Putnam County voters cast early ballots in Ottawa on Saturday, Oct. 31, in the final weekend of early in-person voting before the Tuesday, Nov. 3 general election, according to the Putnam County Board of Elections.
The board’s office is at the Glandorf Complex, 575 Ottawa-Glandorf Road, Suite 2, in Ottawa. Early voting ran Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., and the final early-voting session is Sunday, Nov. 1, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., according to the Putnam County Board of Elections schedule.
Early in-person voting began Oct. 6 and ran weekdays through October, with extended hours in the final week, according to the board. The board is led by Director Kathy Miller and Deputy Director Tina Schreiber, with board members Kurt Sahloff, Carla Tooman, Tony Schroeder and Megan Clinton, according to the board of elections.
Voters who still hold an absentee ballot should not rely on the mail at this point. Under Ohio law, absentee ballots must be received by the board of elections by 7:30 p.m. on Election Day to be counted, according to the Ohio Secretary of State’s 2026 voting schedule — hand delivery to the board office in Ottawa is the surest route in the final days.
The board accepts absentee ballot applications and voted ballots at its office, and a drop-off is available out front of the Board of Elections, according to the Putnam County Board of Elections.
On Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3, Putnam County voters who have not voted early cast ballots at their assigned precinct polling places, with polls open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., according to the Ohio Secretary of State.
What happens next: after Sunday’s final early session, the board turns to Election Day. Voters can reach the Putnam County Board of Elections at 419-538-6850 with questions about their polling place or ballot, according to the board.
Putnam County’s ballot on Nov. 3 is topped by Ohio’s statewide races and issues, alongside the county and local contests and levies on each voter’s precinct ballot. Voters can preview their specific ballot and confirm their polling location through the Ohio Secretary of State’s voter lookup tools before heading out, according to the Secretary of State.
The board holds its monthly meetings on the second Tuesday of each month at 4:15 p.m., but in an election month the meeting is held on Election Day at the board office in Ottawa, according to the Putnam County Board of Elections — part of the certification work that follows the close of polls on Nov. 3.