COLUMBUS, Ohio — Polls around Ohio are set to close at 7:30 p.m. after millions cast their ballots to make their voices heard. As the ballots are counted, 10TV will be bringing you live results right here and through our 10TV+ livestream.
This election includes the presidential race between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris and Ohio’s U.S. Senate race between Democrat Sherrod Brown and Republican Bernie Moreno.
There's also Ohio Issue 1, an initiative seeking to establish the Ohio Citizens Redistricting Commission, and several U.S. House, Ohio Supreme Court, Ohio Senate and Ohio House races.
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In central Ohio, voters will approve or reject the LinkUS COTA tax levy, which would expand transit. Elsewhere, Columbus City Council member Shayla Favor could become Franklin County's first-ever Black and first-ever female prosecutor. Several school districts have placed bonds or levies on the ballot such as Bexley, Grandview Heights, Hilliard, Marysville, New Albany-Plain, Reynoldsburg and Westerville.
Each community may have additional races, bonds and levies on the ballot for local voters.
Presidential race live results
Donald Trump is going up against Kamala Harris in the presidential race.
U.S. Senate race in Ohio
Democratic incumbent Sherrod Brown and Republican businessman Bernie Moreno are competing for the U.S. Senate seat to represent the state of Ohio.
The constitutional amendment aims to replace the current Ohio Redistricting Commission, made up of three statewide officeholders and four state lawmakers, with an independent body selected directly by citizens. The new panel’s members would be diversified by party affiliation and geography.
Justice of Supreme Court
There are six different candidates for the Ohio Supreme Court running for three different races. Depending on the outcome of this race, the court could be under a Democratic majority. Republicans currently have a 4-3 majority.
Central Ohio Transit Authority — Levy to expand transit
COTA will have a levy on the ballot that will be an $8 billion investment in transit throughout central Ohio. The levy is a sales tax initiative. If it passes, it will increase the sales tax in Columbus from 7.5% to 8%. Then COTA would receive 1% of that sales tax. Currently, it receives .5%. You can read more about the levy here.
Franklin County prosecutor
Democrat Shayla Favor and Republican John Rutan are facing off to take over for current Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney Gary Tyack after he announced last year he wasn’t running for re-election. If Columbus City Council member Shayla Favor wins, she would become Franklin County's first-ever Black and first-ever female prosecutor.
School levies
The proposal calls for an initial 5 mill tax, followed by annual increases of 2.5 mills in years two through five, spanning from 2025-2029, according to the district. The proposed levy would fund daily, current operational expenses and maintain current academic offerings and student services.
As the buildings in the district near capacity, leaders have put a 4.46 mill bond levy on the ballot to provide funding for a new high school and other district projects. The district is seeking a $100 million bond issue. The projected levy is estimated to cost a Buckeye Valley homeowner $156 annually per $100,000 of assessed property value.
The Board of Education voted to place a $69.5 million bond issue on the ballot, which would go toward the construction of a new Stevenson Elementary School and improvements to the district's K-12 athletic complex. According to the district, the proposed project would be approximately 6.95 mills, equal to $243 per $100,000 of property valuation annually.
The proposed bond issue would provide the district with $78.3 million to construct, improve, furnish and equip three new middle schools and an addition to Groveport Madison High School if passed.
The 6.9 mill operating levy would generate funds for the day-to-day management of the district, like staffing, utilities and supplies. The bond issue would authorize the school district to issue $142 million in funding to replace and build three elementary schools, an additional preschool center, adding a third building for sixth graders and district-wide safety upgrades.
The district aims to secure funding through a bond issue to construct a new K-8 building. The district is requesting 4.3 mills, which equates to $151 per $100,000 of the council auditor's appraised value.
Voters in Marysville can expect to see a 5.5 mill emergency levy on the ballot on Election Day. Superintendent Diane Allen and the district’s treasurer, Todd Johnson said it would generate around $6.4 million annually, and allow the district to sustain its operations in the next five years. Read more about the levy here.
Voters in Reynoldsburg will decide on a 6.65 mill emergency levy placed on the ballot by school leaders.
The money would be used for constructing school facilities and renovating, improving and constructing additions to buildings. The ballot measure does not specify what schools would be improved. The ballot measure states that the bonds would be up to $140 million that would be repaid annually over a maximum of 37 years.
The measure also includes two levies. One of them, a 1.66 mill levy, would amount to $58 for each $100,000 of the appraised value. It would help pay the annual debt charges on the bonds. The second levy, 4.9 mills, would pay for current operating expenses, according to the ballot measure. It would cost Westerville residents $172 for each $100,000 of the appraised value. Read more on the bond, tax levies here.
WHEN DO POLLS IN OHIO OPEN & CLOSE?
Polls in Ohio on Election Day are open between the hours of 6:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Where is my polling place?
Voters can find their polling location here: ohiosos.gov/elections/voters/toolkit/polling-location/
OHIO VOTER ID REQUIREMENTS
Valid types of photo identification include:
Ohio driver's license
State of Ohio ID card
Interim ID form issued by the Ohio BMV
US passport
US passport card
US military ID card
Ohio National Guard ID card
US Department of Veterans Affairs ID card
All photo IDs must have an expiration date that has not passed.
What if you forget your ID on Election Day? You will still be able to vote using a provisional ballot. For that ballot to be counted, you must return to the board of elections no later than four days following Election Day to provide a qualifying form of identification.
Ohio law prohibits acceptance of the following forms of ID:
Out-of-state driver’s license or photo ID
Social Security card
Birth certificate
Insurance card
Utility bill
Bank statement
Government check
Paycheck
Other government document
Any registration acknowledgment notice from the county board of elections