Franklin County voters are entering the final days of early in-person voting for the November 3 general election, with the county Board of Elections at 1700 Morse Road in Columbus open long hours through Sunday, November 1, according to the board’s published early voting schedule.
The final stretch runs from 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Friday, October 30, continues Saturday, October 31 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., and closes Sunday, November 1 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. There is no early voting on Monday, November 2. On Election Day, Tuesday, November 3, voting moves to assigned precinct polling places, where polls are open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Turnout so far is running ahead of recent midterm cycles. The Columbus Dispatch reported on October 23 that more than 88,000 Franklin County residents had already voted early — roughly 44,500 of them in person and nearly 44,000 by mail — a pace Board of Elections Director Antone White told The Columbus Dispatch was higher than in the 2018 and 2022 midterms…