COLUMBUS, Ohio — Election Day 2022 is here. While Ohioans have voted early in person or mailed in their ballots, many are still expected to head to the polls and cast their midterm voters on Nov. 8.
Polls in Ohio open at 6:30 a.m. and close at 7:30 p.m. If not returned by mail, absentee ballots must be received by your board of elections by 7:30 p.m.
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Here's where you can find the polling location in your county.
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What's on the ballot?
- Mike DeWine, Jon Husted (R)
- Nan Whaley, Cheryl L. Stephens (D)
- Tim Ryan (D)
- JD Vance (R)
State Issue 1: The proposed amendment would require courts to consider factors when setting the amount of bail. Learn more about this issue here.
State Issue 2: The proposed amendment would require that only a United States citizen, who is at least 18 years of age and who has been a legal resident and registered voter for at least 30 days, can vote at any state or local election held in this state. Learn more about this issue here.
What to bring when voting
Voters will need to bring with them identification to cast their ballot. Valid identification includes state/government-issued photo IDs or military IDs. Also acceptable (with certain restrictions) are utility bills, bank statements, government checks and paychecks.
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What to expect on election night in Ohio:
Ohio routinely counts a little more than 2 percent of votes in the days after Election Day, which should only delay race calls in the closest races. In the 2020 general election, 2.6% of votes were counted after Election Day. In 2018, before the pandemic, 2.7% were counted later. Most late-counted votes in both elections were provisional ballots.
Ohio has mandatory recounts for statewide elections in which the margin between the top two candidates is 0.25% points or fewer. The state has mandatory recounts for U.S. House and other district races in which the margin is 0.5% points or less. The AP may call a statewide or U.S. House race in which the margin between the top two candidates is 0.5% or less, if we determine the lead is too large for a recount to change the outcome. Candidates can request and pay for recounts in races with larger margins.
The AP will not call down-ballot races on election night if the margin between the top two candidates is less than 2% or if the leading candidate is within 2% of the 50% runoff threshold. The AP will revisit those races later in the week to confirm there aren’t enough outstanding votes left to count that could change the outcome.
