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Voter Registration
Verify that your registration is up-to-date on the Hamilton County Board of Elections Check Registration Status webpage.
Register Online:
You can register to vote online, at the Secretary of State’s website: https://olvr.ohiosos.gov/
Identification Required: You must provide your Ohio driver’s license OR Ohio state identification card number, AND the last four digits of your Social Security number.
If you do not have an Ohio State ID, you are unable to register to vote online. Please check out how to Register Vote by Mail or In-Person.
Register by mail:
You can download the registration form from the Ohio Secretary of State Website OR call the Hamilton County Board of Elections at 513-946-8500 and they will mail one to you.
Download the Vote by Mail Application - English
Descarga la solicitud de voto por correo - Español
Once you fill it out mail it back to:
Hamilton County Board of Elections
4200 Smith Road
Cincinnati, OH 45211
Register in-person:
Visit one of the following locations in person to get a voter registration form and register.
- The Hamilton County Board of Elections, 4700 Smith Rd., Cincinnati, OH 45212
- The office of the registrar or any deputy registrar of the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles
- Public libraries
- Public high schools or vocational schools
- County treasurer’s offices
- The office of the Secretary of State
- Offices of designated agencies, including: The Department of Job and Family Services; The Department of Health (including the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program); The Department of Mental Health; The Department of Developmental Disabilities; Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities; or The office of any state-assisted college or university responsible for providing assistance to disabled students
Another person may deliver your completed registration application to elections officials. However, that person must deliver your form within 10 days after completion, or by the voter registration deadline, whichever is earlier.
If you have moved or had a name change you need to update your voter registration. Visit the Board of Elections Name-Address-Change page to download the for to update your registration.
early voting
Download your vote by mail application from VoteHamiltonCountyOhio.gov.
Fill out the application and mail to the Board of Elections. Vote-by-Mail applications must be received by the Board of Elections by 8:30pm on the seventh day before Election Day.
Ballots start mailing out 28 days before the Election and continue through the 7th day before the Election.
After filling out your ballot, mail or drop-off your ballot to the the Board of Elections. All ballots must be received by 7:30pm on Election Day to be counted.
For more information on filling out your vote by mail ballot and returning it, check out the Board of Elections website to learn more.
You can use the Drop-Box located at the Board of Elections at any time during Early Voting to drop-off your ballot. All ballots must be received by the Board of Elections by 7:30pm on Election Night and the Drop Box might be your best choice if you get your ballot close to Election Day.
You may designate one of the following to deliver your ballot to the BOE: your spouse, son, daughter, father, mother, father-in-law, mother-in-law, grandfather, grandmother, brother or sister of the whole or half blood, adopting parent, adopted child, stepparent, stepchild, uncle, aunt, nephew or niece. A disabled voter may select any person of their choosing to deliver their ballot, other than their employer or an officer in their union. The person delivering the ballot for a family member or disabled voter cannot use the Drop Box. They must come inside the Board of Elections office, during business hours, to complete an attestation form (Form 12-P).
Once you've requested or sent in your vote by mail ballot, you can track it's progress using the Board of Elections "Track My Ballot" form.
You'll be able to see if they have received your request, sent your ballot, received your ballot in back and finally when they have accepted your ballot.
In-Person Early Voting starts at the Hamilton County Board of Elections, 4 Weeks before the Election.
The Board of Elections is location at 4700 Smith Road, Cincinnati, OH 45212
Hours vary during Early voting, check for the latest Election Calendar.
Voting On Election Day
The polls are open in Ohio from 6:30am - 7:30pm on Election Day.
If you don't know where to vote, check out the Board of Elections "Where to Vote" page, enter your address and it will tell you where your polling place is located.
Yes! The Board of Elections only hosts voting locations in accessible spaces and follows up to ensure that the spaces continue to remain accessible for voters.
There should be sign posted in the parking lot of your polling location to call for assistance if you are unable to go into the polling location to vote. The poll workers can come out to the car to assist you.
The Board of Elections places an Access Writer ballot machine into every polling location throughout the county. Anyone is allowed to use it to assist with voting. It is a touch screen device and with headphones and tactile controls to help those with or sight impairments to be able to vote independently.
You will be guided through your ballot and once finished it will print your completed ballot, which you will then return the same way as if you had filled it out with a pen.
FAQ
October 5th for the November 3rd, 2026 Election.
9pm at the Board of Elections, 11:59pm for online registration.
When you have moved or changed names. You can check the status of your registration on the Board of Elections' Check Registration Status page.
17 year olds can register to vote if they will be 18 on or before the next general election.
Registering to vote: Ohio Driver's License or State ID and last 4 digits of Social Security Number. Both are need to register online, only one is needed to register on paper or in person.
Vote by mail: One of the following: Last 4 of Social, Ohio Driver's License or State ID number, Copy of Passport or Passport Card, Copy of US Military ID card, military dependent card, Ohio National Guard ID card, or US Dept. of Veterans Affairs ID Card.
Vote in-person: One of the following: Ohio Driver's License or Ohio State ID Card or interim ID issued by BMV, US Passport or Passport Card, US Military ID, military dependent card, Ohio National Guard ID card, or US Dept. of Veterans Affairs (digital or physical) ID Card
Go to the Board of Elections website's "Sample-Ballot" page and type in your address to find your ballot.
Check out the Official Democratic Slate page and don't forget to vote for all of the judges.
Vote by Mail: call the Board for a replacement ballot at 513-946-8539 or 513-946-8544.
Election Day: Return to the Voter Assistance Table and ask for a replacement ballot. They will void the first one and issue a replacement.
If you show up on the polls on Election Day after having requested a vote by mail ballot, you can still vote, but you will have to vote provisionally.
You may need to do this if you didn't receive your ballot. The Board of Elections will only count the first ballot it receives from you, so if they receive the one in the mail, your provisional ballot will not count.