Ohio ballots for military and overseas voters available Saturday

COLUMBUS — Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted today announced voting for military and overseas voters begins Saturday for the upcoming presidential primary election March 15.

The full, detailed and interactive 2016 elections calendar is available here http://www.sos.state.oh.us/sos/upload/publications/election/2016ElectionCalendarletter.pdf .

A complete list of Presidential and statewide candidates is available here http://www.sos.state.oh.us/sos/mediaCenter/2015/2015-12-31.aspx and a list of local issues is available here http://www.sos.state.oh.us/sos/upload/elections/2016/primary/issues.xlsx .

Military voters who have not yet registered to vote or submitted a request for an absentee ballot may still do so by visiting OhioMilitaryVotes.com http://www.OhioMilitaryVotes.com . Overseas voters can visit OhioVoterPassport.com http://www.OhioVoterPassport.com.

There they can download the Federal Post Card Application, register to vote and request an absentee ballot, read through frequently asked questions, track the status of their mailed ballot and sign up for election reminders via email and social media. All voters can also contact their county board of elections http://www.sos.state.oh.us/sos/elections/electionsofficials/boeDirectory.aspx#dir directly for more information.

All Ohio voters may begin voting Feb. 17 (first day after the close of registration) via in-person and by mail-in absentee ballot. For information, visit MyOhioVote.com http://www.MyOhioVote.com.