For the people here in Ohio, you can vote by absentee and all you need to do is...
Follow these easy steps...
To vote by mail is spelled out below.
Here are a details per the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections web site....
How to Vote Vote by Mail / Absentee
Electors do not have to state a reason to request and vote a Vote by Mail / Absentee ballot. However, every application for a Vote by Mail / Absentee ballot must satisfy all the requirements set forth in Ohio Revised Code. The application need not be in any particular form but shall contain the following:
■The electors name
■The electors signature
■The address at which the elector is registered to vote
■The electors date of birth
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One of the following:
◦The electors drivers license number;
◦The last four digits of the electors social security number;
◦Copy of a current and valid photo identification, a military identification, current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck or other government document (other than a voter registration notification mailed by a Board of Elections) that shows your name and current address;
■A statement identifying the election for which the absent voters ballots are requested;
■A statement that the person requesting the ballot is a qualified elector;
■If the request is for a primary election, the electors party affiliation;
■The address to which the ballot shall be mailed if different from registered address
http://boe.cuyahogacounty.us/en-US/vote-by-mail.aspx