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Athens County Board of Elections
15 S. Court St., #130
Athens, OH 45701
Phone (740)592-3201
Fax (740)592-3262
Hours Monday thru Friday 8:00 - 4:00<%%>
Voter Information
Look up your voter information
Voter Registration Deadline is 30 days before an election!
The deadline for registering for the March 4, 2008 Primary Election is February 4, 2008 at 9:00 p.m.
The deadline for registering for the November 4, 2008 General Election is October 6, 2008 at 9:00 p.m.
You may register to vote at any of the following locations:
Any county board of elections or the Secretary of State's office.
Any public high school or vocational school.
The offices of the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles.
At offices of designated agencies that provide public assistance or disability programs.
At public libraries.
At county treasurers' offices.
By mail. You may request a registration form from any board of elections office or the Secretary of State's office by mail, email, telephone, in person or by having another person obtain it for you.
***Your registration form must be received by one of the above registration locations 30 days before an election to be valid for that election.***
Voter Registration Form
New Polling Locations!
The Board of Elections would like to remind the voters in the following precincts of their new polling locations:
Athens 2
The Ridges Auditorium
Building 23, North Ridge Drive
Park in Lot 201
Alexander East
Albany Community Center
(former Alexander Elementary School)
5153 Alton St., Albany
Alexander West
Albany Community Center
(former Alexander Elementary School)
5153 Alton St., Albany
Albany Village
Albany Community Center
(former Alexander Elementary School)
5153 Alton St., Albany
Lee Township
Albany Community Center
(former Alexander Elementary School)
5153 Alton St., Albany
Guysville
Federal Valley Resource Center, Gym
(former Federal Hocking Middle School)
8191 State Route 329, Stewart
Stewart
Federal Valley Resource Center, Gym
(former Federal Hocking Middle School)
8191 State Route 329, Stewart
Waterloo West
Waterloo Community Senior Center
3993 Old State Route 56, New Marshfield
The Primary Election will be held on March 4, 2008.
The primary will determine the allocation of Presidential and Vice-Presidential delegates and alternate delegates to the candidates at the political parties' national nominating conventions to be held in mid 2008.
Offices to appear on the primary ballot:
Federal offices are:
U.S. Representative
State Judicial offices are:
Supreme Court Justice (2
District Judicial offices are:
Court of Appeals Judge
Ohio General Assembly Offices are:
State Senator
State Representative
County Offices are:
Commissioners (2)
Coroner
Engineer
Prosecutor
Recorder
Sheriff
Treasurer
County Judicial Offices are:
Court of Common Pleas Judge
(General Division)
Court of Common Pleas Judge
(Probate Juvenile Division)
Political Party Committee Members to be elected are:
State Central Committee Member
1 Man
1 Woman
County Central Committee Member
1 each Precinct
Absentee Voting
Request forms for No Fault Absentee ballots for the Primary and General Election are now available at the Board of Elections office. You may call and request a form to be sent to you by mail or download a form from the Secretary of State's Website.
Absentee Request Form
Absentee Ballots for the Primary Election are now available at the Board of Elections Office, 15 S. Court St.,Rm 130. Voters wishing to vote prior to the election may do so by voting in person at the Board of Elections office Monday thru Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. or by submitting an application to request a ballot to be mailed to the voter. The last day to apply for an absentee ballot to be mailed is Saturday, March 1, 2008 by 12:00 p.m. (Noon). Voters who would like more information on voting by absentee ballot may contact our office by calling (740) 592-3201.
Provisional Voting
Moved or changed your name and did not update your voter registration
If you are an Ohio voter who moved from one Ohio precinct to another Ohio precinct and did not submit your change of address to election officials by the 29th day before the election, you still may vote in that election by taking the appropriate steps described below:
1. If you move from one precinct to another in the same Ohio county, you may report the change and vote using one of the following procedures:
a. During the 28 days immediately before the election, go to your county board of elections office or designated site, submit a proper change of address, complete a provisional affirmation statement and vote a provisional ballot for your new voting address.
b. On Election Day, go to one of the following three places: the polling place in the precinct in which your new voting address is located, the board of elections office, or a site designated by that board of elections; submit a proper change of address, complete a provisional affirmation statement and vote a provisional ballot for your new voting address.
2. If you move from the Ohio county in which you are registered to vote to another Ohio county, you may report the change and vote using one of the following procedures:
a. During the 28 days immediately before the election, go to the board of elections office of the county in which you now reside, submit a proper change of address, complete a provisional affirmation statement and vote a provisional ballot for your new voting address.
b. On Election Day, go to one of the following two places: the board of elections office in the county in which you now reside or a site designated by that board of elections; submit a proper change of address, complete a provisional affirmation statement and vote a provisional ballot for your new voting address.
3. If you change your name, you may report the change and vote using one of the following procedures:
a. During the 28 days immediately before the election, go to your county board of elections office or designated site, submit a proper change of name, complete a provisional affirmation statement and vote a provisional ballot.
On Election Day, go to one of the following three places: your polling place for your precinct, the board of elections office, or a site designated by that board of elections; submit a proper change of name, complete a provisional affirmation statement and vote a provisional ballot.
For more voter information go to Ohio Secretary of State's Website
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