2025 Ohio Elections
Primary Election: Tuesday, May 6, 2025
General Election: Tuesday, November 4, 2025
Important Primary Election Dates
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Voter Registration Deadline
Military & Overseas Voting Early In-Person Voting Absentee Mail-In Voting Absentee Drop-Off Voting Election Day |
April 7, 2025
March 21 - May 5 April 8 - May 4, at local Boards of Elections (BOE) April 8 - May 5, postmark ballot by November 4 May 6 - November 5, drop off ballot at board of elections by Nov 5, 7:30pm Tuesday, May 6, 2025 -- Polls Open from 6:30am-7:30pm |
Important General Election Dates
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Voter Registration Deadline
Military & Overseas Voting Early In-Person Voting Absentee Mail-In Voting Absentee Drop-Off Voting Election Day |
October 6, 2025
September 19 - November 3 October 7 - November 2, at local Boards of Elections (BOE) October 7 - November 3, postmark ballot by November 4 October 7 - November 5, drop off ballot at board of elections by Nov 5, 7:30pm Tuesday, November 4, 2025 -- Polls Open from 6:30am-7:30pm |
There are 3 Easy Steps to vote in Ohio
STEP 1:
Register to VOTE
or
Check Voter Registration
Check your voter registration information every election cycle to ensure your information is current and accurate. Have you moved, changed your name, changed your signature?
IMPORTANT: Have you been PURGED from the Ohio voter rolls?
The Ohio Secretary of State Office routinely purges inactive voters from the Ohio voter rolls. If you did not vote in the last election or have not voted in several elections, check your voter registration NOW to ensure you have not been purged.
If you have been purged, simply register again.
STEP 2:
Decide how you will VOTE
ABSENTEE MAIL-IN
VOTING WHEN Begins 4 weeks before Election Day, request your Ballot NOW • WHERE Vote by mail from home, school, work, abroad, anywhere • HOW 1) Submit an Absentee Ballot Request Form 2) Upon receipt, complete and return your Absentee Ballot by the deadline Ballots must be postmarked at least 1 day before Election Day or dropped off at local Board of Elections by 7:30pm on Election Day |
STEP 3:
Research Candidates and Issues
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Research Checklist
Attend Voter Education Events
Helpful Considerations
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Personalized Sample Ballot
Create and print a personalized sample ballot to use when you vote |
Candidate Support Resources
Honesty for Ohio Education is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and, as such, does not endorse or support candidates in any election. The following list includes organizations and consultants who have requested to be featured on this resource page. While some of these resources are affiliated with Honesty’s formal partners, Honesty does not evaluate, approve, or endorse any of the listed programs.
LEAD Ohio
LEAD Ohio fills a unique need in Ohio’s progressive infrastructure. We are the only organization that conducts year round recruiting, training, connecting, and supporting of potential candidates and their staff no matter what level of office they may seek in Ohio. We are proud to have graduated more than 450 "LEADers" from our flagship Campaign Academy training program, many of whom have gone on to run for and win election to everything from State Legislature to Township Trustee. We have also provided training and support to thousands more candidates, staffers, and activists through virtual webinars, weekend campaign bootcamps, and programming specially designed for women interested in civic leadership. We are a 501(c)(4) nonpartisan non-profit organization based out of Columbus, Ohio, and our sister organization, LEAD Ohio Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization also runs programming. We do not charge for our training and support programs in an effort to make this space as inclusive as possible. Although our Campaign Academy is full for this year, we are planning to offer the following programs in the coming months:
LEAD Ohio
LEAD Ohio fills a unique need in Ohio’s progressive infrastructure. We are the only organization that conducts year round recruiting, training, connecting, and supporting of potential candidates and their staff no matter what level of office they may seek in Ohio. We are proud to have graduated more than 450 "LEADers" from our flagship Campaign Academy training program, many of whom have gone on to run for and win election to everything from State Legislature to Township Trustee. We have also provided training and support to thousands more candidates, staffers, and activists through virtual webinars, weekend campaign bootcamps, and programming specially designed for women interested in civic leadership. We are a 501(c)(4) nonpartisan non-profit organization based out of Columbus, Ohio, and our sister organization, LEAD Ohio Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization also runs programming. We do not charge for our training and support programs in an effort to make this space as inclusive as possible. Although our Campaign Academy is full for this year, we are planning to offer the following programs in the coming months:
- Women LEADing Ohio "Pow-Her to Launch" virtual program for women candidates starting their campaigns for elected office. Sessions will likely be held in late March and April.
- Women's Progressive LEADership Circles support programs for women actively running for office this year. Applications will open in April and program will meet once a month in a hybrid in-person and virtual model from June-November. Cohorts are small, a dozen women or less.
- LEAD Ohio Campaign Skills Bootcamp, which will be a full day weekend program providing essential skills and tools for building an effective campaign. Bootcamps will likely be held in May and June.
- Additional virtual webinars on topics of interest will be announced as they are built
- LEAD newsletters include a Candidate Corner with additional information on endorsements and trainings
- General candidate support available through early summer; August and September “Hot Topics” trainings on school board races
