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Information from the Clermont County Board of Elections
PRIMARY ELECTION DAY is Tuesday, March 4, 2008.
THE POLLS IN OHIO ARE OPEN FROM 6:30 A.M. TO 7:30 P.M.
In order to vote in the upcoming election, you must properly complete a voter registration form and it must be postmarked thirty (30) days before an upcoming election to be valid (February 4, 2008). Click Here for Information on Registering.
Absentee Voting
Click Here to Read about How you can Vote Absentee
The laws have changed for Absentee Voting. Any qualified elector may vote by absentee ballot. Absentee Voting will help you avoid any of the glitches of voting at the polls. You have until Noon on March 1st to request an application. Your application must be at the Clermont County Board of Elections by Noon on March 4th.
TAKE I.D.When You Vote, TAKE I.D.
Identification Requirements
Voters must bring identification to the polls in order to verify identity.
Identification may include :
- A current and valid photo identification
- A military identification that shows the voter’s name and current address
- A copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or other government document that shows the voter’s name and current address.
(Note: You cannot use as proof of identification a notice that the board of elections mailed to you.) Voters who do not provide one of these documents will still be able to vote by 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 (click here for more information about provisional ballots).
R.C.
3505.18(A)
Voters must bring
identification to the polls in order to verify
identity. Identification may include a current
and valid photo identification, a military
identification that shows the voter's name and
current address, or a copy of a current utility
bill, bank statement, government check,
paycheck, or other government document, other
than a reminder or a voter registration
notification, 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.
(The above requirement is effective June 1, 2006)
Important Dates for March 4, 2008 Primary Election:
*Feb. 4 Deadline for voter registration
for primary election (30 days before primary election)Feb. 8 Primary Election voter absentee ballots must be ready (25 days before primary election)
Feb. 19 Boards of elections shall prepare precinct voter registration lists (14 days before primary election)
Feb. 23 Boards of elections must provide public notice of election (10 days before primary election)
March 1
Applications by mail for absentee ballots for the primary election must be received by the board of elections by noon (three days before primary election)March 3
Absentee ballots may be requested and voted in person at boards of elections until the close of regular business hours (one day before primary election)March 3 Amendments to observer appointments must be
filed by 4 p.m. (one day before primary election)March 3 Absentee ballots may be requested and voted in person at boards of elections until the close of regular business hours (one day before primary election)
March 3 Militia on active duty may
fi le applications in person for absentee ballots by 4 p.m. (day before primary election)March 4 Primary Election Day
- polls are open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.March 4 Absentee ballots, other than those of overseas and armed service voters, must be received by boards of elections by 7:30 p.m.
March 4 Voter or voter’s minor child hospitalized because of medical emergency, voter may apply for absentee ballot until 3 p.m.
*In some instances, the statutory deadline
falls on a day when the offices of the
Secretary of State and board of elections are
closed. In those instances, the deadlines are
extended, pursuant
to R.C. 1.14, to the next
succeeding day when the appropriate office is
open. The preceding dates reflect the extended
deadline.
Information from Clermont County Board of Elections
The Clermont County Board of
Elections
76 S. Riverside Dr.
Batavia, OH
45103
(513)
732-7275
http://www.clermontelections.org/
And
The Secretary of State “2008 Ohio Election
Calendar”
To Download the pdf file: http://www.sos.state.oh.us/sos/PublicAffairs/2008_electionCalendar_85x11.pdf
Up-Dated 02/02/08