Through Oct. 26, 384,768 Ohioans had voted early, about 31,400 more than the number who had voted at the equivalent time ahead of the August election.
A voter outside the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections on Oct. 11, the first day of early voting for the Nov. 7 election. COLUMBUS, Ohio – Early voting is on track to exceed the number of people who voted early in August, according to a
Voters are casting ballots in a rare statewide off-year election to decide state Issue 1, which would enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution, and state Issue 2, a proposal to legalize recreational marijuana, in addition to school board races and other local elections across the state. In August, voters rejected a constitutional amendment that sought to thwart the abortion amendment’s prospects for passing.
The numbers for this story compare early voting from July 11-27 to Oct. 11-26, nearly the first three weeks of early voting for each election. . The development comes as Republicans have worked to promote early voting among GOP voters, attempting to dispel suspicions stoked for years by ex-President Donald Trump.
Meanwhile, voters in Ohio’s eight urban counties have cast 165,493 ballots, up 6% from the 156,596 who voted at the same time ahead of the previous election. Absentee ballots requests are up in even greater numbers in urban counties, with 126,210 not yet returned.
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