An estimated 75% of eligible voters in Ohio have not asked for mail-in ballots to vote in the state’s ongoing primary, which is being held by mail due to the coronavirus pandemic.
About 1.67 million Ohioans had asked for an absentee ballot as of the end of last week out of the 7.77 million who are registered, the Columbus Dispatch reported. The deadline to request a ballot expires in a week.
“This election is about a lot more than a presidential primary,” Secretary of State Frank LaRose said. “It’s about the levies and local issues that are being decided in communities all around Ohio, and leaders who are competing to be your councilwoman or legislative representative.”
About 866,000 Democrats have requested absentee ballots, compared to 705,000 Republicans, the state reported.
