To Apply for an Absentee Ballot:
Fill out the downloadable form and mail it to:
Summit County Board
of Elections
470 Grant Street
Akron, Ohio 44311
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If you can not download the form please write your information on an 8 1/2
x 11 sheet of paper.
You must include the following information:
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- Name and voting residence address
- Your birth date
- A form of Identification. This may include Driver's License No., last four
digits of you SSN, a copy of a current photo identification, a current utility
bill, bank statement, government check, or other government document that shows
your name and address. (Please provide one form of identification)
- Election in which you wish to vote
- If the election is a primary declare your party choice or ask for an issues
only ballot
- The mailing address where the ballot should be sent
- Your original signature is required
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Please note the following general absentee guidelines:
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· Voters should request an absentee ballot as early as possible in order
to meet the return deadline.
· Mail-in Applications must be received by noon on the Saturday prior to
the election you wish to vote in.
· We can not accept faxed absentee requests. They must be mailed.
· The last day for Absentee Voting is the Monday before the close of
business, prior to Election Day.
· Do not drop your Absentee Ballots off at your polling location. They
will not be counted.
· All ballots must be received by 7:30pm at the Summit County Board of
Elections on Election Day.
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Please note the following guidelines for Medical Emergencies:
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The absentee ballot request deadline in the case of medical emergencies is
3 p.m. on election day. To be eligible under this provision, you must be
confined in a hospital because of a medical emergency. A close relative may
deliver and return your ballot if you so request and state the relative’s name
and relationship on the application, or representatives of the board of
elections can deliver the ballot.
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Absentee Exceptions:
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Ballots mailed by out-of-country civilians will be counted if received by
the board up to 20 days after a presidential primary, and 10 days after any
other election, if post-marked or signed by election day.
Out-of-country armed service absentee ballots must be signed on or before
close of polls and received by the board no later than 20 days after a
presidential primary, and 10 days after any other election.
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 Click here to Download Absentee Application
(You will need Acrobat Reader to view and print the absentee application. Click
on the picture below to visit Adobe's website.)
Click here to Download
Emergency Hospital Absentee Application
Click
here to Download Public Request for Absentee Labels (Printed)
(You will need Acrobat
Reader to view and print the absentee application. Click on the picture below to
visit Adobe's website.)
Online Absentee Self Service
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