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How to apply for your Vote-By-Mail ballot
俄亥俄州选民们！
In this time of COVID, many people will prefer to vote by mail to avoid long lines and possible exposures. DO NOT WAIT 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:
CALL. Call your county Board of Elections 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’s easy! You can also drop off the completed form in person at the board of elections.
PRINT. Find and fill out an absentee ballot request form online, then print, sign, date, and mail it to your county Board of Elections. Don’t forget the stamp!
WALK IN. Complete the absentee application form in person at your county Board of Elections.
WRITE. No printer? No worries! You can put all the information needed on any piece of paper and mail it to your county Board of Elections. Be sure to include the following information:
- 您的姓名；
- 您的合法签名；
- 您登记投票的地址；
- 您的出生日期；
- 以下其中一项可证明您身份的物品：
- Your Ohio driver's license number (begins with two letters followed by six numbers);
- 您的社会安全号码的最后四位数字；或
- 当前有效的带照片身份证件、军人身份证件或当前（过去 12 个月内）的水电费账单、银行对账单、政府支票、工资单或其他政府文件（选举委员会邮寄的选民登记通知除外）的复印件，其中需显示选民的姓名和当前地址。
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- 一份声明，指明您申请缺席选票的选举；
- 一份声明，表明您是合格选民；
- 如果请求的是党派初选选票，则需要提供您的政党隶属关系；以及
- 如果您希望将选票邮寄到您登记地址以外的其他地址，请提供您希望邮寄的地址。
Once you have sent in your absentee application and it has been received at the BOE, you can track your ballot online. If you don’t see a record of the application being received, call your county Board of Elections and ask what’s going on.
Remember, this is just the application. In October, your county board of elections will mail you your actual ballot. After you complete the ballot, mail it back with at least TWO STAMPS on the envelope.
Here’s a Tip: Don’t put your voted ballot in a mail box. Bring it in to the postoffice to make sure it is postmarked! If you don’t want to mail it, you always have the option of dropping off your completed ballot in person at your county board of elections.
问题？ 联系您的 BOE，或发送电子邮件至 Common Cause Ohio： mlewis@commoncause.org。
Help flatten the vote-by-mail ballot request curve: apply for yours today!