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Absentee voting easier for troops
Husted unveils one-stop shop process for casting ballots.
By William Hershey

Wednesday, August 24, 2011 

COLUMBUS — Secretary of State Jon Husted on Tuesday unveiled Military Ready-to-Vote (MRV), a program aimed at making it easier for the 46,000 military personnel with Ohio mailing addresses to cast their ballots. 

“It’s a one-stop shop for military voters,” the state’s chief elections officer said outside the Statehouse. 

By visiting OhioMilitaryVotes.com, Ohio military personnel who are deployed will be able to request a packet to register to vote and an absentee ballot all in one form — no postage required. 

They’ll be able to sign up for election reminders through email and social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter, and track their ballots to make sure they are counted. 

The Ohio National Guard is preparing to deploy more than 2,000 troops this fall in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. 

According to Husted’s office, 5,670 military absentee ballots were requested and sent out in 2010 and 2,509 were cast. 

Read it at the Dayton Daily News

 



 
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