Early voting starts Tuesday, April 8. Monday was the last day to register to vote for the upcoming election.

The May ballot is pretty slim, with Issue 2 and a smattering of local municipal issues to vote on. The lines, if any, shouldn’t be too long at the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections at 2925 Euclid Ave.

Here are the times you can early vote

Weekdays (Monday – Friday)April 8 -258:00 AM – 5:00 PM
MondayApril 287:30 AM – 7:30 PM
TuesdayApril 297:30 AM – 8:30 PM
Weekdays (Monday – Friday)April 30 -May 27:30 AM – 7:30 PM
SaturdayMay 38:00 AM – 4:00 PM
SundayMay 41:00 PM – 5:00 PM


Voters can park in the Board of Elections lot or one of three alternate lots located near the board:

  • Voter Parking Lot A: 3100 Chester Ave., entrance access off East 30th Street
  • Voter Parking Lot B: Entrance access off Chester Ave.
  • Voter Parking Lot C: Entrance access off Prospect Ave.

Or you can take public transportation. It is easy to get there on RTA’s HealthLine.

Voting by mail

For those planning to vote by mail, ballots can be cast starting April 8. You can check the status of your vote-by-mail ballot application here.

Still need to send back an application? Requests for absentee/vote-by-mail ballots must be received by the Board of Elections no later than April 29 at 8:30 p.m. Call 216-443-8683 to request a ballot application.

Accessibility

The board has an accessible entrance and voting stations designed for anyone using a wheelchair. There are also spaces for people who may need to sit down. 

Accessible voting stations designed for anyone using a wheelchair or who needs to vote while seated.
Accessible voting stations designed for anyone using a wheelchair or who needs to vote while seated. Credit: Helen Maynard / Signal Cleveland

Make sure you understand the assignment

If you plan to vote in person, don’t forget that voter identification requirements changed in 2023. Ohio requires photo ID to vote in-person. (A digital ID/driver license is not an acceptable form of photo ID for voting.) Anyone who needs a state ID can get one for free at their local BMV office.

Other acceptable forms of ID are:

• An interim identification form issued by the Bureau of Motor Vehicles
• A U.S. passport or passport card
• A U.S. military ID card, Ohio National Guard ID card, or U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs ID card (that includes the voter’s name and photograph)

If your Ohio driver license or Ohio ID card shows your former address, you can use it as long as your current residential address has been updated with the board and appears in the official poll list of registered voters for that precinct.

Voting in your neighborhood

You can vote in-person at your assigned polling place on May 6. If you are a Cleveland voter, check the location where you are assigned to vote because it may have changed.

If you aren’t sure where you should go to vote, check here or call 216-443-8683.
It doesn’t hurt to double check.

Time to vote in the general election.
Time to vote. Credit: Jeff Haynes / Signal Cleveland

Questions about voting or the May election? Email us at: [email protected]. You can also leave a message or text us at (216) 220-9398.

Find additional election news and resources here.

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