Maple Heights, Ohio Public Records

Registration must be completed 30 days before any election, with applicants providing either their Ohio driver's license number or the last four digits of their Social Security number. The mayor serves a four-year term, while city council consists of seven members - six representing individual wards and one at-large - all serving staggered four-year terms. Residents can locate their assigned polling place using the lookup tool at www.boe.cuyahogacounty.gov or by calling the Board directly, with assignments determined by address and precinct boundaries. No U.S. Local ballot issues may include tax levies or charter amendments specific to the city. Ohio permits no-excuse absentee voting, allowing any registered voter to request a mail ballot without stating a reason. Applications can be submitted online through the Board's website, by mail, or in person, with requests accepted starting January 1 of the election year. Completed absentee ballots must be postmarked by the day before Election Day and received within 10 days after the election, or hand-delivered to the Board of Elections by 7:30 PM on Election Day itself. Early in-person voting begins four weeks before Election Day at the Board of Elections office. Public election records available in Ohio include voter registration lists - minus Social Security numbers and birthdates - which can be purchased from the Board; campaign finance reports filed by candidates and political committees accessible at www.ohiosos.gov; candidate petitions and declarations of candidacy; and precinct-level results that the county Board publishes online following each election.