Politics & Government

What You Need To Know This Election Day

Where's your polling place? When can you vote? What's on the ballot?

Today is Election Day and we at Mentor Patch want to answer any and all of your last-minute questions.

What's on the ballot?

There are actually two places where you can get a look at the ballot issues and candidate races before you vote.

Find out what's happening in Mentorwith free, real-time updates from Patch.

The first is in the ; the second, on the Lake Elections Board web site.

Where can I get more information on the candidates and ballot issues?

Find out what's happening in Mentorwith free, real-time updates from Patch.

Fortunately, we can help with that also. In addition to our Voter Guide, we also have with profiles on every local issue and profiles on each candidate.

We'll also be having a live chat on our site today on Issue 2.

Where can I get elections results?

The Lake Elections web site updates throughout the evening as votes are counted.

Additionally, Mentor Patch will be writing stories on all the local races and issues. .

Where is my polling place?

The Lake Elections web site -- which really is a great resource -- once again comes to the rescue.

Just type in your address and get the location of your polling place. When in doubt, you can always go to the Board of Elections office in Painesville.

When are the polls open?

Polls open at 6:30 a.m. and close at 7:30 p.m.

Don't be shy about emailing, tweeting or messaging us on Facebook if you see anything newsworthy happening at the polls? If a polling place is backed up, let us know so we can let other voters know.


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