2025 Special Election Preview

ZANESVILLE, Ohio – Democracy will be in action this week as Ohio will be holding its 2025 Special Election on Tuesday. 

Muskingum County Board of Elections Specialist Cheryl West shared details of what will be on the ballot as well as how voters can be prepared when they arrive at their polling location.

“With a primary, you can have a mixture of issues and levies and also you have candidates to vote on,” West said. “A special election is straight issues, there aren’t any people and in this case we don’t have anybody. There will be candidates to vote for in November but we don’t have any of that ready yet.”

Each precinct will have their own specific levies and issues that will be offered to the voters. For a sneak peek of the ballot that will be offered at your precinct, you can find your precinct’s sample ballot at the Board of elections website.

“And then what you need is just an unexpired valid ID,” West said. “So, a drivers license, if you have a state ID, passport and some military IDs. So there again, you can either go onto our website or the secretary of state’s… Ohio Secretary of State’s website to get a list of what is considered valid or acceptable and also what’s not acceptable for ID purposes.”

Absentee ballots must be postmarked by 11:59 p.m. Monday, May 5th, or placed in the Board of Elections drop box located at Seventh and Market Streets in Zanesville, before 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. Polling locations will be open for in-person voting on Tuesday, May 6th, from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.