Ohio ballot

Election day

Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Register by

Monday, October 5, 2026 · online

Early voting

Oct 6 - Nov 1, 2026 at county boards of elections/early voting centers: Oct 6-9, 12-16, 19-23 8am-5pm; Oct 24 8am-4pm; Oct 26 7:30am-7:30pm; Oct 27 7:30am-8:30pm; Oct 28-30 7:30am-7:30pm; Oct 31 8am-4pm; Nov 1 1-5pm.

Mail ballot

Application must be received by the county board of elections by 8:30 p.m. Tue Oct 27, 2026 (seven days before Election Day).

Return by

Non-UOCAVA absentee ballots must be RECEIVED by the county board of elections by 7:30 p.m. Tue Nov 3, 2026 (no postmark grace period); UOCAVA ballots by mail must arrive by Nov 7, 2026.

ID

Unexpired photo ID required in person: Ohio driver license, state ID or BMV interim ID; U.S. passport or passport card; U.S. military, military dependent, Ohio National Guard or VA ID. Without ID, vote provisionally and show ID at the board within 4 days. Absentee applications/envelopes require DL number, last 4 of SSN, or copy of ID.

Look up your registration, polling place and sample ballot at the Ohio Secretary of State's voter lookup (voterlookup.ohiosos.gov) or your county board of elections. The voter registration deadline was Monday, Oct 5, 2026 (online at VoteOhio.gov, by mail postmarked by that date, or in person); Ohio has no same-day registration, so voters who missed it may vote only a provisional ballot. Early in-person (absentee) voting at your county board of elections or designated early voting center runs Oct 6 - Nov 1, 2026: Oct 6-9, 12-16 and 19-23, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat Oct 24, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.; Oct 26, 7:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m.; Oct 27, 7:30 a.m.-8:30 p.m.; Oct 28-30, 7:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m.; Sat Oct 31, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sun Nov 1, 1-5 p.m. Absentee voting by mail begins Oct 6; your absentee ballot application must be RECEIVED by your county board of elections by 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct 27, 2026, and must include ID (Ohio driver license number, last four digits of your SSN, or a copy of an acceptable ID). Under current Ohio law, non-military/overseas absentee ballots must be RECEIVED by your county board of elections (by mail, in person, or in the board's drop box) by 7:30 p.m. on Election Day, Nov 3; a postmark alone is not enough. Military/overseas (UOCAVA) ballots returned by mail must arrive by Nov 7. Polls are open 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Nov 3. Photo ID is required: an unexpired Ohio driver license, state ID or BMV interim ID; U.S. passport or passport card; or U.S. military, military dependent, Ohio National Guard or VA ID card. Voters without one cast a provisional ballot and must show acceptable ID at the board of elections within four days after Election Day (a religious-objection affidavit is available).

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