Local company giving away furniture if enough voters cast their ballots in Ohio

CENTERVILLE — A Miami Valley furniture company is taking a unique approach to encourage people to vote.

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Angie Ault, with Morris Home & Ashley, said she’s aware of the anxiety around this time of year with an election approaching, so the company came up with a way to get people excited to vote.

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“If 6.4 million voters vote in the State of Ohio, they could get their furniture purchase for free,” Ault said.

That’s right, you could get free furniture if enough people vote.

“We have not lost our minds,” Ault said jokingly.

As reported on News Center 7 at 5:30, there are some rules with this promotion. Qualifying purchases must be a minimum of $998 and made before election day.

The idea is to get people excited to vote for whomever they choose to vote for.

“Everybody’s just excited about getting their voice heard and voting for their candidate,” she said.

In the 2020 election, nearly 6 million Ohioans voted and in 2016, more than 5.5 million cast their vote.

“We have a good shot,” Ault said.

Kettering resident JoAnne Levi said she thinks everyone should vote, regardless of the shot at free furniture.

“I think you shouldn’t have to be motivated to vote,” she said. “I think that you should see it as empowerment, part of your duty as a citizen.”

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