Armed Service Voting

If you are serving on active duty in the U.S. armed forces outside the state, you, your spouse and dependents may vote by an armed service absentee ballot if you otherwise meet the requirements for voting in Ohio. Your spouse and dependents may vote by an armed service absentee ballot only if they left Ohio to be with you.

 

The voting residence of a service member is that place where you resided when you first entered the service, unless you later established a voting residence elsewhere in Ohio.

Armed Service absentee voters do not need to be registered to vote. The Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA) provides a Federal Postcard Application (FPCA). This FPCA must be used.

You, your spouse or a close relative may request the Board of Elections to mail a ballot to you. Applications may be made in person, by mail or fax. An Ohio application form or a Federal Postcard Application (FPCA) may be used for convenience, but neither is required. Ohio accepts a single FPCA as a request for ballots for all elections in a calendar year. All mail request must be made include the following information:

• Your name and voting residence (Auglaize County Address).
• A statement that you are serving in the U.S. armed forces on active duty or are the spouse or dependent
• The election for which a ballot is requested
  
  (Under Ohio Election Law, the ballot you vote in a Primary Election determines your party affiliation).
• Signature of the person requesting the ballot
• If a relative is applying for a ballot, we need his/her signature, relationship and address

For further information on armed service absentee voting contact the Federal Voting Assistance Program.

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