Muskingum County voters in Zanesville are in the final days of early in-person voting for the Nov. 3, 2026 general election, with the county board of elections open Saturday, Oct. 31, and Sunday, Nov. 1, before Election Day.
Under the Ohio Secretary of State’s official 2026 voting schedule, early in-person voting hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 31, and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 1, the last day of early voting. Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3, with polls open 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
The Muskingum County Board of Elections is at 627 Market Street in Zanesville, the drop-off location listed for Muskingum County voters returning absentee ballots, according to The Columbus Dispatch’s statewide drop-off listing.
The deadline math has changed this year, and it matters for anyone still holding a mail ballot. Absentee ballots must now be received by the board of elections by 7:30 p.m. on Election Day, Nov. 3 — there is no longer a four-day grace period after Election Day, according to the Secretary of State’s schedule.
Secretary of State Frank LaRose said on Oct. 27 that it might already be too late to drop ballots in the mail and have them arrive by the Election Day deadline, according to Cleveland.com reporting cited by The Columbus Dispatch — which makes hand delivery to the board office or its drop box the safer route for Muskingum County voters this weekend.
Early in-person voting began Oct. 6 and has included both weekends before Election Day. Voters casting an early ballot in person should bring an approved photo ID under Ohio’s identification rules.
What happens next: early voting ends at 5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 1. Muskingum County voters who have not voted by then vote at their assigned polling place on Tuesday, Nov. 3, between 6:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m., and absentee ballots must be in the board’s hands by 7:30 p.m. that night to be counted.
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