{"id":261,"date":"2020-07-13T19:38:41","date_gmt":"2020-07-13T19:38:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/ohio\/articles\/how-to-apply-for-your-vote-by-mail-ballot\/"},"modified":"2020-07-13T19:38:41","modified_gmt":"2020-07-13T19:38:41","slug":"how-to-apply-for-your-vote-by-mail-ballot","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/ohio\/articles\/how-to-apply-for-your-vote-by-mail-ballot\/","title":{"rendered":"How to apply for your Vote-By-Mail ballot"},"template":"","class_list":["post-261","article","type-article","status-publish","hentry","article_type-blog-post"],"acf":{"details":{"summary":"Boards of Elections will be overwhelmed if all the requests come in at once. Submit your request early and then track your ballot. ","featured_image":null,"article_type":153,"authors":null,"related_issues":[108,420],"related_work":false,"location":null},"sidebar":{"helper_enable_sidebar":false,"helper_media_contact":{"heading":"Media Contact","manually_enter_person":false,"person":null,"name":"","role":"","phone":"","email":""},"helper_links_downloads":{"heading":"Links & Downloads","links":null}},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_image_and_text","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_image_and_text":{"manually_curate":true,"image_side":"right","row_color":"blue","work":null,"kicker_text":"","title":"","summary":"

Ohio Voters!<\/strong><\/h3>\r\nIn this time of COVID, many people will prefer to vote by mail<\/strong> to avoid long lines and possible exposures. DO NOT WAIT<\/strong> until the last minute to request an absentee ballot. As we saw in the primary election, there will be a rush of last-minute ballot requests. Last-minute requests may not get processed in time. To request a mail-in ballot for the November election, you need to complete an Absentee Ballot Request form. There are several ways to do this:<\/span>","image":6735,"post_link":"","button_text":"","secondary_link":null}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_wysiwyg":{"content":"\"\"CALL. <\/b>Call your <\/span>county Board of Elections<\/span><\/a> and have them send you an absentee ballot application. Once it arrives, sign and date the form, and mail it back in. You can buy a stamp at a grocery store or the post office. It\u2019s easy! You can also drop off the completed form in person at the board of elections.<\/span>\r\n\r\n\"\"PRINT. <\/b>Find and fill out an absentee ballot request form<\/a> online, then print, sign, date, and mail it to your <\/span>county Board of Elections<\/span><\/a>. Don\u2019t forget the stamp!\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n\"\"WALK IN<\/b>. Complete the absentee application form in person at your <\/span>county Board of Elections<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n\"\"WRITE.<\/b> No printer? No worries! You can put all the information needed on any piece of paper and mail it to your <\/span>county Board of Elections<\/span><\/a>. Be sure to include the following information:\u00a0<\/span>"}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_image_and_text","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_image_and_text":{"manually_curate":true,"image_side":"right","row_color":"blue","work":null,"kicker_text":"","title":"","summary":"