City of Cleveland Primary Election is set for September 14, 2021

(Plain Press, August 2021)     The date for the Primary Election in the City of Cleveland is set for September 14, 2021. Citizens of voting age can register by August 16^th and still be able to vote for their choice of mayoral and city council candidates or weigh in on a local issue involving police reform.

     For information on how to register to vote, visit the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections website at: www.boe.cuyahogacounty.gov or call the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections at 216-443-VOTE (8683) to request that a Voter Registration Card be mailed to you.

     You also may register at locations throughout the City of Cleveland including: ADAMHS Board, 2012 W. 25, 6^th Floor; May Dugan Center, 4115 Bridge Avenue; your neighborhood Cleveland Public Library branch; and at Cleveland Metropolitan School District high schools.

     Polls will be open on election day from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Early voting is also available at the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections, 2925 Euclid Avenue, beginning on August 17, 2021. On weekdays from August 17 until September 3, in person voting hours are from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m.; on weekdays from September 6 to September 10, hours are from 8 a.m. until 7 p.m.; on Saturday, September 11, hours will be from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m.; on Sunday September 12, hours are from 1 p.m. – 5 p.m. and on Monday September 13, hours are from 8 a.m. – 2 p.m..

                  Voters can also request an absentee ballot. The deadline to request an absentee ballot is three days before the election, but voters can submit their application any time. If mailed, absentee ballots must be postmarked by the day before the election in order to be counted. You can also return your absentee ballot in-person at the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections before the close of the polls at 7:30 p.m. on Election Day.