(File photo) Voters check in at a polling location in Vincent during the 2024 general election.

Ohio’s general election is still about a month away, but early voting starts Tuesday.

There’s still time for people to register to vote in races ranging from city councils to countywide levy renewals. Monday is the deadline

“We will be open until 9 p.m. Monday for that purpose,” said Emily Webb, election specialist at the Washington County Board of Elections.

The board’s office is at 204 Davis Ave., Suite B, Marietta. People can register to vote by providing their driver’s license or the last four digits of their Social Security number, Webb said. A photo ID is required when actually voting.

Starting Tuesday, the board office is also where people can cast early ballots Monday through Friday in the weeks leading up to the election. It will be offered from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. until Friday, Oct. 24.

From Oct. 27-31, the office will be open 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. for early voting.

The weekend before the election, Nov. 1-2, the office will be open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and 1-5 p.m. Sunday.

People can also request absentee ballots to be submitted by mail until Oct. 28. That can be done online at www.boe.ohio.gov/washington/ or by calling the office at 740-374-6828. Those applications must be back to the office no later than Oct. 28, when the board will stay open until 8:30 p.m., Webb said.

“That application has to be in here so we can send that (ballot) out by mail,” she said.

Mailed absentee ballots must be received by the board before 7:30 p.m. on Election Day in order to be counted.

In-person early voting will not be offered Monday, Nov. 3.

Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 4, with polling places open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Washington County voters will be asked to consider the renewal of multiple levies, three for the entire county and others at the township level.

At least two seats on each township’s board of trustees are on the ballot, as well as city and village council positions and seats on boards of education.

The start of The Marietta Times election previews are in today’s edition and more articles will appear in the days ahead.