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The following is contact information for places that can help you with voter rights and assistance. For more information and resources about voting, refer to the Links to Other Voting Resources section of this Web site.
If you believe your voting rights have been violated because you are a person with a disability, you should contact the Ohio Legal Rights Service (OLRS), the federally and state designated Protection and Advocacy system for people with disabilities. OLRS was created to protect the rights of Ohioans with disabilities, and that includes protecting the fundamental right to vote. You can call OLRS' Intake Unit at 800-282-9181 or download an Intake form at Need Our Help.
Ohio Legal Rights Service
50 West Broad Street, Suite 1400
Columbus, Ohio 43215-5923
Telephone: 800-282-9181 (statewide toll free) or 614-466-7264 (toll call)
TTY: 800-858-3542 (statewide toll free) or 614-728-2553 (toll call)
Fax: 614-644-1888
Web: http://olrs.ohio.gov
In Ohio, the Secretary of State receives and reviews complaints of voting rights violations. If you believe that your right to vote or your rights to accessible voting places and equipment have been violated, you may file a complaint with the Secretary of State. Complaints made by U.S. mail should be sent to:
Ohio Secretary of State
Attention: Director of Elections
P.O. Box 2828
Columbus, Ohio 43216
Complaints made in person, by phone, fax or email should be made to:
Ohio Secretary of State
Attention: Director of Elections
180 East Broad Street, 15th Floor
Columbus, Ohio 43215
Telephone: 877-767-6446 / 614-466-2585 (ask for Elections Division)
TTY: 614-466-0562
Fax: 614-752-4360
Contact form: www.sos.state.oh.us/SOS/about/ContactUsAgency.aspx
Web: www.sos.state.oh.us/SOS/voter.aspx
The 88 County Boards of Elections are responsible for voter registration and administering polling places in Ohio. Contact your local Board of Election if you have a problem with finding your voting location, accessing the location or ballot, registering to vote, or applying for an absentee ballot. The County Board of Elections Directory is available on the Secretary of State's Web site at www.sos.state.oh.us/SOS/elections/boeDirectory.aspx.
The United States Department of Justice enforces ADA Title II and investigates complaints of ADA Title II violations. If you believe that your right to vote, or your access to the voting place and equipment have been violated, you may file a complaint with the United States Department of Justice.
United States Department of Justice
Telephone: 800-514-0301
TTY: 800-514-0383
Web: www.ada.gov/enforce.htm#anchor218282
You can call the local or county campaign headquarters of either political party or of a local candidate to arrange transportation to the polls. They will usually arrange for a volunteer to take you to the polls.
You can also ask your case manager or social worker whether or not they can assist you or whether or not they know of a transportation resource in your area. You can also contact your local paratransit service and arrange transportation in advance.