Election Day is coming up faster than you might think. So mark your calendar—Election Day is Tuesday, November 4, 2025—and now’s a great time to register to vote in Ohio, confirm your Ohio voter registration or update your Ohio voter registration.
√ New Voter Registration: https://olvr.ohiosos.gov/
√ Confirm Your Voter Registration: https://voterlookup.ohiosos.gov/voterlookup.aspx
√ Update/change Your Voter Registration: https://olvr.ohiosos.gov/
Voting Resources
√ Accessible Voting in Ohio: https://www.ohiosos.gov/elections/voters/voters-with-disabilities/
√ Voting By Mail: https://www.ohiosos.gov/elections/voters/how-to-request-your-absentee-ballot/
√ Early In-Person Voting: https://www.ohiosos.gov/elections/voters/toolkit/early-voting/
√ Voting On Election Day: https://www.ohiosos.gov/elections/voters/election-day-voting/
√ Visit Ohio’s Secretary of State’s website for additional information: https://www.ohiosos.gov/elections/
2025 GENERAL ELECTION VOTING SCHEDULE | November 4, 2025
Military & Overseas Absentee Voting: Begins September 19
Deadline to Register to Vote: October 6 (Boards open until 9:00 p.m.)
Early In-Person Voting: October 7 and includes the Saturday and the Sunday before Election Day.
Absentee Voting By Mail: Begins October 7
Election Day: November 4 (Polls Open 6:30 a.m. – 7:30 p.m.) If not returned by mail, absentee ballots must be received by your board of elections by 7:30 p.m.
IMPORTANT DATES:
SEPTEMBER
September 19: Military and Overseas Absentee Voting begins
OCTOBER
October 6: Deadline to Register to Vote. Boards open until 9:00 p.m.
October 7: Absentee Voting by Mail begins (Ends November 3, postmark deadline)
October 7: Early In-Person Voting begins
October 28: Absentee ballot applications must be received by your board of elections by 8:30 p.m.
EARLY IN-PERSON VOTING HOURS FOR OCTOBER & NOVEMBER (2025 General Election | November 4, 2025)
October 7-10: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
October 14-17: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
October 20-24: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
October 27: 7:30 a.m. – 7:30 p.m.
October 28: 7:30 a.m. – 8:30 p.m.
October 29-31: 7:30 a.m. – 7:30 p.m.
November 1: 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
November 2: 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
NOVEMBER
November 3: Mailed absentee ballots must be postmarked by this date.
November 4: General Election: Polls are open from 6:30 a.m. – 7:30 p.m.
November 4: Absentee Ballots may be returned by mail or personally delivered to your county board of elections. If not returned by mail, absentee ballots must be received by your board of elections by 7:30 p.m.
November 8: Last day for boards of elections to receive non-UOCAVA absentee ballots (returned by U.S. mail) that have been postmarked on or before November 3. UOCAVA absentee ballots must be received (by mail) by boards of elections by this date to be counted.