Voter registration for Ohio primary deadline is February 18th

NORTH CENTRAL OHIO– This coming March 17th primary election will determine key candidates running for Federal and State offices. One pastor is pointing out that no one can vote unless they are registered to vote.

Reverend J. C. Church of the Three Cord Alliance says it is the Biblical duty of Christians to vote, especially in the primary. He says if Christians fail to vote in the primary, then they have no right to complain about the selection of candidates in the general election.

“In the last Ohio Presidential primary election in 2016, only 3.3 million out of 7.6 million registered voters actually voted. When the general election came around around the corner some complained about the choice of candidates. Bible-minded Christians have got to turn out in the primaries-this is our time that we can pick our candidates, from important local offices all the way to the Oval Office.”

To be eligible to vote for the March 17, 2020 presidential primary election, registration is required, and the deadline to register is February 18th at 9 PM at local boards of elections.

The Evangelical vote helped get Donald Trump elected as President in the 2016 general election.and Ohio evangelicals were a big part of that effort.

To assist evangelical voters, the American Family Association (AFA) has compiled a voter guide for the federal, state legislature, and statewide judicial contested races in Ohio. To access this voter guide, click here.

Last summer Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose reached out to 170,000 Ohioans identified as unregistered, but eligible to vote,  Postcards were mailed to them encouraging them to register.

Pastor Church comments, “Today in our culture, we are seeing perversion on steroids. In November our country will be deciding whether it wants God-less communism, or whether it wants capitalism. Christians have got to put feet to their faith and vote. The next generation is counting on us. ”

Ohioans eligible to vote can go to an online voter registration system. To register online, an Ohio driver’s license or Ohio identification card number, name, date of birth, address, and last four digits of your Social Security number will be needed.

Persons are qualified to register to vote in Ohio if they meet all the following requirements: must be a citizen of the United States, must be at least eighteen years old on or before the day of the general election, and must be a resident of Ohio for at least thirty days immediately before the election in which they want to vote.

Registered voters can go to the Ohio Secretary of States website to find their poll place or to apply for an absentee ballot. Absentee voting by mail begins on February 19th.