Early Voting Opens In Cleveland Heights For November Election

CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, OH — Early voting for the Nov. 2 general election will open Wednesday for Cleveland Heights residents.

Residents can apply to receive a vote-by-mail ballot by visiting 443vote.us or by calling the Cuyahoga County Board of Election at 216-443-8683, or by visiting any public library. The deadline to request an absentee ballot is Oct. 30. Absentee ballots must be postmarked by Nov. 1.

Early in-person voting will be held during the following hours:

• Oct. 5 - Oct. 8 — 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Oct. 12 - Oct. 22 — 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Oct. 25 - Oct. 29 — 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.
• Oct. 30 — 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Oct. 31 — 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
• Nov. 1 — 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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What will be on your ballot:

• For the city's first elected mayor, choose one: Kahlil Seren or Barbara Danforth.
• For representative for the U.S. 11 Congressional District: Laverne Gore or Shontel Brown.
• For Cleveland Heights City Council, choose up to four: Davida Russell, Allosious K. Snodgrass, Lee Barbee II, Craig Cobb, Tony Cuda, and Anthony Mattox Jr.
• For the unexpired Cleveland Heights city council position, pick one: Ellen M. Roth, Eric J. Silverman, James A. Williams, Eric C. Johnson, Garry Kanter, Robert Koonce, or Josie Moore.
• For member of the Heights Board of Education, pick up to three: Maureen Lynn, Mordechai Rennert, Jodi L. Sourini, Mario Clopton-Zymler, Charles C. Drake, Dan Heintz, and Malia Lewis.
• Issue 31 — A proposed charter amendment that would change how the city fills unexpectedly open city council positions. The amendment would give city council 45 days to select a replacement or, failing that, the newly-elected mayor 10 days to choose a replacement. The amendment would also outline that any vacancy that occurs outside of its reelection year must be put on the general election ballot for the public to decide.