COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohioans will head to the polls on Tuesday to vote on key issues and candidates for the 2024 primary election.
Early voting may have ended on Sunday, but election officials are spending Monday to prepare the polling locations for the election.
Here's what you need to know before heading to the Tuesday polls.
What’s on the ballot?
With the presidential nominations locked up, the most high-profile election in Ohio’s primary on Tuesday will be the Republican contest to take on Ohio’s Democratic U.S. senator.
There are three Republicans on the ballot: state Sen. Matt Dolan, Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose, and businessman Bernie Moreno. Whoever wins the primary election will face Sen. Sherrod Brown in the general election on Nov. 5.
Voters will be the next Franklin County prosecutor. Three Democrats — Shayla Favor, Natalia Harris and Anthony Pierson. —want their party's nomination. One Republican, John Rutan, is running unopposed.
The winner in November will take over for Gary Tyack.
Olentangy Schools will have a levy on the ballot to help the district build five new buildings to accommodate more students in the coming years. This would include three new elementary schools, one new middle school and one new high school.
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The school district said if the levy does not pass, modular classrooms may be needed at up to nine elementary schools by the end of the 2026-27 school year. Additionally, multiple middle and high schools would be redistricted to balance overcrowding.
The Norwich Township Fire Department is also asking its residents to pass a levy in March. The money from the 4.9-mill permanent levy would be used to increase staffing levels, add a fourth ambulance, a second ladder truck and help construct a fourth fire station.
When do polls open and close?
Polls will be open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Where do I go to vote?
Voters can find their polling location and ballots here: ohiosos.gov/elections/voters/toolkit/polling-location/
OHIO VOTER ID REQUIREMENTS
Valid types of photo identification include:
- Ohio driver's license
- State of Ohio ID card
- Interim ID form issued by the Ohio BMV
- US passport
- US passport card
- US military ID card
- Ohio National Guard ID card
- US Department of Veterans Affairs ID card
All photo IDs must have an expiration date that has not passed.
What if you forget your ID on Election Day? You will still be able to vote using a provisional ballot. For that ballot to be counted, you must return to the board of elections no later than four days following Election Day to provide a qualifying form of identification.
Ohio law prohibits acceptance of the following forms of ID:
- Out-of-state driver’s license or photo ID
- Social Security card
- Birth certificate
- Insurance card
- Utility bill
- Bank statement
- Government check
- Paycheck
- Other government document
- Any registration acknowledgment notice from the county board of elections
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