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Early Voting Opens in Ohio as Registration Deadlines Pass and Ballots Begin Mailing

Officials are now emphasizing absentee deadlines and ID rules following Monday’s registration cutoff.

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Overview

  • Ohio begins early in‑person voting today, Oct. 7, with county boards operating extended hours through Nov. 2 as absentee-by-mail ballots start going out and no early voting offered on Nov. 3.
  • For Ohio mail voting, absentee applications must reach county boards by 8:30 p.m. on Oct. 28, ballots must be postmarked by Nov. 3, and in‑person returns are accepted until polls close at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 4.
  • Ohio’s 2023 rules require an acceptable photo ID for in‑person voting; voters without ID may cast a provisional ballot and must present qualifying ID to election officials by Saturday, Nov. 8 for the vote to count.
  • Maine launched in‑person absentee voting on Oct. 6, with absentee requests due Oct. 30 and two statewide questions on the ballot involving a photo ID requirement and an extreme‑risk protection law, alongside numerous local contests.
  • Texas and Mississippi hit the Oct. 6 registration deadline for the Nov. 4 election, with Texas early voting set for Oct. 20–31 and Mississippi offering Saturday in‑person absentee voting from Oct. 25 to Nov. 1.