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Franklin D Roosevelt MEDINA COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS
Visit the Medina County Board of Elections website for up to date information about local and national voting, election information and results, learn about campaigning and much more. The Board of Elections is always looking for Poll Workers and Part-time workers. Location: 3800 Stonegate Dr., Medina, OH 44256 330-722-9278 Look up your Voter Registration Information; find your Polling Place; view information about your absentee ballot by clicking here. |
March 17, 2020 Ohio Primary - Extended to April 28th to Vote by Mail
Last day to register: February 18, 2020 Primary Election Day: March 17, 2020 Vote by Mail Extension: April 28, 2020 Due to the Coronavirus which closed polls on March 17th, the Ohio Primary has been extended to April 28th to vote by mail only. If you have already voted—you’re done! If you have not already voted, here is the best information we have now:
While the Medina County Board of Elections office is closed to the public, staff is processing applications and revising their processes to get out the ballots as soon as possible. Once you get your ballot, you can either return it by mail or drop it off at the Board of Elections inside the entrance to the office. For more information, the Akron Beacon Journal has really good article: Here’s how you can vote in Ohio’s ‘new’ primary election. You can track all activity with your absentee ballot your by clicking here. VOTE BY MAIL Ohio has “no-excuse” absentee voting. This means anybody can vote by mail without special circumstances. First, you need to fill this form and mail it to the Medina County Board of elections at P.O. Box 506, Medina, OH 44258. The application must be received by noon on April 25th. Your ballot must be returned to the Board of Elections either in-person or mailed (with a postmark showing it was mailed) by April 27th. We encourage you to do this as soon as possible in light of the changing and dynamic circumstances. Once you receive your official ballot, complete it and get it back in the mail as soon as possible. The situation has already changed more than once, and the sooner you get it in, the sooner your vote counts. None of this is ideal, I know. But together, we can still shape our democracy with our vote and stay healthy. It just will take a little longer. WHAT TO VOTE FOR? This election is a Primary and an Election. Since this is a Primary, you will have a choice of ballots: Democratic, Republican and for some precincts Issues Only. Be sure to ask for the Democratic ballot! Most people know that in a Primary you are not really electing new officials. Instead you are choosing who you want to see on the ballot in the November General Election. However, this is a special election because you will also get to vote to elect your representative for your precinct to the Medina County Democratic Central Committee. Votes cast for Democratic Central Committee candidates will determine who is elected to that office. There is no vote for this position in November. So, who should/what I vote for? Here are the
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