Logan Voters Can Finish a Ballot on Hunter Street Through Nov. 1

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LOGAN, Ohio — Hocking County’s early vote, and its absentee drop-off, both land at the same small office: the Hocking County Board of Elections, 93 W. Hunter St., Logan, OH 43138. Mail goes to P.O. Box 109, Logan, OH 43138.

The phone is 740-380-8683. The fax is 740-380-3712. The email is hocking@ohiosos.gov. Ordinary counter hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. Early voting overrides that clock.

Hunter Street hours

From Oct. 6 to Oct. 9, Oct. 12 to Oct. 16, and Oct. 19 to Oct. 23, Hunter Street takes in-person ballots 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. There is no early voting on the first two weekends. Saturday, Oct. 24, opens 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Saturday, Oct. 31, does the same. The last week starts at 7:30 a.m. It ends at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 26 and Oct. 28–30, and at 8:30 p.m. on Oct. 27. Sunday, Nov. 1, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., is the last chance to vote early. Monday, Nov. 2, is reserved for Election Day setup. A voter in line at the close of any of those sessions still votes.

Drop-off and the mailbox

Voters who want the mailbox instead of the counter have to get the application to the board by 8:30 p.m. on Oct. 27. The returned ballot has to be in the office by 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 3. For a voter living in the county, the postmark does not extend that deadline.

The box outside 93 W. Hunter St. is for the voter named on the envelope. A spouse, parent, child, sibling, grandparent, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, step-relative, or in-law who is carrying someone else’s ballot should bring it inside and sign the attestation. So should a person assisting a voter with a disability. Leaving a relative’s ballot in the box is the wrong step.

Photo ID

The ID asked for at the counter is a photo ID. Hocking County, like the rest of Ohio, accepts an Ohio driver’s license, an Ohio state ID card, a BMV interim ID, a U.S. passport, a U.S. passport card, a U.S. military ID, a U.S. military dependent card, an Ohio National Guard ID, or a VA ID. It cannot be expired. The photograph has to be the voter’s. The name has to substantially match the poll book. An Ohio license that still shows a house the voter has left is fine if the poll book has the new address. A utility bill, a bank letter, a college card, and an out-of-state license are not on the list.

Without one of those cards, the ballot is provisional. The count depends on a return visit to Hunter Street within four days after Election Day with a valid photo ID, unless the voter is using the religious-objection affidavit.

The registration deadline for Nov. 3 has passed. It was 9 p.m. on Oct. 5. Precincts and sample ballots are posted for lookup at voterlookup.ohiosos.gov.

A different building on Nov. 3

Election Day voting is a different building for almost everyone in the county. Polls are open 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 3, and the line at 7:30 p.m. is allowed to finish. Bring an unused mail ballot if one is still at the house. Do not vote again if that ballot already went back to the board.

Voters who need curbside service because a disability keeps them out of the office should call 740-380-8683 first. The board’s page is boe.ohio.gov/hocking.

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