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You may vote by armed service absentee ballot if:

• You are an Ohio resident serving on active duty in the U.S. armed forces outside of the state.
• You are the spouse or dependent child of a member of the U.S. armed forces serving outside of the state and otherwise eligible to vote as an Ohio resident.

You may request an armed forces absentee ballot from the Defiance County Board of Elections by:

• Obtaining a federal post card application from your voting officer and mailing it to: 1300 E. Second Street, Suite 103, Defiance, OH 43512 or by faxing it to 419.782.5773.
• Calling the Defiance County Board of Elections office at 419.782.2906 or 419.782.8543 and requesting a federal postcard application be mailed to you.
• Mailing or faxing a letter to the Board of Elections office with the following information: Name and address where you are registered to vote, the election for which you are requesting a ballot, if a primary election please indicate your choice of Republican, Democratic or Issues Only ballot, the mailing address where you would like your ballot sent, your signature as it appears on your voter registration card and date of birth.
• Only the federal post card application can be used for registration. Faxed copies are not permitted.

You may return your absentee ballot to the Defiance County Board of Elections by:

• Mailing it to the Board of Elections using the envelope provided.
• You or a relative may hand-deliver the ballot to the Board of Elections office.
• The Board of Elections must receive your absentee ballot before 7:30 pm on Election Day to be counted. Ballots mailed from outside the United States will be counted if postmarked no alter than Election Day and received no less than ten (10) days after the election.
• New voting ID requirements effective June 1, 2006:  "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 four 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."