HoodKellerForOhio.com is on the May 3rd ballot for Ohio Governor & Lieutenant Governor.

Here's what you need to know to make sure you can vote in April/May (and maybe later).

Check your registration status by entering your name and the county you live in on the Ohio Secretary of State's website: https://voterlookup.ohiosos.gov/voterlookup.aspx

If you need to update your address, you can do so via the same link.

First, know that to vote in the May 3 primary, you must be:

A U.S. citizen

At least 18 years of age on or before the Nov. 8 general election eligible to vote in Ohio

If you meet that criteria, you have a few options to register:

online, https://olvr.ohiosos.gov so long as you have your driver's license and Social Security number handy; download an application https://www.ohiosos.gov/.../ele.../forms/vr_form_04-2015.pdf to print out and mail it to your board of elections; request a form be mailed to you from your county board of elections or the Ohio Secretary of State's office

You can also obtain a voter registration form and register to vote in person at:

Your local board of elections

Any Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles

Public libraries

County treasurers’ offices

The offices of designated agencies, such as the Department of Job and Family Services, or Department of Developmental Disabilities

The deadline to register to vote in the May 3 primary is Monday, April 4, at 11:59 p.m. if you're registering online; if you're registering in person, by close of business at one of the above locations.

Early in-person voting is set to begin April 5 and includes the Saturday, Sunday and Monday before Election Day, May 3.

You can find your polling location by clicking on your county on the Ohio Secretary of State's website https://www.ohiosos.gov/.../voters/toolkit/polling-location/ and then entering your address on the next page.

During the month of April, early voting is available during the following days and times:

April 5-8: 8:00 a.m. — 5:00 p.m.

April 11-15: 8:00 a.m. — 5:00 p.m.

April 18-22: 8:00 a.m. — 5:00 p.m.

April 25-29: 8:00 a.m. — 7:00 p.m.

April 30: 8:00 a.m. — 4:00 p.m.

Election Day polls are open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.

You have until April 30 at noon to request a ballot by mail one of three ways:

Print out and mail the absentee ballot application from the Secretary of State's website https://www.ohiosos.gov/.../elections/forms/11-a_english.pdf

Call your local board of elections and request one

Make your own ballot request https://www.ohiosos.gov/.../absentee-voting.../makeyourown/ to mail in.

Once you receive your ballot, it must be postmarked by May 2. You can also return your absentee ballot in person to your local board of elections by 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 2.

Original source can be found here.