As of this morning, 44% of Wood County’s active voters had already cast their ballots for the Nov. 3 election, according to Terry Burton, of the Wood County Board of Elections.
In Ohio, votes cast before election day can be processed prior to Nov. 3. Some states, like Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, are prohibited from even beginning the processing of opening, verifying and counting early votes till election day.
It hasn’t been that long since Ohio did not allow early ballots to be counted until election day, Burton said.
“I’m glad it changed,” he said. “Now that we’re dealing with such different numbers, it’s a stress reliever.”
While the board of elections can push the early ballots through scanners, the results cannot be printed until after voting is closed on election day.
Early voting will continue in the Wood County Courthouse atrium during the following hours:
- Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, Oct. 28-30, from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Saturday, Oct. 31, from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
- Sunday, Nov. 1, from 1 – 5 p.m.
- Monday, Nov. 2, from 8 a.m. – 2 p.m.
