Voters

Voting Options

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Vote-by-Mail

You can vote before Election Day by applying for a Vote-by-Mail/Absentee ballot. Military and overseas voters can vote this way too.

Learn how to Vote-by-Mail

Vote Early In-Person

Anyone registered to vote in Ohio and living in Cuyahoga County can come in to the Board of Elections and vote at the scheduled times.

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Vote on Election Day

Anyone registered to vote in Ohio can vote at their assigned polling location on Election Day. See what you might need on Election Day.

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Register to Vote/Update Your Address

To register to vote or to update your address, please use one of the following options below:

The Ohio Secretary of State's website provides a convenient and secure way to register to vote or update your address. You will need to provide the following:
  • Ohio Driver License or State ID number
  • Name
  • Date of birth
  • Address
  • Last four digits of your Social Security number
Register to Vote/Update Your Address Online
Download a Voter Registration/Update Address Form --English | Spanish A male completing a paper Voter Registration form with a pen

Mail the completed Voter Registration/Update Address Form to the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections.

Address
Registration Department
2925 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44115-2497

This must be postmarked by 30 days before an election in order to be eligible to vote, or call and request one to be mailed to you.

216-443-VOTE (8683)

Voters can register to vote or update their address in person at any Board of Elections office in the state of Ohio. Other locations to vote or update your address in person include libraries, license bureaus, public schools, and other county government agencies.

Completed Voter Registration Cards can be returned to these same locations. The Cuyahoga County Board of Elections has a 24-hour securely monitored Drop Box in the parking lot.

Address
Cuyahoga County Board of Elections
2925 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44115
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Additional Voter Resources

Voters wishing to cancel their voter registration, please complete, sign, and mail the Voter Registration Cancellation Form to the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections Registration Department

Voter Registration Cancellation Form

Voters wishing to notify and cancel the registration of a deceased family member, please complete, sign, and mail the Notice of Death of a Registered Voter (Form No. 255-D) to the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections Registration Department

Notice of Death of a Registered Voter (Form No. 255-D)
Address
Cuyahoga County Board of Elections Registration Department
2925 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44115
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Under Ohio election law, you declare your political party affiliation by requesting the ballot of a political party in a partisan primary election.

If you do not desire to affiliate with a political party in Ohio, you are considered to be an unaffiliated voter. An unaffiliated voter does not vote the ballot of a political party in a primary election. However, an unaffiliated voter may vote the Official Questions & Issues Ballot, if there is one for the voter's precinct at the election. An unaffiliated voter can vote for a candidate of any political party in a General Election.

More information can be found in the Election Official Manual published by the Ohio Secretary of State.

Download Chapter on Party Affiliation

In order to change the name on your voter registration, you will need to complete a Voter Registration and Information Update Form. Name changes cannot be processed online per the Secretary of State, but you can find the form as well as additional information regarding this process on the Secretary of State's website.

Click here to view SOS Name Change Page
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Click here to view the Ohio BMV website, Ohio ID card section
Click here to view information on securing an Ohio ID (palm card)

Safe at Home is an address confidentiality program available to victims of domestic violence, stalking, human trafficking, rape or sexual battery.

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Ohio law provides that peace officers, parole officers, federal law enforcement officers, probation officers, bailiffs, prosecuting attorneys, assistant prosecuting attorneys, correctional employees, youth services employees, firefighters, EMTs, or investigators of the Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation may redact their home addresses from public databases.

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