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 State’s website at: www.OhioSecretaryofState.gov or call (877) 767-6446.
Eligibility
You are qualified to register to vote in Ohio if you meet all the
following requirements:
1. You are a citizen of the United States.
2. You will be at least 18 years old on or before the day of the
general election.
3. You will be a resident of Ohio for at least 30 days
immediately before the election in which you want to vote.
4. You are not incarcerated (in jail or in prison) for a felony
conviction.
5. You have not been declared incompetent for voting
purposes by a probate court.
6. You have not been permanently disenfranchised for
violations of election laws.
Use this form to register to vote or to update your current Ohio
registration if you have changed your address or name.
NOTICE: This form must be received or postmarked by the 30th day
before an election at which you intend to vote. You will be notified by
your county board of elections of the location where you vote. If you
do not receive a notice following timely submission of this form,
please contact your county board of elections.
Numbers 1 and 2 below are required by law. You must answer
both of the questions for your registration to be processed.
Registering in Person
If you have a current valid Ohio driver’s license, you must provide that
number on line 10. If you do not have an Ohio driver’s license, you
must provide the last four digits of your Social Security number on
line 10. If you have neither, please write “None.”
Registering by Mail
If you register by mail and do not provide either an Ohio driver’s
license number or the last four digits of your Social Security number,
you must enclose with your application a copy of one of the following
forms of identification:
Current and valid photo identification, a military identification, or a
current (within the last 12 months) utility bill, bank statement,
government check, paycheck, or government document (other than
a notice of voter registration mailed by a board of elections) that
shows the voter’s name and current address.
Residency Requirements
Your voting residence is the location that you consider to be a
permanent, not a temporary, residence. Your voting residence is the
place in which your habitation is fixed and to which, whenever you
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
or other location to which you intend to return, you may use that
shelter or other location as your residence for purposes of registering
to vote. If you have questions about your specific residency
circumstances, you may contact your local board of elections for
further information.
Your Signature
In the area below the arrow in Box 14, please write your cursive,
hand-written signature or make your legal mark, taking care that it
does not touch the surrounding lines so when it is digitally imaged by
your county board of elections it can effectively be used to identify
your signature.
Please see information on back of this form to learn how
to obtain an absentee ballot.
WHOEVER COMMITS ELECTION FALSIFICATION IS
GUILTY OF A FELONY OF THE FIFTH DEGREE
Registering as an Ohio voter
Updating my address
Updating my name
I am:
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)
8. County
(where you live)
9. Birthdate (MM/DD/YYYY) (required)
10. Ohio Driver’s License number OR Last Four
Digits of Social Security number (one form of ID
required to be listed or provided)
11. Phone Number (voluntary)
12. PREVIOUS ADDRESS IF UPDATING CURRENT REGISTRATION - Previous House Number and Street
Previous City or Post Office
Previous
County
Previous
State
13. CHANGE OF NAME ONLY Former Legal Name
Former Signature
14.
I declare under penalty of
election falsification I am a
citizen of the United States,
will have lived in this state
for 30 days immediately
preceding the next election,
and will be at least 18
years of age at the time of
the general election.
Your Signature
Date
(MM/DD/YYYY)
FOR BOARD
USE ONLY
SEC4010 (rev. 4/15)
City, Village, Twp.
Ward
Precinct
School Dist.
Cong. Dist.
Senate Dist.
House Dist.
Ohio
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 voter’s 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 voter’s 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 State’s website at: www.OhioSecretaryofState.gov
or
call (877) 767-6446.
WHOEVER COMMITS ELECTION FALSIFICATION IS GUILTY OF A
FELONY OF THE FIFTH DEGREE.