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CINCINNATI (WXIX) – Election Day 2024 is finally here!

Here’s what you need to know before you go to the polls on Tuesday to elect the next US president.

The polling stations opened at 6:30 am and closed at 7:30 pm

Find your polling place here.

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Early in-person voting ended in record time around Greater Cincinnati on Sunday, according to local election officials.

“We had about 60,000 people vote early in person and we had another 20,000 or so votes cast by mail,” said Eric Corbin, deputy director of the Butler County Board of Elections.

“So that’s quite a few voters not going to the polls (Tuesday) in Butler County.”

If voters cannot provide valid identification, they can cast a provisional vote.

According to the Ohio Secretary of State, voters must then appear in person at their local county elections board within four days immediately after Election Day to provide such proof.

A provisional ballot is used to record a vote when a voter’s eligibility is in question and the voter would otherwise not be allowed to vote at his or her polling place.

The contents of a provisional ballot are no different from a regular ballot, but are cast “provisionally” until election officials can verify the voter’s eligibility to vote in that election in that precinct.

Ohioans can still return their absentee ballots in person to their local board of elections by Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.

New this year, Ohio’s 24/7 DropBox will only be available to voters who return their own ballot.

If the voter is unable to drop off their own ballot, a family member can drop it off during board business hours, but they must sign a “Ballot Delivery Declaration Form.”

A Butler County sheriff’s deputy was parked in a cruiser near the drop box Monday afternoon and stood guard as voters dropped off ballots at the elections office in Fairfield Township.

Early in-person voting has also ended in both states, but you can still vote absentee until Tuesday at 6 p.m.

The polls opened at 6 a.m. and closed at 6 p.m

Find your polling place in Kentucky here.

Indiana residents can watch here.

In-person voters are required to bring valid photo IDs in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana.

In Ohio and Indiana, it must be one with an expiration date that has not yet passed and that clearly states the voter’s name as it appears on the poll roll or poll book.

“When you come to the polls, we want you to bring that photo ID,” Corbin said. “This is the first presidential election where photo ID is required for all voters, so we want to make sure they bring that photo ID.”

Valid IDs in Ohio:

• Ohio driver’s license
• State ID card
• A temporary ID issued by the Ohio BMV
• American passport or passport card
• US military ID
• Ohio National Guard ID
• U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs ID
• An unexpired Ohio driver’s license, identification card, or interim documentation showing your former address.

Acceptable IDs in Indiana:

• Indiana driver’s license
• State ID
• Military ID
• American passport
• Student ID from an Indiana school, if it includes an expiration date, a photo, and your name.

*Student IDs from a private institution cannot be used for voting purposes.

Voter ID Requirements in Kentucky:

Kentucky’s requirements for in-person voting are a little more relaxed:

• Kentucky driver’s license
• State ID
• American passport
• Student ID from a public, private, technical, community or professional university
• Military identification card from the United States Department of Defense, Kentucky National Guard or other uniformed services
• A city, county, urban county, charter county, consolidated local, or uniform government ID.

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