Where to Vote in Amherst Ohio: Register Voting, Voters, Elections

THIS YEAR’S VOTING DAY IN AMHERST FOR THE GENERAL ELECTION IS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2012

The voting days in Amherst for the Primary Elections are March 6, 2012 and June 12, 2012.

Note: In February of 2011, the Lorain County Board of Elections eliminated voting precincts 3-C and 4-C in the City of Amherst.

If you are a resident of Amherst, Ohio and want to know exactly where to go to cast your vote in this year’s election, please click here to visit the Ohio Secretary of State’s website and input your current address!

Please click here to register to vote in Amherst.

Register to vote and learn more about the candidates and issues that will be on the ballot in Amherst (Mayor’s race, City Council, School Board, School Issues, Levy Issues, etc) at the Lorain County  Board of Election Website.

VOTING LOCATIONS AND POLLING PLACES IN AMHERST OH

If you’re a registered voter from Amherst, Ohio and want to know where to vote on primary or general election day (whether you are a Democrat, Republican, Independent or Non-Partisan),  it’s easy to figure out where you go to cast your ballot.  The City of Amherst has four wards, and there is a polling place in each ward where you go for voting if you are registered.  Please contact the Lorain County Board of Elections at (440) 326-5900 for information about where your precinct’s polling place is located.

Of course, Amherst  voters don’t have to cast their votes for political candidates and issues on election day if they have already voted with an absentee or provisional ballot.

In Lorain County and the State of Ohio, registered voters are allowed to ask for an early voting ballot up to a month before election day.  In order to vote early, you can either go to specially provided voting machines at the Lorain County Board of Elections, or contact the BOE to have them send you an absentee ballot in the mail.

MORE ON AMHERST VOTING PROCEDURES FROM THE LORAIN COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS:

VOTING AT THE PRECINCT POLLING PLACE

Where do I vote on Election Day?

On Election Day, you cast your ballot at your precinct’s designated polling place between the hours of 6:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. If you do not know where your precinct polling place is located, please contact your county board of elections. Please click here to perform a polling place search.
How do I cast my ballot?

Instructions for casting your ballot are posted in each polling place. If you have any questions about how to mark or cast your ballot, or if you have incorrectly marked a ballot, immediately contact a precinct election official for instructions before you continue.
May I receive assistance in voting?

A voter with a physical or mental disability, or a voter who is unable to read or write, may be assisted by anyone of the voter’s choice, except a candidate whose candidacy is being voted on in that precinct, the voter’s employer or the employer’s agent, or an officer or agent of the voter’s union. A voter may also be assisted by two poll workers (each of a different political party). No one who assists a voter may disclose any information about how that person voted.
In a primary election, how do I establish which political party’s ballot I am entitled to vote?

You may vote the primary ballot of the political party with which you currently wish to be affiliated. If you wish to vote a party’s ballot different from what you voted in 2009 or 2010, you must complete a statement at your polling place confirming the change in your political party affiliation.

May I vote on ballot issues at a primary election without declaring my party affiliation?

Yes. You may vote on the issues and questions, if any, to be voted on in your precinct by requesting an “issues-only” ballot.

Will I need an ID to Vote?

Yes. All voters must bring acceptable identification to the polls in order to verify their identity. Acceptable identification includes a current and valid photo identification; military identification; or a copy of a current (within the last 12 months) utility bill (including cell phone bill), bank statement, government check, paycheck, or other government document, other than a voter registration acknowledgment notification mailed by the board of elections, that shows the voter’s name and current address (including from a public college or university). Voters who do not provide one of these documents at the polling place will still be able to vote a provisional ballot as described earlier in this guide, and may provide such identification to the board of elections within the 10 days following Election Day. 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 statement swearing to the voter’s identity under penalty of election falsification and by casting a provisional ballot.

Current Office Holders In The City of Amherst, OH (as of 2011)

Mayor: David Taylor (Dave Taylor)

Safety Service Director: Dennis Clotz (Appointed By The Mayor)

Auditor: David Kukucka (Dave Kukucka)

Treasurer: Mark Hullman

Law Director: Anthony Pecora (Tony Pecora)

City Council President: John Dietchrich

Council At-Large: Phil Van Treuren

Council At-Large: Frank Janik

Council At-Large: Terrence Traster (Terry Traster)

Councilman First Ward (Ward 1): Steven Bukovac (Steve Bukovac)

Councilman Second Ward (Ward 2): Glenn Loughrie

Councilman Third Ward (Ward 3): Joseph Gambish (Joe Gambish)

Councilwoman Fourth Ward (Ward 4): Jennifer Wasilk

IMPORTANT DATES FOR ELECTION YEAR 2011

2011 R.C. Reference
Jan. 1 Applications for absentee ballots for 2011 elections may be accepted (fi rst day of the year) …………. 3509.03, 3511.02
*Jan. 10 Deadline for voter registration for Feb. 8 special elections (30 days before the election) …………………………… 3503.19
Jan. 19 Committees advocating or opposing ballot issues must fi le by 4 p.m. to be recognized as a
committee to appoint observers (20 days before the election) ………………………………………………………………….. 3505.21
Jan. 28 Deadline for political parties, groups of candidates and issue committees to fi le notice of
observer appointments (11 days before the election) ……………………………………………………………………………… 3505.21
Jan. 29 Boards of elections must give public notice of election (10 days before the election) ……………………………………… 3501.03
Boards of elections must submit verifi cation forms for handicapped accessible parking and
handicapped accessible polling locations to the Secretary of State’s offi ce by this date
(no later than 10 days before the election) ………………………………………………….3501.29, Sec. of State Directive 2008-44
Feb. 2 Constitutional amendments proposed by joint resolution of General Assembly to be fi led
with Secretary of State by this date (90 days before the primary election) ………………………………………. OH Const. XVI,§1
Declarations of candidacy for partisan candidates must be fi led by 4 p.m.
(90 days before the primary election) …………………………………………………………………………………………………. 3513.05
Local questions and issues for primary election, including local option petitions,
must be certifi ed to or fi led with boards of elections by 4 p.m.
(90 days before the election) …………………………………….. 731.28, .29, 3501.02, 4301.33, .331, .332, .333, .334, 4305.14
Feb. 5 Applications by mail for absentee ballots for Feb. 8 special election must be
received by the boards of elections by noon (3 days before the election) …………………………… 3509.03, .031, .08, 3511.02
Feb. 7 Absentee ballots may be voted in person at boards of elections until close of regular
business hours (day before the election) ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 3509.03
Militia on active duty may fi le applications in person for absentee ballots by 4 p.m. (day before the election) …….. 3509.031
Amendments to observer appointments must be fi led by 4 p.m. (day before the election) ………………………………. 3505.21
Feb. 8 Special Elections may be held. Polls open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. ……………………………………………….3501.01, .32
Voter, or voter’s minor child, hospitalized because of accident or medical emergency,
voter may apply for absentee ballots until 3 p.m. …………………………………………………………………………………… 3509.08
Uniformed services or overseas absentee voter may apply and vote in person at
board of elections offi ce until close of polls ………………………………………………………………………………………….. 3511.10
Absentee ballots, returned in person, must be received by the boards of elections by close of polls .. 3509.05, 3511.11
Feb. 14 Boards of elections must certify the validity and suffi ciency of partisan candidates’ petitions
(78 days before the primary election) …………………………………………………………………………………………………. 3513.05
Boards of elections must certify the validity and suffi ciency of local option petitions
(78 days before the primary election) ………………………………………………………..4301.33, .331, .332, .333, .334, 4305.14
Feb. 18 Absentee ballots returned by U.S. Mail from within the United States must be
postmarked not later than February 7 and received by boards of elections by this date
to be counted (10 days after the election) ……………………………………………………………………………….. 3509.05, 3511.11
Out-of-country uniformed service and overseas absentee ballots must be received
by boards of elections by this date to be counted (10 days after the election)………………………………………………. 3511.11
Protests against partisan candidates’ petitions must be fi led by 4 p.m. (74 days before the primary election) ………. 3513.05
Protests against local option petitions must be fi led by 4 p.m.
(74 days before the primary election) ………………………………………………………..4301.33, .331, .332, .333, .334, 4305.14
Feb. 19 Boards of elections may begin offi cial canvass of ballots (11 days after the election) ……………………………………… 3505.32
*Feb. 22 Write-in candidates for primary election must fi le declarations of intent by 4 p.m.
(72 days before the primary) …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3513.041
Feb. 22 Form of offi cial ballots must be certifi ed by Secretary of State to boards of elections
(70 days before the primary election) …………………………………………………………………………………………………. 3513.05
Board of elections of most populous county of a multi-county subdivision must certify
names of candidates to other boards of elections (70 days before the primary election) …………………………………. 3513.05
Feb. 23 Boards of elections must begin offi cial canvass of ballots no later than this date (15 days after the election) ………. 3505.32
Feb. 25 Protests against write-in candidates must be fi led by 4 p.m. (67 days before the primary election) …………………. 3513.041
Mar. 1 Boards of elections must complete canvass of ballots no later than this date (21 days after the election) ……………. 3505.32
Mar. 4 Boards of elections must schedule a program for instruction of polling place offi cials
(within 60 days before the election) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………. 3501.27
Mar. 19 UOCAVA absentee ballots for May 3 election must be ready (45 days before the election) ………………………………. 3511.04
Mar. 22 Boards of elections shall advertise in newspaper(s) the places, dates, times, qualifi cations,
and methods for voter registration (six weeks before the election) …………………………………………………………….. 3503.12
Mar. 29 Non-UOCAVA absentee ballots for May 3 election must be ready (35 days before the election) ………………………… 3509.01
*Apr. 4 Deadline for voter registration for May 3 election (30 days before the election) …………………………………………….. 3503.19
Apr. 10 February 8, 2011 special election ballots may be discarded, except for federal offi ce,
unless ordered held by a court or the Secretary of State (61 days after election) ……………………….. 3505.31, 42 USC 1974
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2011 Ohio Election Calendar
Ohio Secretary of State
2011 R.C. Reference
Apr. 13 Deadline to fi le corrections and challenges to precinct registration lists (20 days before election) ……………………… 3503.24
Deadline for an elector to challenge qualifi cation of another elector (20 days before the election) …………………….. 3505.19
Committees advocating or opposing ballot issues must fi le by 4 p.m. to be recognized
as a committee to appoint observers (20 days before the election) ……………………………………………………………. 3505.21
Apr. 19 Boards of elections shall prepare precinct voter registration lists (14 days before the election) …………………………. 3503.23
Apr. 22 Deadline for political parties, groups of candidates and issue committees to fi le notice
of observer appointments (11 days before the election) ………………………………………………………………………….. 3505.21
Apr. 23 Boards of elections must give public notice of election (10 days before the election) ……………………………………… 3501.03
Boards of elections must submit verifi cation forms for handicapped accessible parking
and handicapped accessible polling locations to the Secretary of State’s offi ce by this date
(no later than 10 days before the election) ………………………………………………….3501.29, Sec. of State Directive 2008-44
*Apr. 25 Deadline for eligible party committee to fi le certifi cate to fi ll vacancy on ballot caused
by death of candidate whose name is on primary ballot in more than one county by 4 p.m.
(10 days before primary) ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3513.30
Apr. 28 Deadline for eligible party committee to fi le certifi cate to fi ll vacancy on ballot caused by
death of candidate whose name is on the ballot in only one county by 4 p.m. (fi ve days before primary election) … 3513.30
Apr. 30 Applications by mail for absentee ballots for May 3 election must be received by
boards of elections by noon (three days before the election) ………………………………………….. 3509.03, .031, .08, 3511.02
May 2 Nominating petitions of independent candidates for offi ces for which a primary election
may be held must be fi led by 4 p.m. (day before the election) ………………………………………………………………… 3513.257
Amendments to observer appointments must be fi led by 4 p.m. (day before the election) ………………………………. 3505.21
Militia on active duty may fi le applications in person for absentee ballots by 4 p.m. (day before the election) …….. 3509.031
Absentee ballots may be voted in person at boards of elections until close of
regular business hours (day before the election) ……………………………………………………………………………………. 3509.03
May 3 Primary/Special Election Day. Polls are open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. ………………………………………..3501.01, .32
Voter, or voter’s minor child, hospitalized because of accident or medical emergency,
voter may apply for absentee ballots until 3 p.m. …………………………………………………………………………………… 3509.08
Uniformed services or overseas absentee voter may apply and vote in person
at board of elections offi ce until close of polls ……………………………………………………………………………………….. 3511.10
Absentee ballots, returned in person, must be received by the boards of elections by close of polls .. 3509.05, 3511.11
May 4 Local questions and issues for Aug. 2 special elections must be certifi ed to
boards of elections by 4 p.m. (90 days before the election) …………………………………………………………………3501.01, .02
May 13 Absentee ballots returned by U.S. Mail from within the United States
must be postmarked not later than May 2 and received by boards of elections by
this date to be counted (10 days after election) ………………………………………………………………………… 3509.05, 3511.11
Out-of-country uniformed services and overseas absentee ballots must received
by boards of elections by this date to be counted (10 days after the election)………………………………………………. 3511.11
May 14 Boards of elections may begin offi cial canvass of ballots (11 days after the election) ……………………………………… 3513.22
May 18 Boards of elections must begin offi cial canvass of ballots no later than this date (15 days after the election) ………. 3513.22
May 24 Boards of elections must complete canvass of ballots no later than this date (21 days after the election) ……………. 3513.22
June 15 Board of elections of most populous county of a district located in more than one
county must transmit petitions of independent candidates to other boards of elections…………………………………. 3513.262
June 16 Last day for local option petitioners to send street listing to Division of Liquor Control
(55 days before Aug. 10 deadline for fi ling petitions) …………………………………………………………………. 4301.33, 4305.14
June 20 Boards of elections shall advertise in newspaper(s) the places, dates, times, qualifi cations,
and methods for voter registration (six weeks before special election) ………………………………………………………… 3503.12
July 3 May 3 election ballots may be discarded, except for federal offi ce, unless ordered
held by a court or the Secretary of State (61 days after election) ……………………………………………. 3505.31, 42 USC 1974
*July 5 Deadline for voter registration for Aug. 2 special elections (30 days before the election) …………………………… 3503.19
July 6 Constitutional amendments or laws proposed by initiative petitions to be submitted
directly to the voters must be fi led with Secretary of State by this date
(125 days before the general election) ………………………………………………………………………… OH Const. II, §1a and §1b
July 13 Committees advocating or opposing ballot issues must fi le by 4 p.m. to be
recognized as a committee to appoint observers (20 days before the election) …………………………………………….. 3505.21
July 15 Boards of elections must certify independent candidate petitions …………………………………………………………….. 3513.262
July 22 Deadline for political parties, groups of candidates and issue committees to fi le
notice of observer appointments (11 days before the election) …………………………………………………………………. 3505.21
July 23 Boards of elections must give public notice of election (10 days before the election) ……………………………………… 3501.03
Boards of elections must submit verifi cation forms for handicapped accessible
parking and handicapped accessible polling locations to the Secretary of State’s offi ce
by this date (no later than 10 days before the election) …………………………………3501.29, Sec. of State Directive 2008-44
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2011 Ohio Election Calendar
Ohio Secretary of State
2011 R.C. Reference
Jul. 30 Applications by mail for absentee ballots for Aug. 2 special elections must
be received by noon (three days before the election) ……………………………………………………. 3509.03, .031, .08, 3511.02
*Aug. 1 Protests against nominating petitions must be fi led by 4 p.m. …………………………………………………………………. 3513.262
Absentee ballots may be voted in person at boards of elections until close of
regular business hours (day before the election) ……………………………………………………………………………………. 3509.03
Militia on active duty may fi le applications in person for absentee ballots by 4 p.m. (day before the election) …….. 3509.031
Amendments to observer appointments must be fi led by 4 p.m. (day before the election) ………………………………. 3505.21
Aug. 2 Special Elections may be held. Polls open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. ……………………………………………….3501.01, .32
Voter, or voter’s minor child, hospitalized because of accident or medical emergency,
voter may apply for absentee ballots until 3 p.m. …………………………………………………………………………………… 3509.08
Uniformed services or overseas absentee voter may apply and vote in person at
board of elections offi ce until close of polls ………………………………………………………………………………………….. 3511.10
Absentee ballots, returned in person, must be received by the boards of elections by close of polls .. 3509.05, 3511.11
Aug. 10 Constitutional amendments proposed by joint resolution of General Assembly
to be fi led with Secretary of State by this date (90 days before the general election) ……………………….. OH Const. XVI, §1
Nominating petitions of candidates in nonpartisan races must be fi led by 4 p.m.
(90 days before the general election) ………………………………………………..1907.13, 3513.251, .253, .254, .255, .259, .263
Local questions and issues for general election, including local option petitions,
must be certifi ed to or fi led with boards of elections by 4 p.m.
(90 days before the general election) ………………………………….. 731.28, .29, 3501.02, 4301.33, .331, .333, .334, 4305.14
Aug. 12 Absentee ballots returned by U.S. Mail from within the United States, must be postmarked not later than August
1 and received by
boards of elections by this date to be counted (10 days after election) …………………………………………… 3509.05, 3511.11
Out-of-country uniformed services and overseas absentee ballots must be received
by boards of elections by this date to be counted (10 days after the election)………………………………………………. 3511.11
Aug. 13 Boards of elections may begin offi cial canvass of ballots (11 days after the election) ……………………………………… 3505.32
*Aug. 15 Political party or independent candidate’s nominating committee must certify name of
person to fi ll vacancy on ballot caused by withdrawal of candidate by 4 p.m.
(86 days before the general election) ………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 3513.31
Aug. 17 Boards of elections must begin offi cial canvass of ballots no later than this date (15 days after the election) ………. 3505.32
Aug. 22 Boards of elections must certify the validity and suffi ciency of candidates’ petitions
in nonpartisan races (78 days before the general election) …………………………………………………………………….. 3513.263
Boards of elections must certify the validity and suffi ciency of local option petitions
(78 days before the general election) …………………………………………………………4301.33, .331, .332, .333, .334, 4305.14
Aug. 23 Boards of elections must complete canvass of ballots no later than this date (21 days after the election) ……………. 3505.32
Aug. 26 Protests against candidates’ petitions in nonpartisan races must be fi led by this date
(74 days before the general election) ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3513.263
Protests against local option petitions must be fi led by 4 p.m.
(74 days before the general election) …………………………………………………………4301.33, .331, .332, .333, .334, 4305.14
*Aug. 29 Write-in candidates must fi le declarations of intent by 4 p.m. (72 days before the general election) …………….. 3513.041
Aug. 30 Form of offi cial ballots must be certifi ed by Secretary of State to boards of elections
(70 days before the general election) ………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 3505.01
Board of elections of most populous county of a multi-county subdivision must certify names
of all candidates for general election ballot to other boards of elections (70 days before the election) ……………….. 3505.01
Sep. 2 Protests against write-in candidates must be fi led by 4 p.m. (67 days before the general election) ………………….. 3513.041
Sep. 9 Boards of elections must schedule a program for instruction of polling place offi cials
(within 60 days before the general election) …………………………………………………………………………………………. 3501.27
Sep. 24 UOCAVA absentee ballots for Nov. 8 election must be ready (45 days before the election) ………………………………. 3511.04
Sep. 27 Boards of elections shall advertise in newspaper(s) the places, dates, times, qualifi cations,
and methods for voter registration (six weeks before the election) …………………………………………………………….. 3503.12
Oct. 4 Non-UOCAVA absentee ballots for Nov. 8 general election must be ready (35 days before the election) ……………… 3509.01
Oct. 2 August 2, 2011 special election ballots may be discarded, except for federal offi ce,
unless ordered held by a court or the Secretary of State (61 days after election) ……………………….. 3505.31, 42 USC 1974
*Oct. 11 Deadline for voter registration for general election (30 days before the election) …………………………………….. 3503.19
Oct. 13 Last day for local option petitioners to send street listings to Division of Liquor Control
(55 days before Dec. 7 deadline for fi ling petitions) …………………………………………………………………… 4301.33, 4305.14
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2011 Ohio Election Calendar
Ohio Secretary of State
2011 R.C. Reference
Oct. 19 Deadline to fi le corrections and challenges to precinct registration lists (20 days before the general election) ………. 3503.24
Deadline for an elector to challenge qualifi cation of another elector (20 days before the general election) ………….. 3505.19
Committees advocating or opposing ballot issues must fi le by 4 p.m. to be recognized
as a committee to appoint observers (20 days before the general election) …………………………………………………. 3505.21
Oct. 25 Boards of elections shall prepare precinct voter registration list (14 days before the general election)………………… 3503.23
Oct. 28 Deadline for political parties, groups of candidates and issue committees to fi le
notice of observer appointments (11 days before the general election) ………………………………………………………. 3505.21
Oct. 29 Boards of elections must give public notice of election (10 days before the general election) …………………………… 3501.03
Boards of elections must submit verifi cation forms for handicapped accessible parking
and handicapped accessible polling locations to the Secretary of State’s offi ce by this date
(no later than 10 days before the general election) ………………………………………3501.29, Sec. of State Directive 2008-44
*Oct. 31 Deadline to fi le certifi cate to fi ll vacancy on ballot caused by death of candidate
nominated at primary election whose name is on ballot in more than one county by 4 p.m.
(10 days before the general election) ………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 3513.31
Nov. 3 Deadline to fi le certifi cate to fi ll vacancy on ballot caused by death of independent or
nonpartisan candidate prior to Oct. 29 (10 days before the general election) by 4 p.m.
(fi ve days before the general election) ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3513.31
Deadline to fi le certifi cate to fi ll vacancy on ballot caused by death of candidate nominated
at primary election whose name is on ballot in only one county by 4 p.m. (fi ve days before the general election) …. 3513.31
Nov. 5 Applications by mail for absentee ballots must be received by boards of elections
by noon (three days before the general election) …………………………………………………………. 3509.03, .031, .08, 3511.02
Nov. 7 Absentee ballots may be voted in person at boards of elections until close of regular
business hours (day before the general election) …………………………………………………………………………………… 3509.03
Militia on active duty may fi le applications in person for absentee ballots by 4 p.m.
(day before the general election) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3509.031
Amendments to observer appointments must be fi led by 4 p.m. (day before the general election) ……………………. 3505.21
Nov. 8 General Election Day. Polls are open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. ……………………………………………………3501.01, .32
Voter, or voter’s minor child, hospitalized because of accident or medical emergency,
voter may apply for absentee ballots until 3 p.m. …………………………………………………………………………………… 3509.08
Uniformed services or overseas absentee voter may apply and vote in person at
board of elections offi ce until close of polls ………………………………………………………………………………………….. 3511.10
Absentee ballots, returned in person, must be received by the boards of elections by close of polls . 3509.05, 3511.11
Nov. 18 Absentee ballots returned by U.S. Mail from within the United States must be
postmarked no later than Nov. 7 and received by boards of elections by this date to be counted
(10 days after general election) …………………………………………………………………………………………….. 3509.05, 3511.11
Out-of-country uniformed services or overseas ballots must be received by
boards of elections by this date to be counted (10 days after the general election) ……………………………………….. 3511.11
Nov. 19 Boards of elections may begin offi cial canvass of ballots (11 days after the general election) ………………………….. 3505.32
Nov. 23 Boards of elections must begin offi cial canvass of ballots no later than this date
(15 days after the general election) …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3505.32
Nov. 29 Boards of elections must complete canvass of ballots no later than this date (21 days after the general election) …. 3505.32
Dec. 7 Declarations of candidacy for partisan candidates must be fi led by 4 p.m.
(90 days before the presidential primary election)………………………………………………………………………………….. 3513.05
Local questions and issues for primary election, including local option petitions,
must be certifi ed to or fi led with boards of elections by 4 p.m.
(90 days before the presidential primary election)………………….. 731.28, .29, 3501.02, 4301.33, .331, .333, .334, 4305.14
Note: *In some instances, the statutory deadline falls on a day when the offi ces of the Secretary of State and boards 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 offi ce is open for regular business hours. The preceding dates refl ect the extended deadline.
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2011 Ohio Election Calendar
Ohio Secretary of State
2012 R.C. Reference
Jan. 1 Applications for absentee ballots for 2012 may be accepted …………………………………………………. 3509.03, 3511.02
Jan. 8 General Election ballots from 2011, except for federal offi ce, may be discarded unless
ordered held by a court or the Secretary of State (61 days after the general election) …………………. 3505.31, 42 USC 1974
*Feb. 6 Deadline for voter registration for Mar. 6 presidential primary election (30 days before the primary election) …. 3503.19
Recounts and Election Contests
An application for a recount must be fi led not later than fi ve days after offi cial results are declared …………………… 3515.02
A petition contesting an election must be fi led in the appropriate court within 15 days after the offi cial
results are declared or, if a recount of the election is conducted, within 10 days after the offi cial results
of a recount are declared ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3515.09
Note: *In some instances, the statutory deadline falls on a day when the offi ces of the Secretary of State and boards 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 offi ce is open for regular business hours. The preceding dates refl ect the extended deadline.
(Campaign Finance Reports on next page)
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2011 Ohio Election Calendar
Ohio Secretary of State
Campaign Finance Reports – Primary Election
For full instructions and additional fi ling requirements, see Ohio Revised Code Section 3517.10
2011
Jan. 21 Secretary of State and boards of elections must send notice to candidates
required to fi le annual campaign fi nance reports ……………………………………………………………………………………. 3517.11
Jan. 31 Annual campaign fi nance reports must be fi led by certain candidates,
political action committees, caucus committees (legislative campaign funds) and political
parties by 4 p.m. (last business day of January) detailing contributions and expenditures through Dec. 31, 2010 …. 3517.10
Apr. 11 Secretary of State and boards of elections must send notice to candidates to fi le
pre-election campaign fi nance reports…………………………………………………………………………………………………. 3517.11
Apr. 21 Pre-primary election campaign fi nance reports must be fi led by candidates,
political action committees, caucus committees (legislative campaign funds) and political parties
by 4 p.m. (12 days before the election) detailing contributions and expenditures through April 13
(20 days before the election) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 3517.10
May 31 Secretary of State and boards of elections must send notice to candidates to fi le
post-election campaign fi nance reports ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 3517.11
June 10 Post-primary election campaign fi nance reports must be fi led by candidates,
political action committees, caucus committees (legislative campaign funds)and political parties
by 4 p.m. (38 days after the election) detailing contributions and expenditures through June 3
(the seventh day before the report is fi led) ………………………………………………………………………………………….. 3517.10
July 19 Secretary of State and boards of elections must send notice to candidates required to fi le
semiannual campaign fi nance reports …………………………………………………………………………………………………. 3517.11
July 29 Semiannual campaign fi nance reports must be fi led by certain candidates,
political action committees, caucus committees (legislative campaign funds), and political parties
by 4 p.m. last business day of July detailing contributions and expenditures through June 30, 2011 ………………….. 3517.10
Campaign Finance Reports – General Election
For full instructions and additional fi ling requirements, see Ohio Revised Code Section 3517.10
2011
Oct. 17 Secretary of State and boards of elections must send notice to candidates to fi le
pre-election campaign fi nance reports…………………………………………………………………………………………………. 3517.11
Oct. 27 Pre-general election campaign fi nance reports must be fi led by candidates,
political action committees, caucus committees (legislative campaign funds), and
political parties by 4 p.m. (12 days before the election) detailing contributions and
expenditures from the last day refl ected in the previous report through Oct. 19
(20 days before the general election) ………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 3517.10
Dec. 6 Secretary of State and boards of elections must send notice to candidates to fi le
post-election campaign fi nance reports ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 3517.11
Dec. 16 Post-general election campaign fi nance reports must be fi led by candidates,
political action committees, caucus committees (legislative campaign funds), and
political parties by 4 p.m. (38 days after the general election) detailing contributions and
expenditures through Dec. 9 (the seventh day before the report is fi led) …………………………………………………….. 3517.10
2012
Jan. 21 Secretary of State and boards of elections must send notice to candidates required to
fi le annual campaign fi nance reports …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3517.11
Jan. 31 Annual campaign fi nance reports must be fi led by certain candidates,
political action committees, caucus committees (legislative campaign funds), and
political parties by 4 p.m. (last business day of January) detailing contributions and
expenditures through Dec. 31, 2011 …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3517.10
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