Early in-person voting for the Nov. 3, 2026 general election is running from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. this week in Hardin County, according to the Hardin County Board of Elections. Voters can cast an early ballot Monday, Oct. 19 through Friday, Oct. 23 at the board’s office in the Hardin County Courthouse, One Courthouse Square, Suite 40, in Kenton.
The board’s regular office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, and the office can be reached at 419-674-2211, according to the Ohio Secretary of State’s county boards directory. The early voting hours this week, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., are set by the statewide schedule for the Nov. 3 general election.
Early voting continues in Hardin County on Saturday, Oct. 24, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., according to the board’s published early voting schedule. Hours expand in the final week: Monday, Oct. 26 runs 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 27 runs 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., and Wednesday, Oct. 28 through Friday, Oct. 30 run 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
The final weekend of early voting includes Saturday, Oct. 31, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Sunday, Nov. 1, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., according to the board. There is no early voting on Monday, Nov. 2, the day before Election Day.
Voters who plan to vote by mail face a deadline next week. Under the Ohio Secretary of State’s 2026 voting schedule, absentee ballot applications must be received by the board of elections by 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 27. Absentee voting by mail began Oct. 6, the same day early in-person voting opened statewide.
Military and overseas absentee voting began Sept. 18, and the deadline to register to vote in the Nov. 3 election was Oct. 5, according to the Secretary of State. Voters can check their registration and ballot information at VoteOhio.gov.
Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3. Polls in Ohio will be open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., and non-military absentee ballots must be received by the board of elections by 7:30 p.m. that night to be counted, according to the Secretary of State’s schedule.