Early in-person voting enters its final week in Cuyahoga County on Monday, with voters able to cast ballots at the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections, 1803 Superior Avenue in Cleveland, ahead of the November 3 general election.
Final-week early voting hours run Monday through Friday, October 26 to 30, from 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., then Saturday, October 31, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Sunday, November 1, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday is the last day of early in-person voting in Ohio.
Tuesday, October 27, at 8:30 p.m. is also the statewide deadline for boards of elections to receive absentee ballot applications. Voters who have already received a mail ballot can return it by mail or in person at the board office, and voted ballots must reach the board by 7:30 p.m. on Election Day to be counted.
Cuyahoga County voters are deciding a full November 3 ballot that includes Ohio’s statewide races, countywide levy questions, judicial races, and municipal and school contests in communities across the county. Sample ballots for each voter’s precinct are available through the board of elections and the Ohio Secretary of State.
The board of elections headquarters on Superior Avenue is the county’s only early in-person voting location, and officials routinely advise voters not to wait until the final weekend, when lines are longest. Voters should bring an accepted photo ID, as Ohio law requires identification at the check-in table.
On Election Day, Tuesday, November 3, polls across Cuyahoga County will be open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., and voters must cast ballots at their assigned precinct polling location rather than at the board office.
At the top of the ballot, Ohio voters statewide are choosing a governor, attorney general, auditor, secretary of state, and treasurer, along with two Ohio Supreme Court seats, a U.S. Senate seat, and the proposed photo ID constitutional amendment listed as Issue 3. Cuyahoga County voters will also see their congressional and state legislative races and a long list of judicial contests.
Voters who requested an absentee ballot but decide to vote in person instead should tell the check-in worker, so the mail ballot can be properly accounted for. Anyone in line at their polling place when polls close at 7:30 p.m. on Election Day is entitled to vote, and the board posts unofficial results on election night after the polls close.
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