Early voting gained much popularity in this years Presidential election. Portage County is receiving hundreds of absentee ballots daily. TV2 reporter Megan Shaw looked at how many people in Portage County requested absentee ballots and why this could be an advantage for Ohioans.

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The Portage County board of Elections has extended hours for early voting up until election day. Polls on election day open at 6:30 a-m. and will close at 7:30 p-m. For more information and hours visit the Portage County Board of Elections website at www.co.portage.oh.us/election/index.html.

Contact (Megan Shaw) at ([email protected]).