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Agency Wide Publications
Constitution of the State of Ohio (Current through November 2017) (PDF)
Flag of Ohio (Burgee) Brochure (PDF)
Safe at Home Brochure (PDF)
Order the Safe at Home Brochure
Shielding Our Protectors Information Card(PDF)
Order the Shielding Our Protectors Information Card
Ohio Activity Book (PDF)
Order the Ohio Activity Book
Business Services Publications
Business Guides
Start a Corporation in Ohio (PDF)
Order Start a Corporation in Ohio Booklet
Start a Limited Liability Company in Ohio (PDF)
Order Start a Limited Liability Company in Ohio Booklet
Start a Nonprofit Organization in Ohio (PDF)
Order Start a Nonprofit Organization in Ohio Booklet
Start a Partnership in Ohio (PDF)
Order Start a Partnership in Ohio Booklet
Start a Sole Proprietorship in Ohio (PDF)
Order Start a Sole Proprietorship in Ohio Booklet
Register Your Trademark or Service Mark in Ohio (PDF)
Order Register Your Trademark or Service Mark in Ohio Booklet
Start a Business in Ohio Checklist (PDF)
Order Start a Business in Ohio Checklist
Business Identity Theft Handout (PDF)
Uniform Commercial Code Publications
File Secured Transaction in Ohio (PDF)
Order File Secured Transaction in Ohio Booklet
Campaign Finance Publications
Contribution Limit Chart - Effective February 25, 2021 through February 24, 2023 (PDF)
Reporting Calendar with Filing Deadlines
Candidates Publications
2022 Candidate Requirement Guide (PDF)
2021 Candidate Requirement Guide (PDF)
2020 Candidate Requirement Guide (PDF)
2018 Candidate Requirement Guide (PDF)
Includes requirements for U.S. Senate candidates
Elections Publications
For Absentee Voting and Voter Registration materials, please see Voter Publications below.
2022 Elections Calendar (PDF, 12" X 18")
HTML Version of the Elections Calendar
2021 Elections Calendar (PDF, 12" X 18")
HTML Version of the Elections Calendar
2020 Elections Calendar (PDF, 12" x 18")
HTML Version of the Elections Calendar
Election Official Manual - Last Revised: 2/2/2021
Ohio Ballot Questions and Issues Handbook - Last Revised January 2021 (PDF)
The Guide to Local Liquor Option Elections - Last Revised November 2017 (PDF)
Poll Worker Recruitment Materials
Defend Democracy: Be a Poll Worker Poster (PDF, 11" x 17")
Order the Defend Democracy (Poll Worker Recruitment) Poster
Defend Democracy: Be a Poll Worker Information Card (PDF)
Order the Defend Democracy: Be a Poll Worker Information Card
Defend Democracy: Be a Poll Worker Mail-In Card (PDF)
Order the Defend Democracy: Be a Poll Worker Mail-In Card
National Voter Registration Act (NVRA)
Voter Registration Poster (PDF, 11" x 17")
Designated Agency Manual (PDF)
Department of Job and Family Services Manual (PDF)
Bureau of Motor Vehicles Manual (PDF)
Voter Publications
Absentee Voting
Absentee Ballot Request Form
- Fill out an online request form that will generate a PDF you may print and mail to your county board of elections
- 11-A English Absentee Ballot Request Form (PDF)
- 11-A Spanish Absentee Ballot Request Form (PDF)
Absentee Ballot Request Forms For Special Circumstances
Military and Overseas Voters
- Federal Post Card Application (FPCA) Absentee Ballot Request for Uniformed Service Members, Their Families and Other Overseas U.S. Citizens
- Application by Relative for Uniformed Services or Overseas Absent Voter’s Ballot (PDF)
Hospitalized Voters
- 11-B: Absentee Ballot Application -- IN-COUNTY or OUT-OF-COUNTY Non-ADA Hospitalization Due to an Accident or Unforeseeable Medical Emergency That Occurred after 12:00 p.m.(noon) on the Saturday before Election Day and before 3:00 p.m. on Election Day (PDF)
- 11-B-2: Absentee Ballot Application—Voter with a Disability OUT-OF-COUNTY Hospitalization Due to an Accident or Unforeseeable Medical Emergency That Occurred after 12:00 p.m. (noon) on the Saturday before Election Day and before 3:00 p.m. on Election Day (PDF)
Voters Requiring Assistance
Military and Overseas Voting (UOCAVA)
Voter Registration
- Register to Vote or Update Your Registration Information Online
- English Voter Registration Form (PDF)
- Spanish Voter Registration Form (PDF)
- National Voter Registration Form
Voter Registration Instruction Brochure - English (PDF)
Order Voter Registration Instruction Brochure - English Brochure
Bilingual Voter Registration Instructions Brochure (PDF)
Order Voter Registration Instructions Brochure - Bilingual Brochure
Voters With Disabilites
ADA Voter Access Guide (PDF)
Order the ADA Voter Access Guide
Disabilty Resource Guide (PDF)
Other Voter Publications
Voting in Ohio: Easy as 1, 2, 3 (PDF)
Order Voting in Ohio: Easy as 1, 2, 3 Information Card
(This publication replaces the Guide to Voting in Ohio and the Ohio Voter Information Guide)
I Vote in Honor of a Veteran
Submit a Veteran Testimonial Online
Veteran Testimonial Card (PDF)
I Vote in Honor of a Veteran Poster (PDF, 11" x 17")
Order I Vote in Honor of a Veteran Poster
Military Ready-to-Vote
Military Ready-to-Vote Poster (PDF, 11" x 17")
Order Military Ready-to-Vote Poster
Military Ready-to-Vote Information Card (PDF)
Order Military Ready-to-Vote Information Card
Notary and Records
Notary Commission Updates (for non-attorney Notaries) (PDF)