Ohioans won't know final, official election results for weeks

[zeusdogmom]

13. I think absentee ballots are counted on election day

So if people return their ballots ASAP there won't be a big number left hanging around. The election night vote has always been tentative until the official canvas a couple of weeks later. Usually in statewide elections the number of absentee ballots arriving after the election and still eligible for counting aren't enough to change the outcome - numbers and percentages may change, but the outcome remains the same. Usually. Local elections, due to smaller numbers, are sometimes impacted more by late arriving absentee.

It's up to us folks. If voting by absentee ballot, get it done ASAP. I hope by now you know who you are voting for so it shouldn't be a problem to mark the ballot following ALL of the instructions, put enough postage on the return envelope, and mail the thing. If voting by person, enjoy it. I will miss doing that this year.