Logan County voters entered the final week of early voting on Tuesday, with in-person ballots being cast at the Logan County Board of Elections, 225 South Main Street in Bellefontaine, under the statewide schedule set by the Ohio Secretary of State.
Tuesday, October 27 carries the longest early-voting day of the cycle in Logan County, from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. It is also the deadline for the board to receive absentee ballot applications, which must be in the board’s hands by 8:30 p.m. that evening. Early voting then continues Wednesday through Friday, October 28 to 30, from 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., on Saturday, October 31 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., and on Sunday, November 1 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., when early voting ends.
Two issues appear on the countywide ballot, according to the board and local reporting on the sample ballot. The first is a five-year, 2-mill additional levy requested by the Logan County Board of Developmental Disabilities, estimated to cost a homeowner with a $100,000 auditor-appraised value about $5.83 per month. The second is a five-year renewal of the county’s 0.5 percent sales and use tax, first passed in 1997 for roads, bridges and related work.
If voters renew the sales tax, the money is divided by the existing formula: 25 percent to county roads and bridges and stormwater within the right-of-way, 25 percent to the Logan County Sheriff’s Office, 20 percent to township roads and bridges, 20 percent to municipal roads and bridges, and 10 percent to economic development and land use planning. Bellefontaine City Schools voters also face a separate 1 percent earned income tax levy, a continuing levy projected to raise about $3.5 million a year for current expenses beginning January 1, 2027 if approved.
County voters will also help decide Ohio’s statewide races and issues on the November 3 general election ballot, alongside their local races, levies and judgeships. Sample ballots for the November 3 election are available through the board’s voter lookup, and the board’s regular office hours outside the early-voting schedule are Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The board can be reached at 937-599-7255.
For voters who requested a ballot by mail, the rule that matters most is the return deadline. Mailed absentee ballots must be received by the board of elections by 7:30 p.m. on Election Day, Tuesday, November 3 — a postmark alone is not enough. Voters can also return a ballot in person to the board office or its secure drop box by that same deadline.
Polls on Election Day, Tuesday, November 3, are open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. at each voter’s assigned precinct polling place, and voters in line by 7:30 p.m. can still vote. There is no in-person early voting on Monday, November 2.