EDITOR’S NOTE: Due to the coronavirus outbreak, the Ohio primary election was moved from March 17. The deadline to vote in the Ohio primary election is April 28. Voters must request an absentee ballot from their county’s board of election if they have not already voted. All absentee ballots mailed in must have a postmark of April 27 to be counted, and all ballots must be received by the boards by May 8 to be counted. Voters can drop off the ballots to board offices in person by 7:30 p.m. April 28. In-person voting will be offered on April 28, but will only occur at boards of elections early voting center and only be available for people with disabilities who require in-person voting and people who do not have a home mailing address. Local election officials say voters need to make sure they include all the required information on absentee ballot request forms and pay close attention to unsolicited request forms they get in the mail. State law allows ballots to be scanned but they cannot be tabulated until 7:30 p.m. April 28.
Some polling locations located in retirement or senior care facilities are moving after direction from Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose in response to the coronavirus
Six polling places have been moved in Montgomery County, four in Warren, two in Darke County, one in Preble County and one in Shelby County
No polling places have moved in Greene, Miami
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Currently, the locations being relocated are:
MONTGOMERY COUNTY
Old Location: 10 Wilmington Place
10 Wilmington Ave. Dayton 45420
New Location: Southview Children and Family Center
25 Thorpe Rd. Dayton 45420
Old Location: Bethany Lutheran- Village Center
6443 Bethany Village Dr.
New Location: Southminster Presbyterian Church
7001 Far Hills Ave. Dayton 45459
Old Location: Brookhaven Conference Center
1 Country Lane Brookville 45309
New Location: Golden Gate Park-Lieber Center
545 Upper Lewisburg Salem Rd., Brookville 45309
Old Location: Friendship Village
5790 Denliger Rd. Trotwood 45426
New Location: Basore Grace Brethren
5675 Basore Rd. Dayton 45415
Old Location: St. Leonard-Franciscan Center
8200 Provincial Way Centerville 45458
New Location: Sinclair College South-South Campus
5800 Clyo Road Centerville 45459
Old Location: Hoover Place Senior Community Center
5407 Hoover Place Dayton 45417
New Location: Canaan Baptist Church
5191 Hoover Ave. Dayton 45417
WARREN COUNTY
Old Location: Cedar Village Retirement Community
5467 Cedar Village Drive
New Location: Christ's Church
5165 Western Row Road
Old Location: Mason Christian Village
411 Western Row
New Location: Christ's Church
5165 Western Row Road
Old Location: Otterbein- Phillipi Hall
585 N. SR 741
Armco Park
1223 N SR 741
Old Location: Quaker Heights Care Community
514 High Street
1st Baptist Church
1009 Lytle Road
DARKE COUNTY
Old Location: Brethern Home
750 Chestnut Street
New Location: 4-H Youth Building at Darke County Fairgrounds
800 Sweitzer Street
Old Location: Union City Medical Center
622 E Elm Street
New Location: Evangelical United Methodist Church
117 N. Franklin Street
PREBLE COUNTY
Old Location: United Metodist Church
301 East Main Street
New Location: Valley’s Edge Lodge
8295 St. Route 121
SHELBY COUNTY
Old Location: Amos Center
2500 North Kuther Road
New Location: Shelby County Fairgrounds
Highland Street Entrance
Registered voters at affected locations were notified of the change by mail and signs will be posted at closed polling places notifying voters of where to go.
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