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    {
      "dates": "October 31",
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      "dates": "November 1",
      "hours": "1 p.m. to 5 p.m."
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          "date": null,
          "publisher": "Ohio Secretary of State",
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          "accessed": "2026-09-19",
          "date": null,
          "publisher": "Ohio Secretary of State",
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          "date": null,
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        {
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          "date": null,
          "publisher": "Ohio Secretary of State",
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        }
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      "what": "Deadline for boards to receive absentee ballot applications"
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      "note": "Election Day voting hours statewide.",
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          "accessed": "2026-09-19",
          "date": null,
          "publisher": "Ohio Secretary of State",
          "title": "2026 Voting Schedule (Text Only)",
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        }
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      "what": "Polls open"
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      "date": "2026-11-03",
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        {
          "accessed": "2026-09-19",
          "date": null,
          "publisher": "Ohio Secretary of State",
          "title": "2026 Voting Schedule (Text Only)",
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        }
      ],
      "time": "7:30 p.m.",
      "what": "Deadline for non-military/overseas absentee ballots to be received"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-11-07",
      "note": "The extended receipt deadline for UOCAVA absentee ballots.",
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        {
          "accessed": "2026-09-19",
          "date": null,
          "publisher": "Ohio Secretary of State",
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        }
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