Huron County voters head to their precinct polling places today, Tuesday, November 3, for the 2026 general election after early in-person voting wrapped up Sunday in Norwalk. Polls across the county are open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., and voters must cast their ballots at their designated precinct location, according to the Huron County Board of Elections.
Early in-person voting at the board’s office, 180 Milan Ave., Suite 4, in Norwalk, ended Sunday, November 1, with final hours of 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. There was no early voting on Monday. The board can be reached at 419-668-8238, and voters can confirm their registration, precinct and polling place through the board and the Ohio Secretary of State before heading out.
Absentee voters face a hard deadline tonight. Under Senate Bill 293, signed into law in December 2025, absentee ballots must be received by the board of elections by the close of polls on Election Day to be counted, and there is no longer a four-day grace period after Election Day, according to The Columbus Dispatch. Ballots returned in person must reach the board by 7:30 p.m. tonight. The deadline to request an absentee ballot passed on Tuesday, October 27, at 8:30 p.m.
What is on the ballot depends on where in the county a voter lives. The board’s official sample ballot for Norwalk’s Precinct 1-A shows the statewide races — Governor, Attorney General, Auditor of State, Secretary of State, Treasurer of State and two Ohio Supreme Court seats — along with State Issue 3, the proposed constitutional amendment to require voters to present photo identification in order to vote, according to the board of elections.
The same Norwalk sample ballot carries a State Representative race, judgeships for the Sixth District Court of Appeals, a renewal tax levy for the City of Norwalk for fire apparatus, buildings and firefighting services, a renewal levy for the Huron County General Health District, and a proposed amendment to the Norwalk city charter, according to the board’s sample ballot. Other precincts across the county will see their own local races, levies and issues.
Statewide, the Ohio Secretary of State reminds voters that polls are open 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. and that anyone in line at 7:30 p.m. may still vote. Results will begin posting after polls close tonight, and the board of elections will certify Huron County’s official results in the days that follow.
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