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UpdateOhioTuesday, November 3, 2026

Bomb threat disrupted voting at Ohio elementary school on Election Day

Reporting by
PennLive.com
“Bomb threat disrupts voting at one Ohio elementary school on election day”, Tuesday, November 3, 2026
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What happened

A bomb threat disrupted voting at an Ohio elementary school on Election Day.1

What it means in Ohio

What Ohio voters should know

Absentee ballots must be received by the board of elections by 7:30 p.m. on Election Day.2 County boards canvass no later than the 21st day after the election, November 24.3

Key dates in Ohio

Election Day in -1 days
  1. Mon, Oct 5 · passed
    Registration deadline
  2. Tue, Oct 6 · passed
    Early voting begins
  3. Tue, Oct 27 · passed
    Last day for mail ballot applications
  4. Sun, Nov 1 · passed
    Early voting ends
  5. Tue, Nov 3 · passed
    Election Day; Mail ballots must arrive

Every date in Ohio, and who certifies the election

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Sources

  1. PennLive.com, https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMivAFBVV95cUxPUjZmNmF6MDZldy1Belk4MG9aMGpCVS1LVzM2b0pwRHN3dTljQWdBVWM3bDBwb0R5cXZhVEQ4NWdzZEZEbmZzMmVteXk1cGN1bXJHUW56WVBySkZsV0ZzNUhrOWR3cGxDbG5iZS10ZkphWGlrYjlCcE9PdDlRRTZjc3UyZ0Y4MjlZa29heXM5UU9GZWVFalU3YnZVM1poR0tJRUxHMXlrR28tS2dmQ19IY2V1QjhScTR4UHpudQ?oc=5 · Tuesday, November 3, 2026
  2. Vote.org, Ohio Election Center, https://www.vote.org/state/ohio/
  3. NCSL, Canvass Deadlines, https://www.ncsl.org/elections-and-campaigns/canvass-deadlines

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