Mahoning County voters are entering the final days of early in-person voting ahead of the Tuesday, Nov. 3 general election, with the Mahoning County Board of Elections’ early-voting site at 345 Oak Hill Ave., Entrance A, in Youngstown open through Sunday, Nov. 1, according to the board of elections and the Ohio Secretary of State’s 2026 voting schedule.
The remaining early in-person hours, under the Secretary of State’s statewide schedule, are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 31, and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 1, the last day of early voting. Early in-person voting across Ohio began on Oct. 6, and every county’s early voting takes place at its board of elections or designated early-vote center.
On Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3, Mahoning County voters cast ballots at their assigned precinct polling places, with polls open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., according to the Secretary of State. Voters who are in line when polls close at 7:30 p.m. are still permitted to vote.
Voters deciding the county’s ballot will weigh in on statewide offices and issues alongside local questions, including the Mahoning County developmental disabilities levy that is before voters this fall. Because the election slot rotates through all 88 Ohio counties, Mahoning County’s second-pass update focuses on the voting logistics the board and the Secretary of State have published for the final stretch.
Absentee voters face a hard deadline this year: under the Secretary of State’s schedule, non-military absentee ballots must be received by the board of elections by 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 3 to be counted. The deadline to apply for an absentee ballot by mail passed on Oct. 27, so voters who still hold a completed absentee ballot should return it in person to the board office rather than risk mail delays.
The Mahoning County Board of Elections, at 345 Oak Hill Ave. in Youngstown, can be reached at 330-783-2474 for questions about registration status, precinct locations and ballot contents, according to the board’s published voter information. Voters can also confirm their registration and polling place through the Secretary of State’s voter tools at VoteOhio.gov.
What happens next is the final weekend push: early voting wraps up Sunday afternoon, Nov. 1, and attention then turns to Election Day itself on Tuesday, Nov. 3, when Mahoning County precincts report results after polls close at 7:30 p.m. NewsForce247 will carry the county’s results and certification updates as the board of elections releases them.
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