COLUMBUS, Ohio ( WCMH ) – Election Day is eight days away and the early voting period ends in just six days in Ohio. According to the Ohio Secretary of State’s office, more than 1.6 million people have cast a ballot already, either in person or via mail-in ballot.
Franklin County has seen over 157,000 ballots cast so far, with around 74,000 of those being in-person early voting at the Franklin County Board of Elections headquarters. A spokesperson for the Board of Elections said that puts the county on pace to surpass the record number of in-person early votes from 2020, which was around 117,000.
An estimated 4,000 people voted in-person early on Sunday afternoon. The line was around the building off Morse Road, but voters said the line moved quickly. A volunteer estimated the longest wait time was around an hour and a half. Many people voting early had different reasons for wanting to vote early…