SPRINGFIELD — Clark County voters are in the final days of early in-person voting for the November 3, 2026 general election, with extended hours running through Sunday, November 1 at the Clark County Board of Elections office in Springfield, according to the board.
Early voting takes place at the Board of Elections office at 3130 E. Main Street in Springfield, the board says, and voters should bring identification to the vote center. The board lists hours of 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, October 29 and Friday, October 30, followed by 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 31 and 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 1, the final day of early in-person voting.
There is no early in-person voting on Monday, November 2, under the schedule published by the Ohio Secretary of State. On Election Day, Tuesday, November 3, polls across Clark County will be open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., the Board of Elections says, and voters cast their Election Day ballots at their assigned polling place rather than at the board office. The board directs voters to its Voter Lookup tool to find their polling location before they go.
Voters who requested a ballot by mail face a hard return deadline. The Ohio Secretary of State’s 2026 voting schedule states that non-military and non-overseas absentee ballots must be received by the board of elections by 7:30 p.m. on November 3 to be counted. The Clark County board says its drop box is available 24 hours a day, its mailing address is P.O. Box 1766, Springfield, OH 45501-1766, and voters can track the status of an application or absentee ballot through the board’s Absentee Lookup. The deadline to apply for an absentee ballot passed at 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, October 27, according to the Secretary of State.
Every Clark County ballot includes State Issue 3, a proposed constitutional amendment that would require voters to present photo identification when voting, according to the Ohio Secretary of State, who says the full text, official ballot language and arguments for and against Issue 3 are posted at OhioSoS.gov. Ballots also include contested county offices, including the county commissioner seats on this year’s ballot, along with state and federal races and precinct-specific levies and issues, so the exact contests a voter sees depend on where in the county they live.
Because local levies and issues vary by precinct, election officials direct voters to preview their own ballot before voting. The Board of Elections links voters to sample-ballot and ballot-proof information through its website, and the Secretary of State’s voter tools let Clark County residents confirm their registration, find their polling place and review what will appear on their ballot ahead of time rather than deciding for the first time inside the voting booth.
The board is also still recruiting poll workers for Election Day and asks interested Clark County voters to call its office at 937-521-2120 for information about the paid positions, according to the board’s website. Voters with questions about early voting, a mail ballot or their polling place can contact the board at that number during its regular office hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, before the early-voting window closes Sunday afternoon.