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How do I vote Early in Person? How do I vote By Mail?

In-person early voting begins 29 days before the election
and is located at:

Wood County Board of Elections
1 Courthouse Square
Bowling Green, OH 43402

Click here for directions

Click here for voting days & times

 

Types of Valid Voter Id

  • Ohio Driver's License
  • State of Ohio ID Card
  • Interim ID form issued by the Ohio BMV
  • U.S. Passport
  • U.S. Passport Card
  • U.S. Military ID Card
  • Ohio National Guard ID Card
  • U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs ID Card

 

IDs must have the following:

  • An expiration date that has not passed
  • A photograph of the voter
  • The voter's name, which must substantially conform to the
    voter's name as it appears in the voter registration database

NOTICE: An unexpired ID with your former address IS an
ACCEPTABLE form of ID when your current address is in
the voter registration database

 

Complete, print and sign the Absentee Ballot Application form
and return it by mail, in-person, or secured drop box to:

Wood County Board of Elections
1 Courthouse Square
Bowling Green, OH 43402

 

Deadline to submit a Vote by Mail Application:

  • Must be received at the Board of Elections by 8:30p.m. on the
    Tuesday immediately preceding an election.

 

Vote by Mail ballots will begin being mailed 29 days before
Election Day

 

Deadline to return your Vote by Mail Ballot:

  • Must be postmarked by the Monday before Election Day
  • Or you may return your ballot in person or by secured drop box to
    the Board of Elections by 7:30p.m. on Election Day
  • DO NOT return your Vote by Mail ballot to your polling place on
    Election Day
  • The voter's spouse, father, mother, father-in-law, mother-in-law,
    grandfather, grandmother, brother (whole or half), sister (whole or
    half), son, daughter, adopting parent, adopted child, stepparent,
    stepchild, uncle, aunt, nephew, or niece may deliver it to the board

 

Where is my Vote by Mail ballot?

Click here to track your ballot