It's Election Day! Here's everything you need to know ✅
It's finally Election Day! Polls are opening in just 30 minutes. Here's what you need to know to be an informed voter.
1. Who should I vote for?
While we are a 501(c)(3) nonpartisan nonprofit and can't endorse or oppose any candidates, we do have a personalized nonpartisan Voter Guide available online at BuckeyeBallot.com, showing who is backing each of the major candidates on your ballot.
Don't forget to review our updated resources page, which includes Peter Range's PDF series, Virtuous Vote: A Catholic Perspective on Today’s Public Policy Issues, and his video overview of how Catholics should approach voting.
View your sample ballot. For local candidates, a simple web search may show whether they are Republicans or Democrats and who has endorsed them.
❌ Vote NO on Issue 1.
Learn more about this disastrous constitutional amendment at BuckeyeBallot.com/Issue1.
2. How do I vote?
If you're a registered voter, you will vote at your local polling place between 6:30 am and 7:30 pm today.
If you have an absentee ballot but haven’t sent it back, you'll do either of the following:
Return your absentee ballot in person to your county Board of Elections before the close of polls (7:30 pm).
Go to your polling place and vote by provisional ballot.
Don't forget to bring a valid photo ID to the polls!
3. Where do I vote?
Your Election Day polling place is often a church or school near the address associated with your voter registration.
If you do not know where your designated precinct or polling place is located, search for your polling place online or contact your county Board of Elections.
BONUS: Why should I vote?
It's not just a civic duty.
We have a Christian responsibility to vote.
Your vote matters, especially the more local the government level.
Encouraging friends and family to vote could change the course of our nation.
Unless Jesus is a candidate, we will always choose between the "lesser of two evils."
As citizens of a heavenly kingdom, we have an earthly responsibility to steward what we have been entrusted—including our voice in the election of the local, state, and national officials who set the course for our families and communities on a variety of important issues.
American Christians have a privilege few believers have experienced throughout world history: freely choosing who leads our state and nation.
Sadly, too many Christians have been silenced through inaction.
Recent research indicates that 41 million Christians were not initially planning to vote today, but with the last presidential election ultimately getting decided by about half a million votes, the Christian vote will change the course of this election–and consequently, the course of our nation.
View Your Voter Guide & Go Vote
For more information, contact CCV at 513-733-5775 or contact@ccv.org. For media inquiries, email media@ccv.org.
As Ohio’s largest Christian public policy organization, Center for Christian Virtue seeks the good of our neighbors by advocating for public policy that reflects the truth of the Gospel.
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