Delaware County voters head to their polling places on Tuesday, November 3, after early in-person voting for the 2026 general election ended on Sunday, November 1, at the county Board of Elections Vote Center in Delaware.
Early voting ran from October 6 through November 1 at the Vote Center, 2079 U.S. Highway 23 North in Delaware, according to the Delaware County Board of Elections. On Election Day, polls across Ohio are open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., and voters cast ballots at their assigned precinct polling locations rather than at the Vote Center.
Absentee ballots carry a hard deadline this year. Under the schedule published by the Ohio Secretary of State, non-military absentee ballots must be received by the board of elections by 7:30 p.m. on Election Day to be counted, and the Columbus Dispatch reported in its ballot drop-off roundup that the Delaware County drop-off point is the board office at 2079 U.S. Highway 23 North. Military and overseas ballots have until November 7.
Beyond the statewide races and statewide Issue 3, Delaware County voters are deciding local issues, according to the Columbus Dispatch’s roundup of what is on the ballot in Delaware County. Most voters in the county will consider a proposed first-ever 0.2 percent sales and use tax to fund the Delaware County Regional Transit Authority, the Dispatch reported.
Countywide issues also include a proposed additional 1.8-mill, five-year tax for the Delaware County Board of Developmental Disabilities, which the Dispatch reported would generate an estimated $25,448,490, along with issues for the Delaware-Morrow Mental Health and Recovery Services Board and the Delaware Area Career Center. Individual communities and school districts have their own levies and races on precinct ballots.
Voters who have not yet returned an absentee ballot are advised by state officials to deliver it in person to the board office by 7:30 p.m. Tuesday rather than risk mail delays. Voters voting in person on Election Day should bring an accepted form of photo identification and can confirm their polling place through the Ohio Secretary of State’s voter lookup or the Delaware County Board of Elections.
Polls close at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, and anyone in line at closing time is entitled to vote. Unofficial results will be reported by the Delaware County Board of Elections after the polls close, with official canvass and certification to follow in the days after the election.
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