2024 Primary Election:

Ohio’s Primary Election will occur on Tuesday, March 19th. Polls will be open from 6:30 AM to 7:30 PM. To find your polling location, click here.

Am I Registered?

In order to vote on Election Day, you must be registered to vote by Tuesday, February 20, 2024. You can use the tools below to check your registration, to register to vote online, or to print a registration form:

Note: 17 year olds who will be 18 before November 5, 2024 can vote in the Primary Election on March 19. 2024, but must register to vote (links above).

Absentee Ballots can be requested at any time, and will be mailed to voters starting on February 21, 2024. Applications to vote by mail must be retuned to the Board of Elections no later than 8:30 PM on February 13, 2024.

Portage County Board of Elections
449 S Meridian Street, #101
Ravenna, OH 44266

All absentee ballots mailed anywhere in the U.S. must be postmarked on or before Monday, March 18, 2024 to be counted. If you still have your absentee ballot on March 19th, do NOT vote in person. Please return your absentee ballot directly to the Board of Elections.

Early In-Person Vote Hours

All Early In-Person Voting takes place at the Portage County Board of Elections. There will be no early voting on Monday, March 18th.

Election Day Voter ID Requirements

Ohio law requires that every voter, upon appearing at the polling place to vote on Election Day, to announce his or her full name and current address and provide proof of the voter’s identity.

The forms of identification that may be used by a voter who appears at a polling place to vote on an Election Day include:

• Ohio driver’s license, state ID card, or interim ID form issued by the Bureau of Motor Vehicles (this includes a commercial driver’s license, motorcycle operator’s license, probationary or restricted license, or temporary instruction permit).

  • An interim identification form is a BMV document issued to a person who has just applied for a driver’s license or state ID card, to use until the permanent card arrives in the mail;

• U.S. passport or passport card; or

• U.S. military ID card, Ohio National Guard ID card, or U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs ID card (collectively referenced as a “military ID”).