REVIEWED: 37 percent voter turnout expected for Portage County

Students registered to vote by their BY THEIR ON-CAMPUS ADDRESSES… campus addresses are assigned to vote at either the United Methodist Church or the Student Recreation and Wellness Center on Tuesday.

Students will need to take a document proving they live in a dorm, which could be a Residence Services application, Banner ID or residence hall address for this semester.

NO, BANNER ID WON’T DO IT… NEEDS SOMETHING WITH THE ADDRESS…CAN COME WITH THE BANNER ID BUT JUST THE I.D. WON’T DO IT.

For those STUDENT LIVING ELSEWHERE in Portage County, WHO WANT TO VOTE, THEY ARE voters are expected to bring a current and valid photo identification with name and address, military identification or a copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, paycheck, government check or other government document showing the voter’s name and current address.

Portage County polls will be open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.?? To find your polling location, visit www.sos.state.oh.us or vote411.org.

According to The Portage County Board of Elections, a lower voter turnout than the last gubernatorial election is expected Tuesday.

?Deputy directors are estimating a 17.4 percent lower turnout with 37 percent of the county’s registered voters heading to the polls today.

?Media Relations Coordinator Kevin Kidder said state turnouts are expected to be higher, with the Ohio Secretary of State’s office estimating a 52 percent turnout based on past gubernatorial elections.

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Polling locations in Kent City

Riverwood Community Chapel, 1407 Fairchild Ave.

?First Christian Church, 335 W. Main St.

?Roosevelt High School, 1400 N. Mantua St.?

American Legion Post 496, 1945 Mogadore Rd.?

Fred Fuller Shelter House, 601 Middlebury Rd.?

Presbyterian Church, 1456 Summit St.?

Trinity Lutheran Church, 600 S. Water St.?

KSU Wellness Center, 1 Ted Boyd Dr. P.O. Box 5190?

Church of the Nazarene, 1972 Summit St.?

Kentway Retirement Center, 360 E. Summit St.?

United Church of Christ, 1400 E. Main St.?

Walls Elementary School, 900 Doramor St.?

United Methodist Church, 1435 E. Main St.

Contact Kristyn Soltis at

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