Election Information

2025 Primary Election

The 2024 General Election will take place on Tuesday 6 November 2025. Information about candidates and issues on the ballot in your area will be available at VOTE411. See also the local races and issues for Greene and Montgomery Counties.

CHECK YOUR POLLING LOCATION at your County Board of Elections (BOE) website: Montgomery County, Greene County.

CHECK YOUR REGISTRATION AND PRECINCT LOCATION at VoteOhio.gov: Check your registration to make sure it’s up to date and that you know your voting precinct. NOTE: If you did not vote in the last election, this should be your first step.

IMMIGRANT VOTERS: If you are a naturalized citizen, you have the right to vote. Find out more in this Immigrant Voters Guide from USAHello, also available in العربية (Arabic) , 简体中文 (Chinese) and Español (Spanish).

VOTING BY ABSENTEE BALLOT: Once you have verified your registration, the Ohio League of Women Voters and other voting rights groups suggest you request an absentee ballot immediately. Print an absentee ballot request at VoteOhio.Gov. Follow the directions carefully. The date of the election is 6 May 2025, and it is a PRIMARY ELECTION. Remember to sign and date and mail it to your BOE. Include a telephone number or email address in case there is a question about your application. Since this is a GENERAL ELECTION, you do not need to declare a party affiliation.

You may monitor your request at VoteOhio.Gov by scrolling down to My Election and clicking on Track My Ballot. Double-click on your county and fill in your name.

NOTE: If you request an absentee ballot but then show up at the polls or the BoE to vote in person on election day, you will be required to file a provisional ballot

Click below to view the video showing how to complete an absentee ballot.

VOTING IN PERSON: The following documents are acceptable forms of ID for voting:

  • Photo ID for voting as long as the ID is not expired and includes the individual’s name and photograph;
  • Ohio driver’s license, state ID card, or interim ID form issued by the Bureau of Motor Vehicles (“BMV”).
    • This includes a commercial driver’s license, motorcycle operator’s license, probationary or restricted license, or temporary instruction permit.
    • An interim identification form is a BMV document issued to a person who has just applied for a driver’s license or state ID card, to use until the permanent card arrives in the mail;
  • Note that NEW CITIZENS should go to the BMV immediately after their naturalization ceremony to update their ID at NO COST.
  • U.S. passport or passport card; or
  • U.S. military ID card, Ohio National Guard ID card, or U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs ID card (collectively referenced in this Directive as “military ID”).

Note: A suspended driver’s license that is not expired may still be used as photo identification for voting.

Voters without ID may still cast a provisional ballot when they appear in person to vote. Those voters will have four days after Election Day to appear at the board of elections office to show photo ID (except in the case of a religious objector). Confusing? Check out this handy guide to Voter ID information in plain language.

IMPORTANT DATES

  • 25 March: military absentee ballots are ready
  • 7 April: deadline to register to vote in the 2024 General Election
  • 8 April: Absentee voting by mail, and early in-person voting begins
  • 29 April: Absentee ballot requests must be received by BoE by 8:30 PM
  • 5 May: mailed absentee ballots must be postmarked by this date
  • 6 May: Primary Election Day. Polls open from 6:30 AM – 7:30 PM. Absentee ballots hand-carried to BOE must be received by the close of polls.
  • 10 May: mailed absentee ballots postmarked by 5 May must be received at BoE by this date in order to be counted.

EARLY IN-PERSON VOTING SCHEDULE: at your county Board of Elections office.

  • 8-11 April: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
  • 14-18 April: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
  • 21-25 April: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
  • 28 April: 7:30 AM – 7:30 PM
  • 29 April: 7:30 AM – 8:30 PM
  • 30 April – 2 May: 7:30 AM – 7:30 PM
  • 3 May: 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
  • 4 May: 1:00 – 5:00 PM
  • 5 May: NO in-person voting; absentee ballot postmark deadline
  • 6 May: PRIMARY ELECTION DAY, polls open 6:30 AM – 7:30 PM
VOTING RESOURCES

Getting ready for the Primary Election, May 2025

Elections and Voting in Ohio: VoteOhio.gov

VOTE 411: Information on candidates, ballot issues, and election procedures

ACLU fact sheet: Voting with a criminal conviction

Judicial Votes Count: Statewide resource on judicial elections.

Election Protection website; also Voter Hotline, 866-OUR-VOTE

County Boards of Elections

Montgomery County Board of Elections:
451 W. 3rd St. , Dayton; (937) 225-5656

The Ballot Dropbox for Montgomery County Board of Elections is by the loading dock off Vista View, behind the Montgomery County building, between 2nd and 3rd Streets. See image to the right.

Greene County Board of Elections:
551 Ledbetter Rd., Xenia; (937) 562-6170

Also check out our main Voter Information page for more details on the voting process: registering, requesting an absentee ballot, changing your address, being prepared with accepted ID, etc.