Tuesday marks one week until the general election, but the Muskingum County Board of Elections will be open this weekend for those who want to vote absentee. The Board of Elections will open its doors from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. this Saturday, and will be open Sunday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m..
"If you're wanting to vote early, this is your last chance that you will be able to do it, so since we have extended the hours it does make it easier for the voters." explained Director Chris...
Voters in Ohio can now start casting their ballots for the November General Election.
Starting Tuesday, Ohioans can vote by mail or in person at their county Board of Elections office.
Chris Hamill of the Muskingum County Board of Elections said about 70 people showed up to vote in person at the Board of Elections and voting early can save many the hassles of voting on Election Day.
"Early voting is very much convenient for a voter," said Hamill. "They...
Things are pretty quite at the Muskingum County Board of Elections.
Early voting is underway, but so far not many people have taken advantage of the option. Muskingum County Board of Elections Director Chris Hamill said only 1,000 absentee ballots have been requested.
"Within the county there are no races for the party affiliation and with the presidential race for the Republicans some people have not decided how they want to vote," said Muskingum County Board of...
Early voting is underway and there's a new option for those wanting to vote early in this year's election.
In the past the Muskingum County Board of Elections has only offered paper ballots to those wanting to beat the rush to the polls in November. This year, one official said they'll offer voters a choice between paper ballots or the electronic voting machines.
"We're just trying something different to see if it works," said Chris Hamill. "It's more convenient...
Early voting is officially underway in Ohio for the upcoming November Election.
The Muskingum County Board of Elections had everything ready for voters who were ready to cast their ballots.
"We've been very busy. We've had a steady flow of voters come in Tuesday, which is good. We've also mailed out several applications Tuesday, several ballots Tuesday," says Executive Director, Chris Hamill.
More than 1,500 ballots were sent out, and Hamill says she expects to...
Voting in the November Election begins in a few days.
Early voting starts Tuesday, September 28th. So far, 1,200 applications have been submitted, requesting an absentee ballot.
"It's a very good number. It's a high number. I look for more and more people to vote absentee. You have a lot of different parties or different groups that do send out applications for absentee ballots, " says Muskingum County Board of Elections Executive Director, Chris Hamill.
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