Election season just got real. Early voting starts today.
If you are ready to make your selections, head to the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections, 2529 Euclid Ave. Hours vary — check the schedule before you go.
Voters cannot park in the board of elections lot. Instead use 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.
Early voting schedule
For those planning to vote by mail, Ohio law allows county boards of elections to start sending out vote-by-mail ballots today. 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 Oct. 29. Or you can call 216-443-8683 to request a ballot application.
Accessibility
If you need a little extra help, 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.
Make sure you understand the assignment
If you plan to vote in person, don’t forget 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 Nov. 5.
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.
Take some time to understand what’s on Ohio’s ballot
This is an important year to exercise your right to vote:
- Ohioans will help select the next president of the United States.
- Our pick for the U.S. Senate may change the party balance in the upper house.
- Closer to home, voters will determine who will represent them at the Statehouse.
And there are issues to vote on as well. Clevelanders will vote on a tax levy for the school district, a replacement of a tax on cigarettes to fund the arts and the state amendment to change how voting districts are drawn, Issue 1.
Keep reading Signal Cleveland. We will have voter guides, more reporting and explainers to help you prepare to vote.
If you have questions about the elections, email us at: [email protected]
You can also leave a message or text us at (216) 220-9398.
The general election will take place Nov. 5.
