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Agency Wide Publications

Constitution of the State of Ohio (Current through March 2020) (PDF)

What So Proudly We Hail - The U.S. Flag and The State Flag of Ohio Brochure (PDF)

Laws of Ohio

Profile Ohio

Roster of Ohio Officers

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

Campaign Finance Handbook

Contribution Limit Chart - Effective February 25, 2021 through February 24, 2023 (PDF)

Forms and Petitions

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

Ohio District Maps

Forms and Petitions

Elections Publications

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

2022 Elections Calendar (PDF, 11" X 17")
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

Elections Statistics

Roster of Ohio Officers

Election Official Manual - Last Revised: February 2022

Ohio Ballot Questions and Issues Handbook - Last Revised January 2021 (PDF)

Elections Forms and Petitions

Laws of Ohio

The Guide to Local Liquor Option Elections - Last Revised May 2022 (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

11-A English 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

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

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

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)

ADA Parking 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

Read Testimonials Online

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)

Records Forms