COLUMBUS — Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted recently announced his office’s February regional office hours. Regional liaisons for the Secretary of State’s office will be in 16 counties around Ohio including Butler, Columbiana, Crawford, Cuyahoga, Greene, Hamilton, Holmes, Knox, Mahoning, Medina, Ottawa, Preble, Stark, Tuscarawas, Williams and Wood Counties.

The purpose of open office hours is to give local residents an opportunity to learn more about, and stay connected with, the Secretary of State’s office in an informal and accessible setting.

In addition to making voter registration forms and election information available, regional representatives will be on hand to answer questions and distribute materials to those interested in learning more about the other functions of the office such as the business services division and initiatives including the Ohio Business Profile and Military Ready-to-Vote program.

Regional office hours will be held at the following times and locations: Preble County, Feb. 23, 2-4 p.m. at Brooke-Gould Memorial Library, 301 North Barron Street, Eaton; Butler County, Feb. 17, 11-1 p.m. at West Chester MidPointe Library, 9363 Centre Pointe Drive, West Chester.