- You must be 18 years old on or before the day of the General Election
- You must be a resident of Madison County for at least 30 days
- You are not incarcerated (in prison) for a felony conviction under the laws of the United States
- You have not been declared incompetent for voting purposes by a probate court
*Note: You must be registered to vote in Ohio at least 30 consecutive days before an election.
Yes, if you are not currently incarcerated.
No. Under Ohio law, your political party affiliation is determined by the ballot you vote in a Partisan Primary Election.
If you are already registered to vote in Madison County and have changed your address or changed your name, you must update your voter registration at least 30 days before an election. You can do this at any of the locations listed above or by mail.
Exceptions:
If you change your name and/or move from one precinct to another in Madison County, you may report the change and vote by:appearing at the Board Office during the 28 days immediately prior to the election, or the 25 days immediately prior to the presidential primary election; appearing at the polling place in the precinct in which you now reside or the Board Office on election day.
If you move from one county to another in Ohio, you may report the change and vote at the Board of Elections in the county in which you now reside during the 28 days immediately prior to the election, or the 25 days immediately prior to the presidential primary election; or on Election Day.
If you vote under these circumstances, you will vote a provisional ballot, which is similar to an absentee ballot.
Ohio law establishes your residence as the place in which you habitation is fixed and to which, whenever you are absent, you have the intention to return. A post office box or a business address is not an acceptable address for your residence. If you continuously reside outside of Ohio for a period of four years or more, you are not a resident of this state for voter registration purposes, except if you are absent from Ohio because of federal or state government employment, including military service.