🗳️ Early voting starts today

• To vote by mail, first request an absentee ballot by Nov. 5 at noon.

📬 Of note: If you mail your absentee ballot, it must be postmarked no later than Nov. 7. If placed in a drop box at your county's board of election office, that deadline is 7:30pm on Nov. 8.

• Track the status of your absentee ballot here.

What we're watching: Stay tuned for continuing coverage on the election, including the major Senate races.

• Franklin county has five school levy issues.
• Ohio has two state issues regarding voting rights and bail reform.
• And Columbus is asking voters to support a $1.5 billion bond package to fund new affordable housing projects and other public services.

Editor's note: This story was corrected to note that the deadline for a postmarked absentee ballot is Nov. 7, not Nov. 8.