Williams County voters get their last chance to vote early in person on Sunday, Nov. 1, when the Williams County Board of Elections in Bryan opens from 1 to 5 p.m. for the final session of early voting ahead of the Tuesday, Nov. 3 general election.
The board’s office is at 1425 E. High St., Suite 104, in Bryan, according to the Williams County Board of Elections and the Ohio Secretary of State’s county drop-off listing published by The Columbus Dispatch. The board spent the final week of October reminding voters of the remaining early-voting days at that office, closing with this weekend’s Saturday and Sunday sessions.
Sunday’s hours follow the statewide schedule set by the Ohio Secretary of State: early in-person voting statewide ends Sunday, Nov. 1, from 1 to 5 p.m., and there is no early in-person voting on Monday, Nov. 2. On Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3, polls across Ohio are open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. at voters’ assigned precinct locations.
On the ballot in Williams County, voters will decide countywide questions including Issue 7, a proposed additional tax levy for senior citizens services, and Issue 8, a proposed renewal levy for the Four County Board of Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services, according to the Williams County Board of Elections’ preview ballot. The preview ballot also lists the county auditor’s race, with Vickie L. Grimm on the ballot, alongside the statewide races and judgeships every Ohio voter will see.
School voters face questions of their own. The Ohio Secretary of State’s issues file lists a North Central Local school income-tax question in Williams County: an additional 1% tax for current expenses, continuing in nature and starting Jan. 1, 2027, if approved. Individual precincts also carry local liquor options and township questions detailed on the board’s preview ballots.
Voters holding absentee ballots should hand-deliver them rather than mail them at this point. Under Ohio law, absentee ballots must be received by the county board of elections by 7:30 p.m. on Election Day, Nov. 3, with no post-election grace period for most voters, according to the Ohio Secretary of State. Secretary of State Frank LaRose warned on Oct. 27 that it might already be too late to mail a ballot and have it arrive by the deadline, a warning The Columbus Dispatch reported — Williams County voters can drop ballots off at the board office in Bryan.
What happens next: after Sunday’s 1-to-5 p.m. session closes, the only remaining way to vote in Williams County is in person at a precinct polling place on Tuesday, Nov. 3, between 6:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Voters unsure of their precinct or ballot can check the preview ballots posted by the Williams County Board of Elections before they go.
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