EARLY & Absentee VOTING

EARLY & Absentee VOTING

2025 fall election dates

2025 FALL GENERAL ELECTION | Nov. 4, 2025

  • SEPT 19--Military & Overseas Voting Begins.

  • OCT 6--Deadline to Register to Vote. HOW TO REGISTER

  • OCT 7--Early In-Person Voting at Boards of Elections begins. Here is the link to download an appplication.

Office hours for early in-person voting can also 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, Oct 7 - 24

8am - 5pm

In-person early voting

Monday, Oct 13

Closed

Columbus Day

Monday, Oct 27

7:30am - 7:30pm

In-person early voting

Tuesday, Oct 28

7:30am - 8:30pm

In-person early voting

Wednesday, Oct 29 - 31

7:30am - 7:30pm

In-person early voting

Saturday, Nov 1

8am - 4pm

In-person early voting

Sunday, Nov 2

1pm - 5pm

In-person early voting; EARLY VOTING ENDS

Monday, Nov 3

 

NO EARLY VOTING

 

  • OCT 28--Deadline for absentee ballot applications to be received by county Boards of Elections. 

  • NOV 3--Deadline to postmark your mail ballot AND it must be received by the Board of Elections by Nov 9 if it is mailed. We suggest you drop in the dropbox at your Board of Elections office. BUT THAT MEANS IT MUST BE in the box by Nov 4, 7:30 p.m. Portage County Board of Elections is located at the county administration building, 449 S. Meridian St., Ravenna, OH. MAP

  • NOV 4--Election Day: Tuesday. 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.

  • NOV 4, 7:30 PM--Deadline for absentee ballots to be personally delivered to your County Board of Elections. Portage County Board of Elections: MAP

  • NOV 9--Deadline for boards to receive mail-in ballots that have been postmarked on or before Nov 3. ​

Click here to access the full 2025 Ohio Elections calendar voteohio.gov

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CLICK HERE to register online to vote.

CLICK HERE for the new official Absentee Ballot Application.

vote411.org

Personalized Voting Information for you at VOTE411.ORG

 

vote411.org
  • See what's on your ballot at VOTE411

  • Check your voter registration there

  • Find your polling place there

  • Discover upcoming debates in your area

  • Issue information for Portage County and all of its municipalities uploaded by the League of Women Voters of Kent

  • FREE and accessible 24 hours

  • Nonpartisan

  • Candidates enter their own information online

  • And much more to get you ready to vote

  • Click here to go to vote411.org

 

voters guide

 2025 General Election Voters Guide available
for download by Oct. 7 when early voting begins.


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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.