Voter Registration and Information Update Form

Please read instructions carefully. Please type or print clearly with blue or black ink.
For further information, you may consult the Secretary of States website at: www.OhioSecretaryofState.gov or call (877) 767-6446.
Eligibility Registering by Mail
You are qualified to register to vote in Ohio if you meet all the If you register by mail and do not provide either an Ohio drivers
following requirements: license number or the last four digits of your Social Security number,
1. You are a citizen of the United States. you must enclose with your application a copy of one of the following
2. You will be at least 18 years old on or before the day of the forms of identification:
general election. Current and valid photo identification, a military identification, or a
3. You will be a resident of Ohio for at least 30 days current (within the last 12 months) utility bill, bank statement,
immediately before the election in which you want to vote. government check, paycheck, or government document (other than
4. You are not incarcerated (in jail or in prison) for a felony a notice of voter registration mailed by a board of elections) that
conviction. shows the voters name and current address.
5. You have not been declared incompetent for voting
purposes by a probate court.
Residency Requirements
6. You have not been permanently disenfranchised for Your voting residence is the location that you consider to be a
violations of election laws. permanent, not a temporary, residence. Your voting residence is the
Use this form to register to vote or to update your current Ohio place in which your habitation is fixed and to which, whenever you
registration if you have changed your address or name. are absent, you intend to return. If you do not have a fixed place of
habitation, but you are a consistent or regular inhabitant of a shelter
NOTICE: This form must be received or postmarked by the 30th day or other location to which you intend to return, you may use that
before an election at which you intend to vote. You will be notified by shelter or other location as your residence for purposes of registering
your county board of elections of the location where you vote. If you to vote. If you have questions about your specific residency
do not receive a notice following timely submission of this form, circumstances, you may contact your local board of elections for
please contact your county board of elections. further information.
Numbers 1 and 2 below are required by law. You must answer
both of the questions for your registration to be processed. Your Signature
In the area below the arrow in Box 14, please write your cursive,
Registering in Person
hand-written signature or make your legal mark, taking care that it
If you have a current valid Ohio drivers license, you must provide that does not touch the surrounding lines so when it is digitally imaged by
number on line 10. If you do not have an Ohio drivers license, you your county board of elections it can effectively be used to identify
must provide the last four digits of your Social Security number on your signature.
line 10. If you have neither, please write None.
Please see information on back of this form to learn how WHOEVER COMMITS ELECTION FALSIFICATION IS
to obtain an absentee ballot. GUILTY OF A FELONY OF THE FIFTH DEGREE
I am: Registering as an Ohio voter Updating my address Updating my name
1. Are you a U.S. citizen? Yes No
2. Will you be at least 18 years of age on or before the next general election? Yes No
If you answered NO to either of the questions, do not complete this form.
3. Last Name First Name Middle Name or Initial Jr., II, etc.

4. House Number and Street (Enter new address if changed) Apt. or Lot # 5. City or Post Office 6. ZIP Code

7. Additional Mailing Address (if necessary) FOR BOARD

8. County
(where you live) USE ONLY
SEC4010 (rev. 4/15)

9. Birthdate (MM/DD/YYYY) (required) 10. Ohio Drivers License number OR Last Four 11. Phone Number (voluntary) City, Village, Twp.
Digits of Social Security number (one form of ID
required to be listed or provided)
Ward
12. PREVIOUS ADDRESS IF UPDATING CURRENT REGISTRATION - Previous House Number and Street

Precinct
Previous City or Post Office
Previous
County
Previous
State
Ohio
School Dist.
13. CHANGE OF NAME ONLY Former Legal Name Former Signature

Cong. Dist.

14.
I declare under penalty of Your Signature Date Senate Dist.
election falsification I am a (MM/DD/YYYY)
citizen of the United States,
will have lived in this state
House Dist.
for 30 days immediately
preceding the next election,
and will be at least 18
years of age at the time of
the general election.
 TO ENSURE YOUR INFORMATION IS RECEIVED,
PLEASE DO THE FOLLOWING:

1. Print this form.

2. Make sure all required fields are complete.
3. Sign and date your form.
4. Fold and insert your form into an envelope.
5. Mail your form to your county board of elections.

For your county board's address please visit www.OhioSecretaryofState.gov/boards.htm

If you have additional questions, please call the office of the Ohio
Secretary of State at (877) SOS-OHIO (877-767-6446).

HOW TO OBTAIN AN OHIO ABSENTEE BALLOT

You are entitled to vote by absentee ballot in Ohio without providing a reason. Absentee
ballot applications may be obtained from your county board of elections or from the
Secretary of State at: www.OhioSecretaryofState.gov or by calling (877) 767-6446.

OHIO VOTER IDENTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

Voters must bring identification to the polls in order to verify identity. Identification may
include current and valid photo identification, a military identification, or a copy of a
current (within the last 12 months) utility bill, bank statement, government check,
paycheck, or other government document (other than a notice of voter registration
mailed by a board of elections) that shows the voters name and current address. Voters
who do not provide one of these documents will still be able to vote by providing the last
four digits of the voters Social Security number and by casting a provisional ballot
pursuant to R.C. 3505.181. For more information on voter identification requirements,
please consult the Secretary of States website at: www.OhioSecretaryofState.gov or
call (877) 767-6446.

WHOEVER COMMITS ELECTION FALSIFICATION IS GUILTY OF A

FELONY OF THE FIFTH DEGREE.