What you need to know about voter registration

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A pile of ‘Ohio Voted’ stickers sits at a table during voting.
A pile of ‘Ohio Voted’ stickers sits at a table during voting.

Editor's note: In ‘What you need to know about voter registration’ which ran on Tuesday, March 21, the voter registration deadline is listed as April 23. The deadline is Monday, April 3. The Board of Election office extended hours for voter registration on Monday, April 3 are 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. The information listed below has been changed to reflect the correction.

Registration for the Tuesday, May 2 Primary-Special Election with be closed by law at 9 p.m. Monday, April 3. Extended hours for voter registration are 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on April 3.

The Guernsey County Board of Elections, 627 Wheeling Ave., Suite 101, will be open for its regular hours, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday.

Extended early and absentee voting hours begin at 8 a.m. Tuesday, April 4.

You are qualified to vote if:

  • You are a citizen of the United States.

  • You are 17 years old and will be 18 years old on or by the General Election day on Nov. 7, 2023.

  • You have been a resident of Ohio for at least 30 days before the election.

Register in person at any of the following locations:

  • The office of the Secretary of State or any of the 88 county boards of elections.

  • The office of any deputy registrar of the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles.

  • Offices of designated agencies that provide public assistance or disability programs.

  • Public libraries.

  • Public schools or vocational schools.

  • County treasurers’ offices.

Voters must provide proof of identity before voting. Acceptable forms of identification include:

  • Ohio driver's license

  • State of Ohio ID card

  • Interim ID form issued by the Ohio BMV

  • A U.S. passport

  • A U.S. passport card

  • U.S. Military ID card

  • Ohio National Guard ID card

  • U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs ID card

All photo IDs must have the following:

  • An expiration date that has not passed.

  • A photograph of the voter.

  • The voter's name, which must substantially conform to the voter's name as it appears in the Poll List or in the Poll Book.

This article originally appeared on The Daily Jeffersonian: What you need to know about voter registration