an “X,” you must indicate in some manner to the person assisting you that you want to register to vote. The person registering you must sign the form and attest that you indicated that you want to register to vote.

Find Election Day Transportation

If you are looking for a way to get to the polls, consider some of the options below:

● Family members, friends, caregivers, and advocates that you trust can be a great way to get to the polls: be sure to make a plan with them in advance!

● The Democratic and Republican parties will often provide transportation for voters: