Summit County voters get their final chance to vote early in person on Sunday, Nov. 1, when the Summit County Board of Elections in Akron opens its Early Vote Center from 1 to 5 p.m. ahead of the Tuesday, Nov. 3, general election, according to the Summit County Board of Elections. The center is at 1050 E. Tallmadge Ave. in Akron, and Sunday is the last day of in-person early voting in the county.
Early turnout in Summit County has been heavy. As of Oct. 27, at least 66,702 people had cast early ballots since voting opened Oct. 6 — 38,306 by mail, 25,928 in person at the Early Vote Center, 736 curbside and 43 who picked up ballots to take with them — the Akron Beacon Journal reported, citing the absentee voting report on the Summit County Board of Elections website. The Beacon Journal described long lines and a packed parking lot at the center in the final sprint toward Nov. 3, even as voters moved steadily in and out of the building.
On the ballot in Summit County, voters in five school districts decide tax issues on Nov. 3: Barberton, Cuyahoga Falls, Norton and Tallmadge are seeking additional money, while Stow-Munroe Falls is seeking a renewal, the Akron Beacon Journal reported in its Summit County voter guide. Cuyahoga Falls City Schools, for example, is seeking an additional 5.5-mill property tax for five years, expected to generate $6.1 million annually if approved, according to the Akron Beacon Journal.
Beyond the school issues, nine Summit County communities have property tax levies on their ballots, including Bath Township, Copley Township, Coventry Township and Twinsburg Township, and Barberton, Stow and the village of Mogadore have charter amendments before voters, the Akron Beacon Journal reported. Statewide races, Ohio House and Senate races, and judgeships also appear on Summit County ballots, according to the voter guide produced by the Akron Area League of Women Voters and Signal Akron.
Voters who still hold mail ballots face a new deadline this year. Under Senate Bill 293, signed by Gov. Mike DeWine in December 2025, absentee ballots must be received by the board of elections by 7:30 p.m. on Election Day to be counted, with an exception for military and overseas voters, the Akron Beacon Journal reported. The Columbus Dispatch reported that Secretary of State Frank LaRose said Oct. 27 it might already be too late to mail a ballot and have it arrive by that deadline, urging voters to return ballots in person or by drop box instead — Summit County’s drop-off point is the board office at 1050 E. Tallmadge Ave.
Signal Akron reported that voters can view their sample ballot and find their Election Day polling place through the Summit County Board of Elections, and can reach the board with questions at 330-643-5200. The board moved last year from its former Grant Street location to the Tallmadge Avenue site in Akron’s Chapel Hill neighborhood, the Akron Beacon Journal noted.
After early voting ends Sunday afternoon, there is no in-person voting on Monday, and polls across Summit County open on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3, from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., according to the Summit County Board of Elections. Voters who have not yet cast a ballot should confirm their assigned polling location before Tuesday, because Election Day voting is at assigned precinct locations, not at the Early Vote Center.