Voting Underway In Cleveland Heights: What To Know

CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, OH — The polls are open across Ohio and in Cleveland Heights for the Nov. 3 general election.

The headline-grabbing decision, of course, will be the presidential race between incumbent Donald Trump and challenger Joe Biden. The bellwether of the nation, many Americans will be eager to see where the Buckeye State swings on that fateful Tuesday.

Tuesday's election will have more than just a sweeping national impact. There are plenty of local decisions to be made in communities around Ohio. Learn more about the upcoming election below.

Local Races in Cleveland Heights

Issue 6, a proposed charter amendment in Cleveland Heights, would require all candidates for elected office to file petitions with election authorities no later than 90 days prior to an election.

Issue 69, a proposed school levy, would provide a new levy, not exceeding 4.8 mills, for the Cleveland Heights-University Heights Schools. The new levy breaks down to 48 cents for each $100,000 of home valuation.

Heights voters will also pick their representative to the U.S. House, either incumbent Marcia Fudge, a Democrat or challenger Laverne Gore, a Republican.

Cleveland Heights voters will also decide who shall represent them in the Ohio House — incumbent Janine Boyd, a Democrat, or challenger Dustin Rusell, a Republican.

Election Day

Polls opened at 6:30 a.m. on Nov. 3 and close at 7:30 p.m. To find your polling place, use the Lorain Board of Elections lookup tool.

Approximately 5.5 million Ohioans voted overall in 2016. Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced Monday that 3.4 million early votes have already been cast in Ohio.

Early Voting

Early voting for the upcoming general election began Oct. 6 in Ohio. Early in-person voting ended Monday. More than 3.4 million early votes were cast in Ohio.

In 2016, 1.8 million absentee ballots were cast in Ohio.

Election officials can begin scanning absentee ballots as they are received, but those votes are not tabulated until the polls close at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 3.

Each one of Ohio's 88 counties had its own designated site for in-person early voting. For most counties, that site was the county board of elections.

Poll workers will count absentee votes first on election night.