READY TO VOTE IN THE MAY 3 ELECTION? 

Any time, any place. Check your registration, link to registration forms, see your ballot, learn about candidates and find your polling place at VOTE411.org, a service of the League of Women Voters. 

Monday, April 4: Deadline to register to vote, change your address and/or name. For information about registering to vote and to obtain an absentee ballot application: www.voteohio.gov. Have questions? Contact the Portage County Board of Elections by clicking here.

MOVED? NOT VOTED RECENTLY? Checking your voter registration is easy at www.voteohio.gov. Re-register immediately if you don’t find your registration or you find it is out-of-date! Contact the Portage County Board of Elections by clicking here.

Saturday, April 30, by noon: Application must be received by Board of Elections. Download an absentee ballot here. 
Monday, May 2: Absentee ballot postmark deadline.
Tuesday, May 3, by 7:30 pm: Deadline to return absentee ballot in person to Board of Elections.
Friday, May 13: Last day for Board of Elections to receive mail-in ballots postmarked on or before Nov.1.    

Have questions? Contact the Portage County Board of Elections by clicking here. Need to find information about candidates? Go to VOTE411.org.

Early In-Person Voting: Portage County Board of Elections Office, 449 South Meridian St., Rm 101, Ravenna. Have questions?  Contact the Portage County Board of Elections by clicking here. Need to find information about candidates? Go to VOTE411.org.

• Weekdays: April 5-8,11-15, 18-22, 8 am – 5 pm
• Weekdays: April 25-29, 8 am – 7 pm
• Saturday, April 30: 8 am – 4 pm
• Sunday, May 1: 1 pm – 5 pm
• Monday, May 2: 8 a.m. – 2: p.m.

Election Day: Tuesday, May 3, 6:30 a.m. – 7:30 p.m. at your polling location. Need to find your polling place or find information about candidates? Go to VOTE411.org.

For information about candidates and issues on the ballot: VOTE411.org. Call the Portage County Board of Elections at 330-297-3511 for absentee and registration forms and to volunteer to work at the polls. Visit the Board of Elections online at https://www.portagecounty-oh.gov/board-elections.

The Portage County Administration Building, 449 S. Meridian St., Ravenna, Ohio, where the Board of Elections is located is open to the public. There is a drop box in the parking lot for you to place items for the Board of Elections. There are registration and absentee ballot applications in front of the drop box. Map to the Board of Elections.

The League of Women Voters, a nonpartisan political organization, encourages the informed and active participation of citizens in government through education and advocacy and does not support or oppose political candidates or parties. We are committed to the core values of diversity, equity and inclusion.

You can contact LWV Kent by emailing us at lwvkent [at] gmail.com. Our phone contact is (330) 271-6188. To get to our home page, click here. To find out more about joining, click here.

Don't forget, you can read about candidates and see what's on your ballot at VOTE411.org!