Today is Election Day in Ohio; What you Need to Know

Today voters in Kent will cast their ballots on a number of offices and issues ranging from permission to sell alcohol on Sundays at one downtown restaurant to Republican presidential candidates and Portage County commissioners.

Here are a few things you need to know before casting your vote today:

By the numbers

• Polls open at 6:30 a.m. and close at 7:30 p.m.
• Kent has 21 polling locations. For polling location addresses, click on the .pdf attached to this article.
• Voters in Kent will choose from more than 20 candidates for local office. For a complete candidate list, click on the .pdf file attached to this article.

Election coverage

• Get real-time results on Patch's Cover it Live thread on the March 2012 Primary Election.
• Follow Kent Patch on Twitter and look for the hashtag #ohioprimary for results and news straight from the polling places.
• Look for updates on Facebook throughout Tuesday night.