Election Day in Ohio: Everything you need to know as you vote in 2022 midterm elections
Election Day in Ohio is finally upon us. Ohio voters will select a governor, a new U.S. Senator, three seats for the state supreme court and more this election cycle.
A lot of national attention has been drawn specifically to Ohio's U.S. Senate race: the winner of the race between Democrat Tim Ryan and Republican J.D. Vance will replace retiring GOP Sen. Rob Portman and could help determine which party controls the U.S. Senate.
In Akron, two women are vying for Ohio’s reconfigured 13th U.S. Congressional District. Both are millennials who grew up in Northeast Ohio – Emilia Sykes, a Democrat, in Akron and Madison Gesiotto Gilbert, a Republican, in Massillon. The candidates disagree on everything from abortion to who won the 2020 presidential election.
Republicans want to reclaim a House district in northeastern Summit County. They're hoping Beth Bigham can defeat incumbent Democrat Casey Weinstein in the 34th District. There's also political intrigue in the race for the 27th District in the Ohio Senate with Republican incumbent Kristina Roegner opposed by Dr. Patricia Goetz, a Democrat.
And Akron voters will decide the fate of Issue 10, a charter amendment that would create a police oversight board, effectively replacing the one Mayor Dan Horrigan and City Council are forming now.
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If you click on the first link below, you can provide your address and see a customized ballot with your local races and issues only. This guide is a joint project of League of Women Voters of Akron and Hudson and the Akron Beacon Journal and was made possible through the support of the Knight Foundation. Candidate responses are not edited or vetted to allow them to speak in their own words.
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Where do I vote in Ohio?
Ohio voters can find their assigned polling locations in each county on the Ohio Secretary of State's website at www.ohiosos.gov/elections/voters/toolkit/polling-location.
What time do polls open on Election Day in Ohio?
Polls will open in Ohio on Nov. 8 starting at 6:30 a.m.
When will polls close in Ohio?
Polls will close on Election Day in Ohio at 7:30 p.m.
Can I still turn in my absentee ballot on Election Day in Ohio?
Yes. Absentee ballots that have not already been mailed in can be returned to your local county board of elections until polls close at 7:30 p.m. Do not take your absentee ballot to a polling location.
However, if you've requested an absentee ballot but instead choose to vote at your assigned polling location on Election Day, you will have to vote using a provisional ballot — a ballot that won't be counted until election officials are able to verify your eligibility to vote at that particular precinct.
What are we voting for in Ohio?
On the statewide ballot, Ohio voters will choose a governor, attorney general, secretary of state, treasurer, auditor, and a U.S. senator, a new Ohio Supreme Court chief justice, two state supreme court justices, and decide two ballot proposals – one on bail reform, the other on voting rights.
Locally, voters will choose members of Congress, state lawmakers and some county and local offices. You may also have local issues on your ballot.
Where do I vote in Ohio?
Ohio voters can find their assigned polling locations in each county on the Ohio Secretary of State's website at www.ohiosos.gov/elections/voters/toolkit/polling-location.
This article originally appeared on Akron Beacon Journal: Ohio election day 2022 is here. What to know before you vote
