VOTING INFORMATION
Every vote matters and every vote should count. It is incumbent upon all of us to know how we can vote and how our votes are processed. In Ohio one can vote in person on Election Day November 3 at your regular polling location, at the Board of Elections at 500 Grant St from October 6 through November 2 and by mail from October 6 through November 3. The added twist of COVID makes voting in person a bit riskier and many of us may be looking for safer options. Mail in ballots are the safest way to go and voting early in person allows voters to pick a less crowded time to cast their vote. A mail—in ballot must be postmarked by November 2. Your ballot can also be hand delivered to the Board of Elections — not your polling location as late as November 3 until 7:30 PM. There`s a secure, drop box right outside the building at 470 Grant Street. You can track your ballot request and ballot at voteohio.gov OR summitcountyboe.gov. You can find early voting hours at those same two websites. If you request a mail—in ballot and have a change of heart you can still vote a regular ballot in person early but will have a little extra paperwork to do. If you wait until election day you can vote a provisional ballot which will be counted once it is confirmed that you did not submit that mail—in ballot.
| Barb Kaplan |