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Greater Cleveland Voter Coalition
3328 Carnegie Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44115

Phone: (216) 391-0900 ext. 17
Voter@ClevelandVotes.org

 

Board of Elections

2925 Euclid Avenue Cleveland, OH  44115 Phone: (216) 443-3200


The Northeast Ohio City Council Association (NOCCA) presents a forum on Reforming County Government: How and Why

 

September 17, 2009
Maxine Goodman College of Urban Affairs,
Atrium,

1717 Euclid Ave.
Cleveland, OH 44115

Sponsored in part by the Greater Cleveland Voter Coalition


 

 

GCVC  VOTER  REGISTRATION  REPORTS

With funding from the George Gund Foundation,  former Voter Coalition Research Director Norman Robbins and collaborators, with help from the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections (CCBOE), generated two studies in 2008.

 

The first study analyzed the outcome of about 5400 registrations submitted to the CCBOE by the Voter Coalition. 1.5 % of such registrations could not be found on the CCBOE look-up site (1% data entry or website problems and 0.5% voter errors, such as omission of birth date). In addition, 0.6 % of submitted registrations had address updates which were not entered.  These error rates were much lower than in a similar GCVC study done in 2004. A number of suggested procedures have now been discussed with the CCBOE to decrease both types of errors still further.

The second study, in cooperation with CSU Researcher Mark Salling, looked at the demographics of the over 80,000  "Notices of Elections" that were returned to the CCBOE as "undeliverable" in fall 2008. Most of these voters probably moved, would vote with a provisional ballot, and might vote in an incorrect precinct, thereby losing their votes. Also, in the past, these voters  have been challenged on the basis of the returned mailings. The study found that compared to those with deliverable mailings, the "undeliverables" were disproportionately (70% greater) from low-income, often but not always predominantly  African-American neighborhoods. New approaches to reducing this problem are being discussed with the CCBOE and the Secretary of State's office.


 

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Voter Checklist

  • Make sure you are registered at your current address, check your registration status and confirm your polling location by going to the BOE website or call the BOE at (216) 443-3200

  • Download an Absentee Ballot Application from the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections web site, www.boe.cuyahogacounty.us and submit your application by Saturday, noon November 1st.

  • All Absentee Ballots must be returned to the BOE by 7:30 Pm on November 4th Election Day unless overseas military.

  • You may also vote by Absentee Ballot at the Board of Elections on 29th & Euclid Avenue until Monday, November 3rd.

  • 17 year olds can register and vote as long as they will turn 18 by the November 4th Election

  • College students have the option of voting from their home address via Absentee Ballot or their campus address

  • Educate yourself to all the candidates and issues on the ballot

  • Polls are open from 6:30 AM to 7:30 PM, take ID to the Polls

  • Do not leave the polls without voting! If all else fails vote by Provisional Ballot. If you vote a Provisional Ballot, a toll free number will be given to you to find out whether your ballot was counted or not

  • Voting will take place by Optical Scan Paper Ballots, you must completely shade in the oval. Be careful not to make any stray marks and to not overvote in any race.

  • Check your ballot carefully and if you find a mistake you have the right to request up to two more ballots

  • If you encounter any problems before or on Election Day or have questions, please call 866-MYVOTE1 or 866-OURVOTE.

Volunteers Needed!

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We need you to help with voter registration at various locations. If you can spare a few hours once a month, please call the Greater Cleveland Voter Coalition at 216-391-0900, ext. 17. There are lots of voters out there who aren't yet registered, or need to update their address or name.

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Upcoming Events

Regular meetings of the Coalition's Steering Committee are held on the third Friday or every month at 3:00 pm at the United Labor Agency, 3328 Carnegie Avenue, Cleveland. Meetings are open to all and there is free parking on either side of the building. For more information, please call 216-391-0900, ext.17

Voter Registration Requirements

“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 a notice of  an election or a voter registration notification sent by a board of elections, 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 casing a provisional ballot.”

For more information on voter identification requirements, please contact the Secretary of State’s Web site at: or call 1-877-767-6446