Gahanna, Ohio Public Records

Registration must be completed at least 30 days before an election, using a valid Ohio driver's license or state ID number, or the last four digits of a Social Security number. Municipal elections for Mayor and City Council members take place in odd-numbered years. The Mayor serves a four-year term, while council members represent six wards in staggered four-year terms. Information on candidates, ballot issues, and local campaign finance reports is available through the Franklin County Board of Elections or the city's website at gahanna.gov. Residents can look up their assigned polling place by visiting vote.franklincountyohio.gov and using the "Find Your Polling Location" tool, which requires entering name and date of birth or address. Ohio public election records include voter registration lists (available by written request for legitimate election purposes), campaign finance reports filed with the Ohio Secretary of State at ohiosos.gov/campaign-finance, candidate filing documents, precinct-level election results, and absentee ballot request records. Ohio does not have a U.S.Current federal, state, and local election schedules, ballot contests, candidate filings, and certified results for Gahanna voters are published by the Ohio Secretary of State Elections (https://www.ohiosos.gov/elections/). Ohio voters can request absentee ballots online through the Board of Elections website or by completing a paper application available at vote.franklincountyohio.gov. Absentee ballot requests must be received by noon the Saturday before Election Day, and completed ballots must be postmarked by the day before Election Day and received within 10 days after the election, or deposited in the Board of Elections drop box by 7:30 PM on Election Day.