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Agency Wide Publications
Constitution of the State of Ohio (Current through November 2017) (PDF)
Flag of Ohio (Burgee) Brochure (PDF)
Shielding Our Protectors Brochure (PDF)
Order the Shielding Our Protectors Brochure
Business Services Publications
Business Guides
Start a Corporation in Ohio (PDF)
Order Start a Corporation in Ohio
Start a Limited Liability Company in Ohio (PDF)
Order Start a Limited Liability Company in Ohio
Start a Nonprofit Organization in Ohio (PDF)
Order Start a Nonprofit Organization in Ohio
Start a Partnership in Ohio (PDF)
Order the Guide to Starting Partnerships in Ohio
Start a Sole Proprietorship in Ohio (PDF)
Order Start a Sole Proprietorship in Ohio
Register Your Trademark or Service Mark in Ohio (PDF)
Order Register Your Trademark or Service Mark in Ohio
Starting a Business in Ohio Checklist (PDF)
Order the Starting a Business in Ohio Checklist
Uniform Commercial Code Publications
File Secured Transactions in Ohio (PDF)
Order File Secured Transactions in Ohio
Campaign Finance Publications
Contribution Limit Chart - Effective February 25, 2019 through February 24, 2021 (PDF)
Reporting Calendar with Filing Deadlines
Candidates Publications
2021 Candidate Requirement Guide (PDF)
2020 Candidate Requirement Guide (PDF)
Elections Publications
For Absentee Voting and Voter Registration materials, please see Voter Publications below.
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: 8/6/2019
Ohio Ballot Questions and Issues Handbook - Last Revised January 2021 (PDF)
The Guide to Local Liquor Option Elections - Last Revised November 2017 (PDF)
Precinct Elections Officials Recruitment Materials
National Voter Registration Act (NVRA)
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 Instructions Brochure - English (PDF)
Order the Voter Registration Instruction Brochure - English version
Bilingual Voter Registration Instructions Brochure (PDF)
Other Voter Publications
Voting in Ohio: Easy as 1, 2, 3 (PDF)
Order the Voting in Ohio: Easy as 1, 2, 3 Card
(This publication replaces the Guide to Voting in Ohio and the Ohio Voter Information Guide)
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Submit a Veteran Testimonial Online
Veteran Testimonial Card (PDF)
Notary and Records
Notary Commission Updates (for non-attorney Notaries) (PDF)