Publications

Agency Wide Publications

Constitution of the State of Ohio (Current through November 2017) (PDF)

Flag of Ohio (Burgee) Brochure (PDF)

Laws of Ohio

Profile Ohio

Roster of Ohio Officers

Safe at Home Brochure (PDF)

Shielding Our Protectors Brochure (PDF)
Order the Shielding Our Protectors Brochure

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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

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Campaign Finance Publications

Campaign Finance Handbook

Contribution Limit Chart - Effective February 25, 2019 through February 24, 2021 (PDF)

Forms and Petitions

Reporting Calendar with Filing Deadlines

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Candidates Publications

2020 Candidate Requirement Guide (PDF)

2020 Presidential Guide (PDF)

Ohio District Maps

Forms and Petitions

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Elections Publications

For Absentee Voting and Voter Registration materials, please see Voter Publications below.

2020 Elections Calendar (PDF, 12" x 18")
HTML Version of the Elections Calendar

Elections Statistics

Roster of Ohio Officers

Election Official Manual - Last Revised: 8/6/2019

Ohio Ballot Questions and Issues Handbook - Last Revised April 2019 (PDF)

Elections Forms and Petitions

Laws of Ohio

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)

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Voter Publications

Absentee Voting

Absentee Ballot Request Form

• 11-A English Absentee Ballot Request Form (PDF)
• 11-A Spanish Absentee Ballot Request Form (PDF)
  • Fill out an online request form that will generate a PDF you may print and mail to your county board of elections

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

• 11-F Application for Absent Voter's Ballot by Voter Requiring Assistance (PDF)
• 11-G: Application for Absentee Voter's Ballot by a Voter with a Qualifying Disability Under the Americans With Disabilities Act & Request to Use a Remote Ballot Marking System (PDF)
  • Fill out an HTML request form that generates a PDF which you may print and mail to your county board of elections.

Military and Overseas Voting (UOCAVA)

Voter Registration

• Register to Vote or Update Your Registration Information Online
• English Voter Registration Form (PDF)
  • Order a Voter Registration Form - English version
• Spanish Voter Registration Form (PDF)
  • Fill out an HTML registration form that generates a PDF which you may print and mail to your county board of elections
• 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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vihov

Submit a Veteran Testimonial Online

Veteran Testimonial Card (PDF)

Read Testimonials Online

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Notary and Records

Notary Commission Updates (for non-attorney Notaries) (PDF)

Records Forms

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