Ohio Boards of Elections begin expanded voting hours

ALLEN COUNTY, OH (WLIO) - Election Day is just around the corner, but there's still plenty of time to cast your vote.

Expanded early voting hours are kicking off around the state. That begins with two weekends of in-person early voting starting tomorrow (October 26, 2024) from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and this Sunday (October 27, 2024) from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at your board of elections. 

The state mandates that each county offer specific expanded early voting hours through November 3rd. The hope is to provide voters plenty of options to make casting their ballot more convenient.

"Both in-person and by mail, so you can get your ballot by mail, you can choose to mail it back, you can choose to bring it back in person. You can also do in-person voting early in our office. If you choose to wait until Election Day, you will have to go to your polling location, there's no voting in our office on Election Day," explained Morgan Bode, Allen County Board of Elections

The deadline to turn in your absentee ballot application is this Tuesday night (October 28, 2024) at 8:30 p.m. For a full list of expanded voting hours, visit your county's board of elections website.

• Allen County Board of Elections - https://www.allen.boe.ohio.gov/
• Auglaize County Board of Elections - https://www.boe.ohio.gov/auglaize/
• Hardin County Board of Elections - https://www.boe.ohio.gov/hardin/
• Hancock  County Board of Elections - https://hancockcountyohioelections.gov/
• Mercer County Board of Elections - https://elections.mercercountyohio.gov/
• Putnam County Board of Elections - https://www.boe.ohio.gov/putnam/
• Van Wert County Board of Elections - https://www.boe.ohio.gov/vanwert/