So far, over half a million Ohioans have cast ballots in the election.
Combining mail-in and early voting, more than 660,000 Ohioans had voted as of Friday morning, a totalaccording to Secretary of State of Ohio.
Most passed early voting, and that continues place in the local district Electoral Commission. Early voting started on October 8 and 433,413 Ohioans I voted earlier.
So far, more than 34,000 people have voted early in Franklin County, the state’s most populous county. In Hamilton County, 25,506 people have voted early so far. Nearly 16,000 people voted early in Cuyahoga County.
1.1 million absentee ballots were requested by mail, of which 234,786 ballots were returned. Those who request an absentee ballot tend to be older, with about 1 million such requests coming from Ohioans 55 and older.
More than 800,000 of the people who applied for an absentee ballot were independents. Nearly 400,000 Republicans and nearly 300,000 Democrats requested an absentee ballot.
Applications for absentee ballots must be submitted to the local board of elections on October 29 by 8:30 p.m., and absentee ballots must be mailed by November 4.
Election day is Tuesday, November 5, polls are open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. You can find your local polling place Here.
To vote in person, voters must have photo ID. This may be a valid Ohio driver’s license, U.S. passport, military ID, Ohio ID card, Ohio BMV fleeting identification form, Ohio National Guard ID card, or U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs ID card.
According to the Ohio Secretary of State, there are over 8 million registered voters in Ohio.
Early voting hours
October 21-25: 8:00 – 18:00
October 26: 8:00 – 16:00
October 27: 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m
October 28: 7:30 – 19:30
October 29: 7:30 – 20:30
October 30 – November 1: 7:30 a.m. – 7:30 p.m
November 2: 8:00 – 16:00
November 3: 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m
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