Miami County Board of Elections

NOTICE

The Board of Elections is responsible for ensuring fair, accurate, and timely elections at primary, general, and special elections. These responsibilities include the assurance that adequate supplies of ballots and absentee voter materials are available for elections and that provisions are made for candidates to declare their candidacy based on the time frame established by the Ohio Revised Code. The office also receives petitions for nominations, checks signatures and addresses for validity, and monitors campaign expenses to ensure compliance with the law.

Elections are administered in each county by a four-member board of elections which consists of two Republicans and two Democrats appointed by the Ohio Secretary of State at the recommendation of each county party. The board employs a director, who must be of the opposing political party of the chairman of the board of elections, and a deputy director, who must be of the political party of the chairman of the board.

Poll Workers Wanted

On Election Day, hundreds of Miami County voters play an important role in our democracy by helping to operate neighborhood polling places. Our poll workers work hard to ensure their neighbors have a positive experience when casting a ballot. These volunteers help safeguard the process so all voters can have confidence in the results. Join us on the front lines of democracy and exercise your civic duty by signing up to be a poll worker today.

Please call Janelle Flaharty at (937)440-3905 for more information about these paid positions.

VOTING OPTIONS FOR MAY 6, 2025 PRIMARY/SPECIAL ELECTION

VOTE BY MAIL

Complete the absentee ballot request form*.
Once you have completed your application by providing all of the required information, print and sign it.
Mail the request form back to the board of elections at the address below.
Wait to receive your ballot in the mail from the board of elections. If you have questions about your absentee ballot request, you should call us or you can track the status of your ballot request as well as your voted absentee ballot through the Voter Toolkit.
Return your voted ballot.
- If you return your absentee ballot by mail, it must be postmarked no later than the day before Election Day and received at the board of elections no later than four days after the election. By state law, a postmark does not include a date marked by a postage evidence system such as a postage meter. The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) estimates that it may take two to five days for your voted absentee ballot to be delivered to the board of elections by mail.
- If you are returning your voted ballot by mail during the week before Election Day, you should take it to USPS no later than the day before Election Day and ensure it receives a postmark as follows:
  - If you use a postage label purchased at a USPS customer service window or vending machine, the date on the label is the postmark. This is the USPS-recommended way to postmark your ballot.
  - If you use postage stamps, ask that it be postmarked.

You should not use a postage meter or an online service (such as stamps.com) to affix postage. It is your responsibility to make sure the ballot has enough postage.

If you return your ballot to the board in person, or if a near relative* delivers it for you, the board of elections must receive your ballot no later than 7:30 p.m. on Election Day.
If you are a member of the uniformed services or a voter outside of the United States, ballots must be received by the fourth day after the election. Sign your identification envelope by the close of polls on Election Day or return in person by 7:30 p.m. on Election Day.

Near relative includes the voter’s spouse or the voter’s father, mother, father-in-law, mother-in-law, grandfather, grandmother, brother, or sister of the whole or half blood, or the son, daughter, adopting parent, adopted child, stepparent, stepchild, uncle, aunt, nephew, or niece.

If you do not vote your absentee ballot and instead decide to go to your assigned polling place on Election Day, you must vote a provisional ballot.
Note: No voted ballot may be returned to a board of elections by fax or e-mail. If a voted ballot is returned by fax or e-mail, it will not be accepted, processed, or counted.

You can either mail your application to the Board of Elections or deposit it in the drop box located on the courthouse plaza (available 24 hours a day). The Board’s address is:

Miami County Board of Elections
215 West Main Street
Troy, Ohio 45373

Ballots are mailed within one day of receipt of a valid application. You can track the status of your application or absentee ballot at Absentee Lookup

VOTE EARLY IN-PERSON

Voting will take place in the Board office at the old county courthouse located at 215 West Main Street, Troy Ohio 45373. Please use the main entrance on the east side of the building, facing the Safety Building. Please bring identification to the vote center.

Hours for Early In-Person Absentee Voting

Week One, (Tuesday, April 8 to Friday, April 11)
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on each weekday

Week Two (Monday, April 14 to Friday, April 18)
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on each weekday

Week Three (Monday, April 21 to Friday, April 25)
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on each weekday

Week Four (Sunday, April 27 – Sunday, May 4)
7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Monday, April 28
7:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 29
7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 30 to Friday, May 2
8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 3
1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 4