Vote Early In-Person

What to Bring

You only need to provide one (1) of the acceptable forms of ID listed below.

Acceptable Photo Identification

Ohio Driver License/Ohio Interim Documentation (must show your name, current or former address and valid date)
State of Ohio or Federal Government photo ID (must show your name, current address, and valid date)
Ohio Concealed Weapons ID (must show your name, current address, and valid date)

A voter presenting an Ohio driver license or Ohio ID card that shows voter’s former address is permitted to cast a regular ballot so long as the voter’s current residential address has been updated with the Board and appears in the official poll list of registered voters for that precinct.

Acceptable Documents to Use as Identification

These documents must show your name, current address, and be dated within twelve months.

Utility Bill
Bank Statement
Government Check
Payroll Check
Government Document
Military ID Issued by Department of Defense

Early In-Person voters who do not have proper identification can fill out an absentee voter application, Form 11-A, which can serve in lieu of a physical ID document, provided that the information matches what is in the voter’s record.

Invalid Identification

Ohio law prohibits the following forms of ID to be accepted:

Driver License or photo identification card issued by a state other than Ohio
Social Security card
Birth certificate, unless voter still lives at the house where he or she resided at birth, and the birth certificate contains that home address, in which case this is acceptable as an “other government document”
Insurance card
Passport
Any notice received from the Board of Elections