2005 OHIO VOTER INFORMATION GUIDE
For individual candidates information, visit Smart Voter at: http://www.smartvoter.org
Primary Election is Tuesday, May 3, 2005.
Polls are open 6:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m.
Registration Closes: April 4, 2005 for the May 3 Primary Election.
Cincinnati Mayoral Primary is Tuesday, September 13, 2005.
Election for residents of the City of Cincinnati only.
Polls are open 6:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m.
Registration Closes: August 15, 2005 for the Mayoral Primary.
General Election is Tuesday, November 8, 2005.
Polls are open 6:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m.
Registration Closes: October 11, 2005 for the November 8 General Election.
Mailed in registration forms sent to a county Board of Elections or the Secretary of State’s office must be postmarked 30 days before an election to be valid for the election.
Deadline for Applying for an Absentee Ballot in 2005
- Your written request for an absentee ballot must be received at the Board of Elections by 12 Noon Saturday, April 30 for the May 3, 2005 Primary Election.
- Your written request for an absentee ballot must be received at the Board of Elections by 12 Noon Saturday, November 5 for the November 8, 2005 General Election.
Absentee Ballot Applications:
- Voters in Hamilton County can access an absentee ballot request form online at: http://www.hamilton-co.org/BOE Click on “Absentee Voting” in sidebar. The form is in pdf format.
- Voters in Butler County can access an absentee ballot request form online at http://www.butlercountyelections.org Click on “Voter Information” in sidebar. The form is in pdf format.
- Voters in Clermont County can access an absentee ballot request form online at http://www.clermontelections.org Click on “Absentee/Armed Forces” in sidebar. The form is in pdf format.
- Voters in Warren County can access an absentee ballot request form online at http://www.co.warren.oh.us/bdelec/index.htm Click on “Absent Voter Information” in sidebar. The form is in pdf format.
In case of medical emergencies: The absentee ballot request deadline 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 that occurred not more than 6 days before the election. 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 be requested to deliver the ballot.
To be counted, voted absentee ballots must be received at the board of elections by 7:30 p.m. on election day. Voters should request an absentee ballot as early as possible in order to meet the return deadline. Exception: Ballots mailed from outside the country will be counted if received by the board up to 10 days after election day, if post-marked by election day.
IN 2005 HAMILTON COUNTY VOTERS WILL ELECT
Hamilton County Municipal Court Judges
Cincinnati Mayor
Cincinnati City Council
Cincinnati Board Of Education
Various Local Officials:
City and Village Mayors and Councils
Township Trustees and Clerks of Council
Boards of Education
BOARDS OF ELECTION FOR THE GREATER CINCINNATI AREA
Hamilton County Board of Elections
http://www.hamilton-co.org/BOE
824 Broadway
Cincinnati, OH 45202-1345
Office Hours 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. (Monday thru Friday) Call for Saturday hours.
Phone: (513) 632-7000
Fax: (513) 579-0988
Butler County Board of Elections
http://www.butlercountyelections.org
315 High Street, 10th Floor - Government Services Bldg.
Hamilton, OH 45011
Office Hours 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. (Monday through Friday)
Phone: (513) 887-3700 or in the Middletown area (513) 424-0469
Fax: (513) 887-5535
E-mail: davisla@butlercountyohio.org
Clermont County Board of Elections
http://www.clermontelections.org
76 S. Riverside Dr.
Batavia, OH 45103
Office Hours 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. (Monday thru Friday)
Phone: (513) 732-7275
Fax: (513) 732-7330
E-mail: dbare@co.clermont.oh.us
Warren County Board of Elections
http://www.co.warren.oh.us/bdelec/index.htm
406 Justice Drive, Room 323
Lebanon, OH 45036
Office Hours 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. (Monday thru Friday)
Phone: (513) 695-1358
Fax: (513) 695-2953
E-mail: johnsr@co.warren.oh.us
January 2005
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