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Tips for using the Ohio voter lookup tool

To find a given voter, start by entering just the last and first name. For uncommon names you can scan the list for city, age, or other identifying info.
People are sometimes registered under a nickname (e.g., Liz instead of Elizabeth). Try variations if needed. Wildcard characters * and ? may be used: * matches any number of characters, ? matches one character. Example: *liz* matches Elizabeth, Liz, Eliza, etc. Search is not case-sensitive.
Compound first or last names may be split inconsistently (e.g., Jane Smith-Jones registered as Jane Jones with Smith as middle name). If there is no match, try Jane Smith and Jane Jones.
If too many results are returned, add the address. The match must be exactly what is in the secretary of state voter file: 123 Main Street will not match 123 Main St. Use wildcards, e.g. 123 Main*, or search by house number, e.g. 123 *. You can also narrow results with city or other fields.
In general, leave out punctuation such as periods, hyphens, and commas.
On the voter detail page, the voting history grid shows elections voted in by year and month since registration (histories do not go before 2000). Red indicates a Republican primary ballot, blue Democratic, green a general election ballot.