Central Ohio voters will weigh in on city council races, school boards and major ballot issues in the Nov. 4 election.

Cincinnati’s mayor seeks a second term in a municipal election next week against a challenger with notable family ties. Mayor Aftab Pureval, a Democrat, is running against Republican Cory Bowman in this Democratic stronghold on Nov.

Early voting is underway in Ohio for the 2025 election. Here are the upcoming hours, when it ends, where to vote and what to bring to the polls.

According to the Ohio Secretary of State website, there are several forms of identification acceptable to vote, including: Interim ID form issued by the Ohio BMV Ohio National Guard ID card US Department of Veterans Affairs ID card The last day for early in-person voting is Nov. 2, 2025.

Tonya Wichman, the elections director in a small Ohio county, discusses the preparation and training that goes into administering an election.

Several central Ohio school districts are seeking money on the Nov. 4 ballot. See which ones are what they are asking from voters.

“Lots of Americans follow the day-to-day events in national politics, but in reality, most decisions by the government that actually affect our lives directly are made at the state and local levels,” said John Forren, director of Miami University’s Menard Family Center for Democracy.

WESTLAKE, Ohio – Voters in three Westlake City Council wards will be voting this fall in contested races. The candidates were invited to outline their platforms during a League of Women Voters forum last month at Porter Public Library. A video of the forum is available online.

A new poll pointed to a close gubernatorial race in Ohio, a state that has drifted toward Republicans over the past decade.

PLAIN TWP. − Four candidates, two of them incumbents, are seeking to be two of the three township trustees for four-year terms. The board makes major decisions on local government services for more than 35,000 residents. The two elected trustees starting Jan. 1 would earn $26,882 a year.

High school principals in Ohio will vote on an emergency bylaw referendum about Name, Image, and Likeness regulations next month