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County Voting Equipment / Board of Voting Machine Examiners
The Ohio Board of Voting Machine Examiners examines and approves voting equipment for use in Ohio elections. The Secretary of State has the authority to break a tie vote of the board, and the Office of the Secretary of State provides legal, technical, and clerical support to the board.
Voting Equipment
Voting Systems
- Voting Systems Certified for Use in Ohio (PDF)
- Voting Systems by County (PDF, updated October 2021)
- U.S. Election Assistance Commission – Certified Voting Systems (for additional information on certified voting systems)
- Ohio Certification Requirements
- Voting Systems Requirements Matrix
- For additional information on applying for voting system certification, please contact the Elections Division at (614) 466-2585 or [email protected].
- Voting Equipment and Voting System Acceptance Testing Documentation
Electronic Pollbooks
- Pollbooks Certified for Use in Ohio (PDF)
- Electronic Pollbooks by County (PDF), Revised 10/2021
- Ohio Certification Requirements
Ballot Marking Devices
Board of Voting Machine Examiners
Board Meetings
- February 23, 2017: Agenda (PDF)
- January 9, 2019: Agenda (PDF)
- April 18, 2019: Agenda (PDF)
- May 10, 2019: Agenda (PDF)
- August 30, 2019: Agenda (PDF)
- October 9, 2019: Agenda (PDF)
- December 5, 2019 : Agenda (PDF)
- February 7, 2020: Agenda (PDF)
- June 12, 2020: Agenda (PDF)
- July 23, 2020: Agenda (PDF)
- June 15, 2021: Agenda (PDF)