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State Election Guide
Ohio 2026 election calendar with upcoming election dates, voter registration deadlines, early voting, absentee voting, poll hours, and official sources.
Before You Vote
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Voter Information Lookup can help you check your voter registration status, check your polling place location, and check early voting location.
Ohio's current statewide calendar includes Ohio General Election 2026 on November 3, 2026. Local ballots may include additional races, questions, or measures.
Voters, in Ohio primary election can choose to vote for candidates of either political party or choose to vote only on the issues, regardless of current or existing party affiliation. When voting, voters must request which ballot they prefer. If a voter...
Election Calendar
Ohio General Election 2026
November General election is held the Tuesday after the first Monday of the month of November
Poll hours: 6:30 a.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Official Ohio General Election 2026 source
Military and Overseas Absentee Voting begins
Non-UOCAVA absentee ballots must be received by your board of elections by 7:30PM.
Deadline to Register to Vote. Boards of elections and the Ohio Secretary of State's office are open until 9 p.m.
Starting the day after the close of voter registration, registered voters may cast an early in-person ballot at their county board of elections.Absentee Voting by Mail begins
Absentee ballot applications must be received by your board of elections by 8:30 p.m.
Early voting ends 2 p.m Monday before election.
UOCAVA absentee ballots must be received (by mail) by boards of elections by this date to be counted.
Election Day Rules
No employer, his officer or agent, shall discharge or threaten to discharge an elector for taking a reasonable amount of time to vote on election day; or require or order an elector to accompany him to a voting place upon such day; or refuse to permit such elector to serve as an election official on any registration or election day; or indirectly use any force or restraint or threaten to inflict any injury, harm, or loss; or...
On Election Day, you must cast your ballot in your precinct at your designated polling place between the hours of 6:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m
Voter ID: Strict photo ID
No. Ohio does not list same-day voter registration. You must register by the voter registration deadline to vote in an election in Ohio.