Absentee voting for the March 6 Primary
Election is now taking place in Summit County. You can print, sign and mail in an
Absentee Ballot Application by clicking here or come to the
Board of Elections to vote absentee in person. We are open Monday through Friday,
8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Walk-in voting will take place at the Board of Elections
office at 470 Grant Street in Akron through Friday, March 2.
If you are not registered to vote, you must do
so on or before February 6 to vote in the March 6 Primary Election. If you are
not sure if you are registered to vote, click here and enter your name to
see if you are on our list of registered voters. If you aren't
registered to vote, click here to fill out a
voter registration form, print and sign it and mail it or bring it to the Board of
Elections, 470 Grant Street, Akron, Ohio 44311. If you need to update your voter
registration to reflect a new address or a name change, please click here, and print and
sign the form and mail it or bring it to the Board of Elections.
17-year olds who will turn 18 on or before
November 6, 2012, may register to vote and vote in the March 6 Primary Election.
These 17-year olds may only vote for candidates seeking their party nomination to the
November ballot. 17-year olds may not vote on candidates to be presidential
delegates, state or county central committee candidates or questions and issues (such
as tax levies and liquor options).
Parties participating in the primary are
Democratic, Republican, Libertarian and Green. Voters who want to remain
independent may request a Questions and Issues ballot, and they will vote only on the
tax levies and local liquor option issues, if there are any in their precinct.
Only 98 of the county's 475 precincts have a Questions and Issues
ballot.