Voting by Mail? Make sure you return your ballot on time for it to count!

It's a week until the May 7th Primary.  Did you plan ahead and request a vote by mail ballot from the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections?  That's great!  If not and you know you can't make it to the polls but still want to vote, there is still a little time.   Here's the link http://boe.cuyahogacounty.us/en-US/vote-by-mail.aspx.  Mail in absentee ballots must be requested by noon on the Saturday before the election.

Already have your ballot.  Now make sure your get your vote in on time.  If you have not mailed it back yet time is ticking.  

 FOR YOUR ABSENTEE BALLOT TO BE COUNTED, IT MUST BE RECEIVED AS FOLLOWS:

1. If you are a regular absentee voter your ballot may be returned:
   By U.S. Mail: The return envelope containing your marked ballot must either be received by the board of elections prior to 7:30 p.m. on Election Day, or postmarked no later than the day before the election and received by the board of elections no later than 10 days after that election. (Note: Ohio's election law states that "postmarked" does not include a date marked by a postage evidence system, such as a postage meter. Therefore, the return envelope must bear a valid postage cancellation stamp affixed by the U.S. Postal Service.)
   In person, either by you or an eligible family member: Your marked ballot, which must be sealed in the completed and signed identification envelope provided with the ballot, must be delivered to the board of elections office no later than 7:30 p.m. on Election Day.
2. If you are a UOCAVA voter your ballot envelope must be submitted for mailing not later than 12:01 a.m. on Election Day and received by your county board of elections not later than the 10 days after a special, primary or general election. 
   (Note: No voted ballot may be returned to a board of elections by fax or e-mail. If a voted ballot is returned by fax or e-mail, it will not be accepted, processed, or counted.)

Make sure you get it in the mail so that your vote counts!!