November 2024 Early Vote and Ballot Drop Box Information
To avoid traffic congestion at the Early Vote Center and the Ballot Drop Box for the
2024 General Election, the Summit County Board of Elections is instituting several changes and new traffic patterns.
Please call the Board at 330-643-5200 with any questions.
Early Voting Directions
To avoid traffic congestion and delays, ALL incoming and exiting traffic is restricted to RIGHT TURNS ONLY.
To Access the Early Vote Center, turn into 470 Grant St. (Board of Elections). You will be directed to parking at the Early Vote Center.
If coming from the south, take Wolf Ledges Parkway, turn right on Wheeler St. and turn right on Grant St. to enter 470 Grant St.
Overflow Parking
Overflow Parking is available at:
441 Wolf Ledges Parkway (Akron Innovation Campus)
411 Wolf Ledges Parkway (Akron Innovation Campus)
150 E. Exchange St. (Folk Art Hall)
Shuttle service will be available at each overflow parking lot to take voters to and from the Early Vote Center
Voters must be in line at the Early Vote Center by the time polls close during early voting.
For each day of Early Voting, Shuttle service pickups at each overflow parking lot will end 30 minutes prior to the closing of the line to vote.
Shuttle service from the Early Vote Center to each overflow parking lot will continue until 1 hour after the close of the line to vote.
Ballot Drop Box
The Ballot Drop Box has been temporarily relocated to 450 Grant St.
ALL incoming and exiting traffic must turn RIGHT.
The Drop Box is accessible 24/7 for those dropping off their own ballot. Ballots must be received by Tuesday, November 5, 2024 at 7:30 p.m.
If you are returning a ballot for a family member or disabled voter, you are required to sign an attestation form. BOE staff will be available during all early in-person absentee voting hours to assist you from your vehicle at 450 Grant St. or inside the 470 Grant St. building.