2025 PRIMARY ELECTION | May 6, 2025

• MAR 21--Military & Overseas Voting Begins.

• APR 7--Deadline to Register to Vote. HOW TO REGISTER

• APR 8--Early In-Person Voting at Boards of Elections begins. NO MONDAY, May 5, HOURS!

Office hours for early in-person voting can be found here when posted by Portage County Board of Elections or listed below. MAP to Portage County BOE, 449 S. Meridian St., Ravenna, Ohio. The only place you can early vote is at the Board of Elections office: 449 S. Meridian, Ravenna, OH  44266.

Here are Portage County early voting dates and times:

EARLY VOTING SCHEDULE PORTAGE COUNTY

• Weekdays, Apr 8 - Apr 25: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. In-person early voting

• Monday, Apr 28: 7:30 a.m. - 7:30 p.m. In-person early voting

• Tuesday, Apr 29: 7:30 a.m. - 8:30 p.m. In-person early voting

• Wed. - Friday, Apr 30 - May 2: 7:30 a.m. - 7:30 p.m. In-person early voting

• Saturday, May 3: 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. In-person early voting

• Sunday, May 4: 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. In-person early voting; EARLY VOTING ENDS

• Monday, May 5: NO EARLY VOTING

• Monday, May 5: Mailed absentee ballots must be postmarked by this date

• Tuesday, May 6: Polls are open 6:30 a.m. - 7:30 p.m.

• APR 8--Absentee Voting By Mail starts. Here is the link to download an appplication.

• APR 29--Deadline for absentee ballot applications to be received by county Boards of Elections. 

• MAY 5--Deadline to postmark your mail ballot AND it must be received by the Board of Elections by May 10. We suggest you drop in the dropbox at your Board of Elections office. BUT THAT MEANS IT MUST BE in the box by May 6, 7:30 p.m. Portage County Board of Elections is located at the county administration building, 449 S. Meridian St., Ravenna, OH. MAP

• MAY 6--Election Day: Tuesday, May 6. Polls open 6:30 a.m. - 7:30 p.m. Find your polling place here. No one will be able to vote at the Board of Elections office.

• MAY 6, 7:30 PM--Deadline for absentee ballots to be personally delivered to your County Board of Elections. Portage County Board of Elections: MAP

• MAY 10--Deadline for boards to receive mail-in ballots that have been postmarked on or before May 5. ​

CLICK HERE to register online to vote.

CLICK HERE for the new official Absentee Ballot Application.

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Questions

Have questions? A complete election calendar is available at the Ohio Secretary of State's website here.

You can also visit the site of the Portage County Board of Elections at portagecounty-oh.gov/board-elections. 

Or you can email us at the League of Women Voters of Kent, lwvkent [at] gmail.com, or call us at (330) 271-6188.