People turned out in droves from Hamilton, Butler County, to Hamilton County’s Early Vote Center in Norwood to vote early and in person.

“We have definitely seen a jump in the numbers,” said Butler County Elections Director Nicole Unzicker. “We usually see that in a presidential year. But we’re seeing some record-breaking figures.”

Early in-person voting in Ohio ended on Sunday at 5 p.m.

Not surprisingly, the leaders of the two major political parties are confident that their preferred candidates will be in the driving seat come Election Day.

“This is a state that we believe Donald Trump will win by a fairly large margin,” said Ohio Republican Party Chair Alex Triantafilou.

“We cannot afford to have a commander-in-chief with his history, let alone where he is today,” said Hamilton County Democratic Party Chair Gwen McFarlin.

Partisan feelings are strong, as evidenced by the large number of people who went to Hamilton County’s Early Vote Center in October and early November to cast their ballots in person.

A total of 95,966 county residents voted early and in person. That is nearly 20% higher than four years ago, when more than 80,000 residents turned out to vote early due to COVID-19-related issues.

Election workers in Ohio will not begin tabulating early ballots until the polls close on Tuesday night, using machine data and post-election paper trails.

“We use electronic machines to tabulate the results on election night. That’s one of the reasons Ohio gives you such quick results on election night,” Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose said. “However, we go back and count the paper three weeks later. And that’s known as the post-election audit.”

LaRose stated that the Buckeye State’s voting system is designed with checks and balances to ensure that everyone’s vote is properly counted.

During his five years in office, LaRose claimed the state’s vote-counting accuracy rate has been 99.9 percent or higher.

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