Franklin County expanding early voting in-person hours

FILE – In this Friday, Oct. 30, 2020 file photo, people bundled against the cold stand in a slowly moving line to cast early votes at the Franklin County Board of Elections in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Andrew Welsh-Huggins)

by: Joe Clark

Posted: Oct 22, 2021 / 11:03 AM EDT

Updated: Oct 26, 2021 / 12:28 PM EDT

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ohio (WCMH) — For the next week, Franklin County residents will have more time to cast their votes early.

The Franklin County Board of Elections announced that starting Monday, in-person voting hours will be expanding by two hours a day.

Next week, voters will have 11 hours a day to vote in-person at the FCBOE.

Here are the updated hours:

October 25 – 29(Weekdays Only – Monday through Friday)- 8:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, October 30-8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Sunday, October 31-1:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Monday, November 1-8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

According to the FCBOE, more than 25,000 people in the county have cast a ballot in person, or by a mail-in ballot through the first 12 days of early voting.