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Early voting in Ohio begins October 6, 2020.
Early voting for the 2020 election is about to start in the state of Ohio. Registered voters could forged their ballots early in-person at county boards of elections between October 6 and November 2. This feature could also be particularly preferable for voters who’re thought of higher-risk for creating extreme issues from the coronavirus and wish to keep away from a crowd on election day.
Absentee ballots can be crammed out in advance and dropped off at these areas. The addresses are listed under.
The deadline to register to vote in Ohio was October 5. In case you’re studying this earlier than midnight, register at VoteOhio.gov.
Right here’s what you have to know:
Early Voting Expands to Weekend Hours in the Last Two Weeks Earlier than the Election
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In response to the Ohio Secretary of State’s web site, “all registered voters could request and vote an absentee poll in individual at their county board of elections or early voting heart as designated by the county.” Which means early in-person voters don’t have to request an absentee poll via the mail first; you possibly can fill out the mandatory type in-person.
The Ohio Secretary of State has the absentee poll utility type accessible on its web site right here. Voters have to deliver proof of identification resembling a driver’s license, army ID, utility invoice, financial institution assertion or one other authorities doc that reveals your identify and present deal with.
Early voting hours are set by the Secretary of State’s workplace. Polling areas will likely be open on weekdays throughout common enterprise hours till October 23. Weekend hours will likely be added starting on October 24. It’s additionally price noting that on November 2, polling areas will shut at 2 p.m.
The accessible occasions to vote early are as follows:
October 6 – 16
(Weekdays Solely – Monday via Friday)
eight:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
October 19 – 23
(Monday via Friday)
eight:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Saturday, October 24
eight:00 a.m. – four:00 p.m.
Sunday, October 25
1:00 – 5:00 p.m.
October 26 -30
(Monday via Friday)
eight:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, October 31
eight:00 a.m. – four:00 p.m.
Sunday, November 1
1:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Monday, November 2
eight:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
In case you do plan to mail your absentee poll, it should be postmarked by the day earlier than the election in order to be counted. Or, drop it off on the county board of elections earlier than the polls shut at 7:30 p.m. on November three.
Extra Than 2 Million Ohioans Had Requested Absentee Ballots as of September 25
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The variety of Ohioans who vote absentee for the 2020 election was anticipated to surpass current elections. As of September 25, in keeping with Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose, county boards of elections had obtained greater than two million absentee poll purposes. LaRose stated that on the identical time through the 2016 election, 957,260 Ohioans had requested absentee ballots.
Information accessible on the Secretary of State’s web site reveals that through the 2016 presidential election, the whole variety of absentee ballots forged in-person and by mail was 1,890,069. The ultimate quantity counted was 1,879,630. Which means greater than 10,00zero absentee ballots weren’t accepted in Ohio that yr. The info additionally reveals that greater than 665,00zero Ohio voters requested and forged an absentee poll in-person.
Fewer individuals forged absentee ballots through the 2018 election, however that’s to be anticipated as midterm elections typically appeal to a smaller variety of pf voters. Greater than 1.three million Ohioans voted absentee in 2018. The Ohio Secretary of State has the sort of election knowledge accessible on its web site relationship again to the 1940s. See it right here.
Voters Are Inspired to Put on a Masks on the Polling Station
Ballot staff are required to put on masks, in keeping with the Ohio Voting Security Plan. The plan instructs boards of elections to have further masks accessible for voters who could not have one. Nevertheless, whereas voters are inspired to put on facial coverings, an individual who refuses to put on a masks will nonetheless have the ability to vote. The Ohio Secretary of State’s workplace defined on its web site:
All voters will likely be inspired to put on a masks, simply because the overwhelming majority of Ohioans do on the grocery retailer or a restaurant. It’s necessary to notice that whereas the Secretary of State could put necessities in place for election officers, nobody can or ought to have the ability to forestall electors from casting their poll, even when the elector chooses to not comply with the suggestions in place to guard ballot staff and different voters.
The protection plan additionally instructs ballot staff to stay no less than six ft away from one another and voters. Staff should additionally clear the voting machines between makes use of. The information additionally says that “all election officers should be geared up with an alcohol-based hand sanitizer with no less than 60 % alcohol to be used at every step in the voting course of the place the election officers are interacting with voters.”
The early voting areas for every of Ohio’s 88 counties are listed under:
Adams County
Adams County Board of Elections
215 N Cross St. Room 103
West Union OH 45693
Allen County
Allen County Board of Elections
204 N Essential St
Lima OH 45801
Ashland County
Ashland County Board of Elections
110 Cottage St Ste 106
Ashland OH 44805
Ashtabula County
Ashtabula County Early Voting Middle
71 N Chestnut St
Jefferson OH 44047
Athens County
Athens County Board of Elections
15 S Court docket St Room 130
Athens OH 45701
Auglaize County
Auglaize County Board of Elections
209 S Blackhoof St Ste 205
Wapakoneta OH 45895
Belmont County
Belmont County Board of Elections
52180 Nationwide Rd
St Clairsville OH 43950
Brown County
Brown County Board of Elections
800 Mt Orab Pike Ste 111
Georgetown OH 45121
Butler County
Butler County Board of Elections
1802 Princeton Rd Ste 600
Hamilton OH 45011
Carroll County
Carroll County Board of Elections
119 S Lisbon St Ste 102
Carrollton OH 44615
Champaign County
Champaign County Board of Elections
1512 S US Hwy 68 Ste L100
Urbana OH 43078
Clark County
Early Vote Middle
300 South Fountain Ave
Springfield OH 45506
Clermont County
Clermont County Board of Elections
76 S Riverside Dr
Batavia OH 45103
Clinton County
Clinton County Board of Elections
111 S Nelson Ave Ste four
Wilmington OH 45177
Columbiana County
Columbiana County Board of Elections
7989 Dickey Dr Ste three
Lisbon OH 44432
Coshocton County
Coshocton County Board of Elections
724 S seventh St Room 100
Coshocton OH 43812
Crawford County
Crawford County Board of Elections
112 E Mansfield St Ste A
Bucyrus OH 44820
Cuyahoga County
Cuyahoga County Board of Elections
2925 Euclid Ave
Cleveland OH 44115
Darke County
Darke County Board of Elections
300 Garst Ave
Greenville OH 45331
Defiance County
Defiance County Board of Elections
1300 E Second St Ste 103
Defiance OH 43512
Delaware County
Delaware County Board of Elections
2079 US Freeway 23 N
PO Field 8006
Delaware OH 43015
Erie County
Erie County Board of Elections
2900 Columbus Ave Room 101
Sandusky OH 44870
Fairfield County
Fairfield County Board of Elections
951 Liberty Dr
Lancaster OH 43130
Fayette County
Fayette County Board of Elections
135 South Essential St
Washington Court docket Home OH 43160
Franklin County
Franklin County Board of Elections
1700 Morse Rd
Columbus OH 43229
Fulton County
Fulton County Board of Elections
135 Courthouse Plaza
Wauseon OH 43567
Gallia County
Gallia County Board of Elections
18 Locust St 2nd Ground
Gallipolis OH 45631
Geauga County
Geauga County Board of Elections
470 Middle St Constructing 6A
Chardon OH 44024
Greene County
Greene County Board of Elections
551 Ledbetter Rd
Xenia OH 45385
Guernsey County
Guernsey County Board of Elections
627 Wheeling Ave Ste 101
Cambridge OH 43725
Hamilton County
Hamilton County Board of Elections
4700 Smith Rd
Cincinnati OH 45212
Hancock County
Hancock County Board of Elections
201 E Lincoln St Rear
Findlay OH 45840
Hardin County
Hardin County Board of Elections
1 Courthouse Sq Ste 40
Kenton OH 43326
Harrison County
Harrison County Board of Elections
538 N Essential St Ste B
Cadiz OH 43907
Henry County
Henry County Board of Elections
1827 Oakwood Ave
Napoleon OH 43545
Highland County
Highland County Board of Elections
1575 North Excessive St Ste 200
Hillsboro OH 45133
Hocking County
Hocking County Board of Elections
93 W Hunter St
Logan OH 43138
Holmes County
Holmes County Board of Elections
75 E Clinton St Ste 108
Millersburg OH 44654
Huron County
Huron County Board of Elections
180 Milan Ave
Norwalk OH 44857
Jackson County
Jackson County Board of Elections
275 Portsmouth St Ste 2
Jackson OH 45640
Jefferson County
Jefferson County Board of Elections
500 Market St Ste 1
Steubenville OH 43952
Knox County
Knox County Board of Elections
104 E Sugar St
Mount Vernon OH 43050
Lake County
Lake County Board of Elections
105 Essential St Ste 107
Painesville OH 44077
Lawrence County
Lawrence County Board of Elections
111 S Fourth St
Ironton OH 45638
Licking County
Licking County Board of Elections
20 S Second St
Newark OH 43055
Logan County
Logan County Board of Elections
225 S Essential St
Bellefontaine OH 43311
Lorain County
Lorain County Board of Elections
1985 North Ridge Rd East
Lorain OH 44055
Lucas County
Early Vote Middle
1301 Monroe St
Toledo OH 43604
Madison County
Madison County Board of Elections
1423 State Route 38 SE
London OH 43140
Mahoning County
Mahoning County Board of Elections
345 Oak Hill Ave
Youngstown OH 44502
Marion County
Early Vote Middle
240 West Church St
Marion OH 43302
Medina County
Medina County Board of Elections
3800 Stonegate Dr Ste C
Medina OH 44256
Meigs County
Meigs County Board of Elections
113 E Memorial Dr Ste A
Pomeroy OH 45769
Mercer County
Mercer County Board of Elections
101 N Essential St
Celina OH 45822
Miami County
Miami County Board of Elections
215 W Essential St
Troy OH 45373
Monroe County
Monroe County Board of Elections
117 North Essential St Ste 12
Woodsfield OH 43793
Montgomery County
Montgomery County Board of Elections
451 W Third St
Dayton OH 45422
Morgan County
Morgan County Board of Elections
155 E Essential St Room 157
McConnelsville OH 43756
Morrow County
Morrow County Board of Elections
619 W Marion Rd Room 146A
Mt. Gilead OH 43338
Muskingum County
Muskingum County Board of Elections
627 Market St
Zanesville OH 43701
Noble County
Noble County Board of Elections
140 Courthouse
Caldwell OH 43724
Ottawa County
Ottawa County Board of Elections
8444 W SR 163
Oak Harbor OH 43449
Paulding County
Paulding County Board of Elections
105 E Perry St
Paulding OH 45879
Perry County
Perry County Board of Elections
200 S Jackson St
New Lexington OH 43764
Pickaway County
Pickaway County Board of Elections
141 West Essential St
Circleville OH 43113
Pike County
Pike County Board of Elections
230 Waverly Plaza Ste 1100
Waverly OH 45690
Portage County
Portage County Board of Elections
449 S Meridian St
Ravenna OH 44266
Preble County
Preble County Board of Elections
101 E Essential St Ste 105
Eaton OH 45320
Putnam County
Putnam County Board of Elections
575 Ottawa-Glandorf Rd Ste 2
Ottawa OH 45875
Richland County
Richland County Board of Elections
1495 W Longview Ave
Mansfield OH 44906
Ross County
Ross County Board of Elections
475 Western Ave Ste D
Chillicothe OH 45601
Sandusky County
Sandusky County Board of Elections
2020 Countryside Dr
Fremont OH 43420
Scioto County
Scioto County Board of Elections
602 seventh Road Room 105
Portsmouth OH 45662
Seneca County
Seneca County Board of Elections
71 S Washington St Ste 1101
Tiffin OH 44883
Shelby County
Shelby County Board of Elections
230 East Court docket St
Sidney OH 45365
Stark County
Stark County Board of Elections
3525 Regent Ave NE
Canton OH 44705
Summit County
Early Vote Middle
500 Grant St
Akron OH 44311
Trumbull County
Trumbull County Board of Elections
2947 Youngstown Rd SE
Warren OH 44484
Tuscarawas County
Tuscarawas County Board of Elections
101 E Excessive Ave
New Philadelphia OH 44663
Union County
Union County Board of Elections
835 E fifth St
Marysville OH 43040
Van Wert County
Van Wert County Board of Elections
1362 East Ervin Rd
Van Wert OH 45891
Vinton County
Vinton County Board of Elections
31935 SR 93
McArthur OH 45651
Warren County
Warren County Board of Elections
520 Justice Dr
Lebanon OH 45036
Washington County
Washington County Board of Elections
204 Davis Ave Ste B
Marietta OH 45750
Wayne County
Wayne County Board of Elections
200 Vanover St
Wooster OH 44691
Williams County
Williams County Board of Elections
1425 E Excessive St
Bryan OH 43506
Wooden County
Wooden County Board of Elections
One Courthouse Sq
Bowling Inexperienced OH 43402
Wyandot County
Wyandot County Board of Elections
350 N Warpole St
Higher Sandusky OH 43351
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