Voter registration deadline announced

Board of Elections news

The Van Wert County Board of Elections has announced the close of registration for the May 7 primary election will be 9 p.m. Monday, April 8. The Board of Elections office will be open from 8:30 a.m. until 9 p.m. that day to facilitate last-minute voter registration.

Those not currently registered in Van Wert County, or who have moved since the November 5, 2012, general election and not changed their address with the Board of Elections should stop by one of the following locations and update their registration.

Registration locations in Van Wert County include the Van Wert License Bureau, Brumback and Delphos Public libraries, the Women, Infants, Children (WIC) agency, Van Wert County Department of Job and Family Services, the county treasurer’s, auditor’s and clerk of court title offices in the Courthouse and the Board of Elections office, 120 E. Main St.

Precincts that normally vote at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Convoy (Harrison, Tully and Union townships and Convoy village residents), Praise Point Church (Willshire and Wren), the Middle Point Community Building (Middle Point and Hoaglin, Jackson and Ridge townships), and York Township precinct will not be voting on May 7, since they have no ballot issues or candidates.

For more information on voter registration, call the Board of Elections office at 419.238.4192.