Delaware County voters are in the final days of early in-person voting for the Nov. 3 general election, with the county Vote Center at 2079 U.S. Highway 23 North in Delaware open on extended hours through Sunday, according to the Delaware County Board of Elections.
The board’s published schedule for the final stretch runs from 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 29 and Friday, Oct. 30, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 31, and from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 1, the last day of early voting. There is no early voting on Monday, Nov. 2.
On Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3, voters cast ballots at their assigned precinct polling places, which are open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., the board said. The Vote Center is closed on Election Day itself.
Countywide questions on the Delaware County ballot include a proposed additional 1.8-mill, five-year levy for the Delaware County Board of Developmental Disabilities and a renewal-and-increase levy for the Delaware-Morrow Mental Health & Recovery Services Board, according to a ballot roundup published by The Columbus Dispatch. Most county voters outside the COTA service area are also considering a proposed 0.2% sales and use tax for the Delaware County Regional Transit Authority, The Columbus Dispatch reported.
Voters in Sunbury are also deciding a charter amendment on whether to allow data centers in the city, according to The Columbus Dispatch’s roundup, alongside township, school and municipal questions that vary by precinct.
The deadline to request an absentee ballot by mail has passed — applications had to be received by Oct. 27 — and the Ohio Secretary of State has advised voters with a completed mail ballot to return it in person rather than risk a late postal delivery. Mailed and hand-delivered absentee ballots must be received by the board by 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 3 to be counted, and military and overseas ballots must be received by Nov. 7.
Voters can confirm their registration, precinct and polling place through the Delaware County Board of Elections or the Ohio Secretary of State’s voter lookup before heading out, and anyone in line when a voting session ends is allowed to vote.
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