Coal Run, Ohio Public Records

Registration must be completed 30 days before any election. When voting in person, residents need valid photo identification or a current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or other government document showing name and address. Because Coal Run is unincorporated with no municipal government, there are no mayoral or city council races here. Instead, residents vote in Adams Township trustee and fiscal officer elections, typically scheduled in odd-numbered years during May primaries and November general elections. Township trustees serve four-year terms with staggered election cycles. To locate assigned polling places, residents can use the lookup tool at www.washingtoncountyboe.com or call the Board of Elections directly. Under Ohio Revised Code Chapter 3501, voter registration lists are public records open for inspection at the Board of Elections, though residential addresses are redacted for certain voters. Campaign finance reports for candidates and political action committees are filed with the Ohio Secretary of State and searchable at www.ohiosos.gov. Ohio will hold elections for Governor and Lieutenant Governor, as the state holds gubernatorial elections in midterm years; U.S. Adams Township trustees and fiscal officer may also appear on the ballot depending on term expirations. Voters can request absentee ballots online through the Washington County Board of Elections website or by submitting a written application. Ohio offers both mail-in absentee voting (available to any registered voter without stating a reason) and early in-person voting at the Board of Elections office beginning 28 days before Election Day. Absentee ballot applications must be received by the Saturday before Election Day for mail ballots, or voters can request and vote absentee in person through the day before the election.