Lyons, Ohio Public Records

Ohio residents can register to vote online at www.ohiosos.gov, by mail using a paper application, or in person at the Board of Elections office. Registration deadlines fall 30 days before any election. Applicants must be U.S. Citizens, Ohio residents, at least 18 years old by general election day, and not incarcerated for a felony conviction. A valid Ohio driver's license number or the last four digits of a Social Security number is required. Ohio offers same-day registration and voting during the early voting period, which begins 28 days before Election Day. As an unincorporated community, Lyons has no municipal government and therefore no city council, mayoral, or local ordinance elections. Residents instead vote in Fulton Township trustee elections, with three township trustees and a fiscal officer elected to four-year terms in odd-numbered years. These officials oversee township roads, cemeteries, fire protection contracts, and zoning in unincorporated areas. Elections typically occur during the November odd-year general election cycle. Voters can find their assigned polling place through the Ohio Secretary of State's polling location lookup tool at www.ohiosos.gov or by contacting the Fulton County Board of Elections at (419) 337-9226. Precinct assignments determine polling locations, with area voters typically directed to township halls or local churches. Polls open at 6:30 AM and close at 7:30 PM on Election Day. Early in-person voting begins 28 days before Election Day at the Board of Elections office in Wauseon, with extended evening and weekend hours during the final week. Under Ohio public records law, voter registration lists, campaign finance reports, candidate petitions and filings, and precinct-level election results are all public records. The Board of Elections provides voter lists to campaigns and political parties. County and township candidate campaign finance reports are filed with the Board of Elections and available for inspection. Statewide candidate finance reports go to the Ohio Secretary of State at www.ohiosos.gov. Precinct results showing vote totals by candidate and issue are posted on the Board of Elections website after certification. The county traditionally leans Republican in most elections, reflecting its rural agricultural character. Ohio will elect a U.S.Current federal, state, and local election schedules, ballot contests, candidate filings, and certified results for Lyons voters are published by the Ohio Secretary of State Elections (https://www.ohiosos.gov/elections/). All of Ohio's 15 U.S.Current federal, state, and local election schedules, ballot contests, candidate filings, and certified results for Lyons voters are published by the Ohio Secretary of State Elections (https://www.ohiosos.gov/elections/). Statewide offices on the ballot include Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, Auditor, and Treasurer, all elected to four-year terms. Fulton Township trustees and fiscal officer elections occur in odd-numbered years, so township races will not appear on Voters should verify specific races and candidates through the Board of Elections as the election approaches. Ohio offers no-excuse absentee voting by mail. Any registered voter may request an absentee ballot application through the Board of Elections website, by calling (419) 337-9226, or by downloading the form from www.ohiosos.gov. Completed applications must be received by the Board of Elections no later than noon on the Saturday before Election Day for that election. Voted absentee ballots must be postmarked by the day before Election Day and received within 10 days after the election, or delivered in person to the Board of Elections by 7:30 PM on Election Day. Ohio also offers early in-person voting beginning 28 days before Election Day at the Board of Elections office, providing a convenient alternative to Election Day voting.