To request an Absentee Ballot write to, or personally visit, the Board of Elections located at at One Government Center, Suite 300, Toledo, OH 43604 and request an Absentee Ballot giving the following information.

A voter need not complete a formal application to request an absentee ballot. A simple request on paper with the following information is sufficient; however, the application form cannot be faxed:

1. Your name;
2. Your signature;
3. The address at which you are registered to vote;
4. Your date of birth;
5. One of the following:
   1. Your Ohio driver's license number; or
   2. The last four digits of your Social Security number; or
   3. A copy of your current and valid photo identification, military identification, current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or other government document that shows your name and current address.
      (Note: You cannot use as proof of identification a notice that the board of elections mailed to you.)
6. A statement identifying the election for which you are requesting an absentee voter's ballot;
7. A statement that you are a qualified elector;
8. If the request is for a partisan primary election ballot, your political party affiliation; and
9. If you want the ballots to be mailed, the address to which you want them mailed.

Applications and additional information for armed services absentee voting, deadlines, etc. are available from the Lucas County BOE website.

Persons hospitalized on election day are permitted to vote by medical emergency absentee ballot and to have the ballot delivered and returned by a family member or by two board employees of different political parties. Applications must be received by 3:00 p.m. on Election Day, and ballots returned to the board by 7:30 p.m.