May 6, 2025 Primary / Special Election Information

Candidates, Ballot Issues, Local Options:

Offices that are up for election on the May 2025 ballot are:

  • Coshocton City Treasurer – 4 year term
  • Coshocton City Council President – 2 year term
  • Coshocton City Council-at Large Member (3 seats) – 2 year term
  • Coshocton City Ward 1 Representative – 2 year term
  • Coshocton City Ward 2 Representative – 2 year term
  • Coshocton City Ward 3 Representative – 2 year term
  • Coshocton City Ward 4 Representative – 2 year term

Candidate packets are available at the Board of Elections office.

The filing deadline for partisan candidates, ballot issues, and local options for the May 6, 2025 Primary / Special Election is February 5th at 4:00 p.m.

  • If running as a write-in candidate, you must file your declaration of intent by 4 p.m. on February 24th.
  • If running as a non-partisan candidate, you must file your nominating petition by 4 p.m. on August 6th.

*For more candidate information, please visit the Candidate Information and Resources Tab.

Voter Registration Deadline:

Voter registration and information updates will close on April 7th, 2025. The office will be open until 9 p.m. to accept registrations and updates. Registrations and updates will continue to be accepted in-person and online during the election, but will be held for entry until the election is certified.

*For more information about registering to vote or updating your information, please visit the Register to Vote Tab.

Early In-Person and Absentee-By-Mail Info and Deadlines:

We will begin accepting absentee ballot applications for 2025 Elections on January 1st, 2025.

Early in-person voting for the May 6, 2025 Primary / Special Election will begin on Tuesday, April 8, 2025 at 8 a.m.

If you requested an absentee ballot by mail, April 8th is the first day that absentee ballots will be mailed and they will be mailed each day for new applications that are received.

  • Absentee ballot applications will be accepted until April 29th at 8:30 p.m.
  • Absentee ballots being returned by mail will need to be postmarked by May 5th and received not later than May 10th to be countable.
  • If you are returning a ballot in person, it will need to be returned to the Board of Elections office or drop box not later than 7:30 p.m. on Election Day. Absentee ballots CANNOT be returned to polling locations.

Please note that due to recent changes, if you are returning an absentee ballot other than your own, you cannot place it in the drop box; you must return it in the office and complete an affidavit attesting that you are either a member of the voter’s family or the caretaker of a voter with a disability.

*For more information about Absentee Voting, please visit the Absentee Voting tab.

Election Day Voting:

Election Day will be Tuesday, May 6th. The polls will be open for voting from 6:30 a.m. – 7:30 p.m.

There is no voting at the County Services Building on Election Day. You must vote at your polling location:

Coshocton County Community Room                            Three Rivers Fire District

637 Chestnut Street, Coshocton.                                    24199 CR 621, Coshocton.

Serves all precincts of Coshocton City                            Serves Tuscarawas, Keene, and Millcreek Twp’s

 

Roscoe United Methodist Church                                  Fresno Bible Church

475 High Street, Coshocton.                                           24629 SR 93, Fresno.                            

Serves Jackson Township                                                Serves Crawford, White Eyes, and Adams Twp’s

 

Prairie Chapel Methodist Church                                  Ridgewood Elementary School

45494 CR 23, Coshocton.                                               225 W. Union Avenue, West Lafayette.         

Serves Bethlehem Township                                           Serves Lafayette, Oxford, and Linton Twp’s

 

Monroe Township House                                               Conesville Fire Department

38109 CR 33, Spring Mountain.                                       15810 TR 483C, Conesville.

Serves Clark, Monroe, and Tiverton Twp’s                       Serves Franklin and Virginia Twp’s

 

Church of God Camp

818 Main Street, Warsaw.

Serves Bedford, Washington, Perry, Pike, Jefferson, and New Castle Twp’s

Not sure about where your address places you? Check HERE.

Voter Identification:

An unexpired ID containing the voter’s name and photograph is required to vote. The following forms of ID are acceptable under Ohio law:

  • Ohio driver’s license, state ID card, or interim documentation issues by the Ohio BMV. A digital driver’s license is not valid. *An old address is permissible as long as the ID has not expired.
  • A United States passport or passport card.
  • A U.S. military ID card, Ohio National Guard ID card, or US Department of Veterans Affairs ID.