Crawford County voters can cast an early in-person ballot for the November 3 general election from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. each weekday this week at the Crawford County Board of Elections, 112 East Mansfield Street, Suite A, in Bucyrus, according to the Ohio Secretary of State’s early voting schedule. This is the third week of early voting in Ohio, which began October 6.
The statewide schedule keeps the same 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. hours through Friday, October 23, then expands. The board will also be open Saturday, October 24, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., and hours lengthen in the final week: 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Monday, October 26, and Wednesday through Friday, October 28 to 30.
Tuesday, October 27, is a double deadline. Early voting runs from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. that day, and absentee ballot applications must be received by the board of elections by 8:30 p.m. Voters who have requested a ballot by mail should return it promptly; non-military, non-overseas absentee ballots must be received by the board by 7:30 p.m. on Election Day to be counted.
Early in-person voting wraps up on the final weekend before the election, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, October 31, and from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, November 1. There is no early voting on Monday, November 2. On Election Day, Tuesday, November 3, polls across Crawford County will be open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
The Crawford County Board of Elections, at 112 East Mansfield Street, Suite A, Bucyrus, OH 44820, administers the county’s elections, from voter registration and candidate filings to ballot preparation and counting mail ballots. Military and overseas voters have until November 7 for their ballots, mailed on time, to be received and counted.
Voters who are unsure of their registration status or their Election Day polling place can check with the county board of elections or the Secretary of State before heading out. Officials encourage voters who can vote early to use the Mansfield Street office this week while weekday lines remain shortest.