Perry County voters have entered the final week of early in-person voting before the Nov. 3, 2026, general election, with extended hours at the Perry County Board of Elections in New Lexington through Sunday, Nov. 1, according to the Perry County Board of Elections and the Ohio Secretary of State’s 2026 voting schedule.
Early voting is held at the board office at 200 S. Jackson St., New Lexington, OH 43764, the address listed in the Ohio Secretary of State’s county boards of elections directory and on the Perry County board’s own page at boe.ohio.gov. Voters with questions can reach the board at 740-342-2134, according to the Secretary of State’s directory.
The final-week hours are longer than the regular schedule, according to the Perry County Board of Elections. Voting ran from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 27, and continues from 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday through Friday, Oct. 28-30. Weekend hours follow on Saturday, Oct. 31, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., and on Sunday, Nov. 1, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., which is the last early in-person voting session.
There is no early in-person voting on Monday, Nov. 2, the day before Election Day, under the Ohio Secretary of State’s 2026 voting schedule. Voters who do not vote early will vote at their assigned precinct polling place on Tuesday, Nov. 3, when polls are open statewide from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., according to the Secretary of State.
Tuesday, Oct. 27, was also a key deadline for voting by mail. Absentee ballot applications must be received by the board of elections by 8:30 p.m. on Oct. 27, according to the Ohio Secretary of State’s 2026 voting schedule. Requesting a ballot is not the same as returning one, and voters who already have an absentee ballot should plan for its return well ahead of Election Day.
Completed non-military and non-overseas absentee ballots must be received by the board of elections by 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 3 to be counted, according to the Ohio Secretary of State. A postmark alone does not meet that receipt deadline, so voters returning a ballot by mail in the final days risk it arriving too late. A voter or a near relative may also deliver a completed ballot in person to the county board by 7:30 p.m. on Election Day.
On the Nov. 3 ballot, Perry County voters will decide statewide offices and issues that apply to all Ohio voters, along with the contests and questions specific to their precinct. Voters can preview their ballot, confirm their registration and find their Election Day polling location through the Ohio Secretary of State’s voter information tools and through the Perry County Board of Elections, rather than waiting until they arrive to vote.
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