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Where Do Candidates Stand? Ohio Voters Can Check the Guide

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Wednesday, October 1, 2014   

COLUMBUS, Ohio - The election is slightly more than a month away, and a new resource is available that could help prevent voters from feeling left in the dark about the candidates' positions on important issues.

AARP Ohio releases its 2014 Voter Guide today. Volunteer state president Mike Barnhart said it's a useful tool, considering that the majority of voters age 50 and older in a recent survey said candidates need to better explain their positions.

"A very high percentage of likely voters say it's 'very hard' or 'somewhat hard' to get information about where a candidate stands on a particular issue," Barnhart said. "So, this is really what's driving this information."

AARP Ohio designed the guide for voters of all ages, not just those 50 and older, Barnhart said. It includes the candidates' positions, in their own words, on policy matters important to older Ohioans such as the future of Social Security and Medicare and other issues.

"Financial security, protecting telecommunications, family care-giving, staying at home," he said. "So a person could look at this guide and see what each of the candidates have said about that particular issue."

Barnhart said AARP takes positions on some issues but does not endorse candidates. It publishes the guide as part of ongoing efforts to educate voters, he said, as well as making sure the candidates know what's important to the voters.

"The positions that we take are impacted on by political decisions," he said, "and so we want to make sure that the candidates who are running understand what our position is and, of course, we have an interest in their reactions to it and what their points of view are."

The guide, available online at aarp.org/yourvote, contains information on the governor's race and all 16 Ohio congressional races. For those who aren't sure which candidates are in their district, Barnhart said they can enter a street address and the correct voter guide will appear.


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