Answer: A
provisional voter is a voter who is registered somewhere else in
Ohio than their current address. (The exception is if they have
moved within their precinct and then they are not considered a
provisional voter.)If someone is a provisional voter, they are entitled to
vote either on election day or 30 days before.
Get the Word Out
Put
summation of rules in Mailings
and in all your Newsletters, Public
Service Announcements, Email messages and paid Radio and T.V. commercials.
Be
sure Board of Elections Ads are
accurate with the information.
Send
out Letters to the Editor about the fact that people can vote
even if they have moved
Provisional Voters Are Our Voters
In
our transient society, Democrats and particularly young Democrat
students are likely to not be registered at the correct address.These
votes are lost if we do not get the message out that you
can vote on election day if you are registered anywhere in Ohio.
Rules for Provisional Voting
We must all know the rules on
what makes one eligible to vote. Please read the
following rules on voting if you have moved.
If you are
registered anywhere in Ohio you can vote on election day in the precinct where
you currently reside, even if you didn't officially change your address.
If
a
registered voterhas
moved from another county within
Ohio, they must go to the Board of Elections to vote. They will be given an Cuyahoga County ballot to vote. A provisional
voter can vote early. Encourage people to beat the rush and caution them
that they need to be sure to fill out the envelope correctly.The voter will be a provisional voter and their vote will be
counted 14 days later.
If
they have moved from one precinct to another
within the county, they can go to their new precinct (if they can identify it) or to the
Board of Elections. At the
new precinct on Election Day, they will be permitted to change their
address and vote. Call the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections at
216-443-3200 to find out their new precinct and where to vote. They will be a
provisional voter and it will be counted 14 days later.
If
they have moved within their precinct,
they can go to their precinct on Election Day and change their address.The voter will not technically be a provisional voter and their
vote will be counted that night.
Some
people will want to know if they are still registered, please call the
Cuyahoga County Board of Elections at 216-443-3200 for that information.
Some people are under the
misconception that they have to register every year.This is not true.One does not have to
register every year.
