Vote for Manufacturing: Primary Election is March 17

Ohio’s primary election is only days away, this year falling on St. Patrick’s Day, March 17. Due to coronavirus concerns, there have been many voting-related questions. Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose reports that he’s working with Ohio’s 88 county board of elections and health officials to promote a safe and healthy voting environment. (Get the latest election updates here.)

Employers can provide non-partisan resources to employees — as long as communications are unbiased — so you may wish to share the following information:

• The deadline to request an absentee ballot is three days before the election (Saturday, Mach 14, for the primary). If mailed, absentee ballots must be postmarked by the day before the election in order to be counted.
• Most Ohio counties provide early voting at their board of elections office, including 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. tomorrow (Saturday, March 14) and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, March 15.
• The Secretary of State’s office is keeping a running tab of relocated voting locations.
• Before voting, you can study a sample ballot based on your specific location.

There’s a lot of other useful Election Day information at the secretary of state’s website, including how to find your polling place. 3/12/2020