Voting

Voting

Hudson has changed it's voting wards.  To find your polling location, click HERE.  

Next Election:  

March 19, 2024:   Presidential Primary Election Day. Polls open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.  

Feb. 20, 2024 is the deadline for voter registration for March 19, 2024 election.

To Vote Early In-Person Before Election Day

Voters are now required to show an Ohio or federally-issued photo ID when voting in person. If you do not have a state-issued photo ID, you can now get a free state ID from your local Burea of Motor Vehicles (BMV.)

Address:  Voting Center at the Board of Elections (BOE), 500 Grant St., Akron, Ohio

Dates and times for the Early In-Person voting: 

Register/ Check Voter Status / Find your Ballot / Absentee Ballot and more

Vote 411 -   https://www.vote411.org  provides non-partisan information on candidates and issues and many other recources.

Vote 411 is a League sponsored non-partisan site that offers all the information you need to vote.  This site will provide you with the toolsto get involved in the democratic process at the local, state and national levels, whether you are interested in registering to vote, checking your registration, voting via Absentee Ballot, finding your polling location, information about candidates or issues, and learning about public policy issues. It even includes what to do if you have trouble voting on election day. 

To learn more about judges that are on the ballot, go to www.judicialvotescount.org

Other sites:

Check Your Voter Registration status.   Has your name been purged?   Find out here:  https://lookup.boe.ohio.gov/vtrapp/summit/vtrlookup.aspx

Voter Registration and Updating Registration If You Have Moved:
https://olvr.ohiosos.gov/ 
 

To request an Absentee Ballot: https://www.ohiosos.gov/elections/voters/how-to-request-your-absentee-ballot/ or just print and fill out this application and mail it in: https://www.ohiosos.gov/globalassets/elections/forms/11-a_english.pdf

To find where to vote on Election Day (polling place): https://lookup.boe.ohio.gov/vtrapp/summit/pollfinder.aspx

Special Situations 

College Students:  https://www.ohiosos.gov/secretary-office/office-initiatives/grads-vote-ohio/college-voters/

Voters who speak English as a Second Language: https://my.lwv.org/ohio/akron-area/how-vote-english
 
Victims of Domestic Violence (Safe at Home): https://www.ohiosos.gov/secretary-office/office-initiatives/safe-at-home/
  
Individuals with Disabilities: https://www.ohiosos.gov/elections/voters/voters-with-disabilities/
 
Hosptialized Voters: https://www.ohiosos.gov/elections/voters/absentee-voting/#hospital
 
Miliatry and Overseas: https://www.ohiosos.gov/secretary-office/military/
 
Individuals with Criminal Convictions or Detained in Jail or Prison

https://www.ohiosos.gov/elections/voters/voter-eligibility-residency-reqs/#convicted