ID is required to vote in Ohio. Valid forms of ID include:

– Photo ID issued by the U.S. government or the State of Ohio that includes ALL of the following: (1) an expiration date that has not passed, (2) your photograph, (3) your name, which must substantially conform to the your name as it appears in the Poll List or in the Poll Book; and (4) your current address, which must substantially conform to your address as it appears in the Poll List or in the Poll Book UNLESS the ID is an Ohio driver’s license or state ID card (NOTE: an unexpired Ohio Driver License, State ID Card, or Interim Documentation with your former address IS an ACCEPTABLE form of ID when your current address is in the pollbook)
– A valid military ID card or copy of such a card
– An original of copy of a utility bill from the last 12 months that shows your name and current address
– An original or copy of a bank statement from the last 12 months that shows your name and current address
– An original or copy of a government check from the last 12 months that shows your name and current address
– An original or copy of a paycheck from the last 12 months that shows your name and current address
– Other government document from the last 12 months that shows your name and current address and has been issued by a government office, which includes any local (city, county, township and village government), state or federal government office, branch, agency, department, division or similar component, including a board, commission, public college or university or public community college, whether or not in Ohio (Examples include, but are not limited to, letters, tax bills, licenses, notices, court papers, grade reports, and transcripts)

Student ID is not considered acceptable ID.

NOTE: On July 2, 2018, the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles began issuing a new format of Ohio’s driver licenses and state identification cards. The BMV is also issuing Ohio Interim Documentation until the applicant receives their new ID through the mail. A driver’s license or state identification card in the old or new format, the Ohio Interim Documentation, and your old, hole-punched driver’s license or state ID card are acceptable forms of identification for voting, as long as the expiration date has not passed.

If you do not have any of the above forms of ID you may provide either your Ohio driver’s license or state identification number (which begins with two letters followed by six numbers) or the last four digits of your Social Security number and cast a provisional ballot. Once the information is reviewed and verified by the board of elections, your ballot will be counted.

If you do not provide one of the above documents or your driver’s license/state identification number or the last four digits of your Social Security number at the precinct, you will still be able to vote using a provisional ballot. However, in order for that ballot to be counted, you must return to the board of elections no later than seven days following Election Day to provide a qualifying form of identification.