SPENCERVILLE, OH (WLIO) - Following his visit at Spencerville High School, Secretary LaRose stopped by the Allen County Board of Elections ahead of the start of early voting.
Early voting in Ohio begins Tuesday, October 8th, where Ohioans can cast their absentee ballots in-person at the local county board of elections office.
Early voting in Ohio begins Tuesday, October 8th, where Ohioans can cast their absentee ballots in-person at the local county board of elections office. You can also mail your absentee ballot, but keep in mind that your absentee ballot must be postmarked the day before Election Day or earlier and needs to be received by your local county board of elections office no later than 4 days after election day. If you do decide to wait until Election Day to vote in-person, Secretary LaRose shared with us state preparations for in-person voting.
"It's making sure that we've got our locations lined up that on the rare chances where that location may have changed, maybe the building that had been your polling location before was under construction now or something's going on. When that happens, the boards of elections notify people well in advance. It's making sure that those machines that are going to be used on election day are tested. There's a full battery of tests called the logic and accuracy test done by, yes, Democrats and Republicans working together. They go through each machine and test them before each election. Then, of course, as I said, training those poll workers, not just all the things they need to know to check your ID and to show you how to use the voting machine, but also something like de-escalation. We've worked on this because sometimes people come in a little bit fired up and maybe they've got a concern about something and how you handle that," says Frank LaRose, Ohio Secretary of State.
If you do decide to wait until Election Day to vote in-person, Secretary LaRose shared with us state preparations for in-person voting.
You can attend your local county's board of elections office for early voting:
- Allen County: Allen County Board of Elections
204 N Main St
Lima OH 45801 - Auglaize County: Auglaize County Board of Elections
209 S Blackhoof St Ste 205
Wapakoneta OH 45895 - Defiance County: Defiance County Board of Elections
1300 E Second St Ste 103
Defiance OH 43512 - Hancock County: Hancock County Board of Elections
201 E Lincoln St Rear
Findlay OH 45840 - Hardin County: Hardin County Board of Elections
1 Courthouse Sq Ste 40
Kenton OH 43326 - Henry County: Henry County Board of Elections
1827 Oakwood Ave
Napoleon OH 43545 - Logan County: Logan County Board of Elections
225 S Main St
Bellefontaine OH 43311 - Mercer County: Mercer County Board of Elections
101 N Main St Room 107
Celina OH 45822 - Paulding County: Paulding County Board of Elections
105 E Perry St
Paulding OH 45879 - Putnam County: Putnam County Board of Elections
575 Ottawa-Glandorf Rd Ste 2
Ottawa OH 45875 - Shelby County: Shelby County Board of Elections
230 East Court St
Sidney OH 45365 - Van Wert County: Van Wert County Board of Elections
1362 East Ervin Rd
Van Wert OH 45891 - Wyandot County: Wyandot County Board of Elections
350 N Warpole St
Upper Sandusky OH 43351
