Meeting Rescheduled
The Marion County Board of Elections meeting scheduled for Tuesday, October 27, 2009 has been rescheduled for Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at 6:00pm at the Board of Elections office.

Absentee Ballots For General Election Now Available
Absentee Ballots for the November 3rd, 2009 General Election are now available at the Board of Elections office.

Absentees may be voted at the board office during regular hours Monday thru Friday.  They may also be requested to be mailed. This request must be in writing and can be mailed to the board office 222 W. Center St. Marion, Oh 43302.
 
Request must be signed by the voter. And must provide the birth date and one of the following:
Your Ohio driver’s license number,
or the last four digits of your social security number,
or copy of a current and valid photo identification, a current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck or other government document that shows your name and address. No phone requests are accepted.
 
Voters hospitalized on Election Day because of medical emergency may apply for absentee ballots until 3:00 p. m. election day. Voters in rehabilitation facilities are encouraged to request absentee ballots prior to Election Day.
 
Nursing homes in the area have been notified of the availability of board personnel to absentee vote their residents prior to Election Day.
 
Absentee ballots, of other than out of country voters must be received at the board office by 7:30 p.m. election day. 
 
Out of the country civilian and armed services absentee ballots must be postmarked before close of the polls Nov 6 and received by the board of election by Nov 16.
 
Board of Elections is opened 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m weekdays, and will be open 8:30 to 12:00 on Saturday October 31st for absentee voting.
 
Deadline for voter registration  for the November 3, 2009 General Election is October 5th.
The Board of Elections office will be open until 9:00 p.m. for voter registration on this day.


For Voters Recieving Their Mail in a Post Office Box
June 16, 2008

The Marion County Board of Elections is requesting that all registered voters receiving their mail in a post office box to please contact the board of elections at their earliest convenience.

Although registration must be at a physical address the Board also needs the mailing address. Any communication sent to the voters from the Board of Elections is being returned as some villages do not have mail carriers. This may include but is not limited to residents of Caledonia, Green Camp, La Rue, New Bloomington and Prospect.
A notice of election will be mailed in the next few months and before it is mailed the Board is working on updating their files to assure that the voters receive this notice.
You may contact the Board of Elections, Monday thru Friday 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. at 740-223-4090. The Board office is located at 222 West Center St, Marion.


Pleasant Township Precinct News

New ID Requirements

Notice to all voters:

Voters must bring identification to the polls in order to verify identity. Identification may include a current and valid photo identification, a military identification that shows the voter's name and current address, or a copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or other government document, other than this reminder or a voter registration notification that shows the voter's name and current address. Voters who do not provide one of these documents will still be able to vote by providing the last for digits of the voter's social security number and by casting a provisional ballot. voters who do not have any of the above forms of identification, including a social security number, will still be able to vote by signing an affirmation swearing to the voter's identity under penalty of election falsification and by casting a provisional ballot.

WHOEVER COMMITS ELECTION FALSIFICATION IS GUILTY OF
A FELONY OF THE FIFTH DEGREE.