When does Vote By Mail/Absentee Voting begin and end?
For primary and general elections, except for uniformed service voters and overseas voters, absentee voting begins 35 days before the day of election. Absentee voting (in-house) ends the Friday before the election (except for voters hospitalized due to emergencies.)

Special elections are elections that are held on a day other than the day of a primary or general election. If the laws governing the special election make it impossible for the absent voter ballots to be printed by the timelines listed in the above section, then absentee voting for the special election begins as many days before the day of the election as reasonably possible. You may contact the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections to learn if a special election is being held in your precinct and, if so, when absentee ballots will be available. Except for voters hospitalized due to emergencies, as further described in part 3 of the Absentee Deadlines section below, absentee voting for special elections still ends the Friday before the election.

Once absentee ballots are available for voting, any eligible voter may receive and return an absentee ballot in person at the County Board of Elections Office or by U.S. Mail.

Note that if you are not an active duty member of Ohio's organized militia (including the Ohio Air National Guard, Ohio Army National Guard, Ohio Naval Militia, and Ohio Military Reserve), an active duty member of the U.S. armed services outside of Ohio, or a U.S. citizen residing outside of the U.S., you are considered a "regular" absentee voter.

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1. When does Vote By Mail/Absentee Voting begin and end?
2. Who is eligible to vote a Vote By Mail/Absentee Ballot?
3. What is the application process for obtaining a Vote By Mail/Absentee Ballot?