Trumbull in pilot vote program

COLUMBUS — Graduating seniors in Trumbull and four other Ohio counties will receive letters from Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner this year as part of a pilot project aimed at increasing young people’s involvement in the electoral process.

A total of 157 high schools (and 15,000-plus students) are being targeted in the voter registration initiative, called “the ultimate civics lesson.”

High school seniors in Trumbull, Knox, Scioto, Lucas and Montgomery counties will receive letters about the importance of voting, voter registration cards, absentee ballot forms and information about working at the polls on election days.

Brunner unveiled the program at the Statehouse Tuesday morning. The goal, she said, is to increase voter participation and identify young people who would be willing to serve as pollworkers.

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