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2020

• 03/25/2020

  LaRose Issues Statement on Legislation Finalizing Ohio's Primary Election
• 03/21/2020

  LaRose Encourages General Assembly to Support Ohio Voters First Act
• 03/20/2020

  LaRose Announces Number of Early Votes Cast Through March 16th

  Data was collected by the Ohio Secretary of State’s office via a survey of Ohio’s 88 county boards of elections. 

• 03/19/2020

  LaRose Releases New Business Numbers

  Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose today announced 11,334 new businesses filed here in Ohio in February, an increase of 12% from a year ago and 18% more than February 2018.

• 03/16/2020

  Based on New Public Health Guidance, LaRose Recommends Suspension of In-Person Voting on March 17, Moving Election Day to June 2

  Anticipating Litigation, LaRose Has Prepared Recommendations to Offer to the Court

• 03/13/2020

  LaRose Issues Update on Action Taken to Ensure a Safe, Healthy Election Day

  In response to the increased concerns surrounding Coronavirus/Covid-19, Secretary LaRose has taken aggressive action to ensure a safe, secure, accurate and healthy election on Tuesday, March 17^th.

• 03/13/2020

  Statement from Arizona, Florida, Illinois and Ohio Chief Elections Officials on the Status of the March 17th State Primaries

  The following statement is attributable to Secretary of State Katie Hobbs (AZ), Secretary of State Laurel Lee (FL), Elections Board Chairman Charles Scholz (IL) and Secretary of State Frank LaRose (OH)

• 03/10/2020

  With One Week Until Election Day, LaRose Announces Latest Early Voting Numbers

  Today, Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced that 336,531 absentee ballots have been requested by-mail or in-person and that 194,522 votes have been cast statewide. 

• 03/09/2020

  LaRose Gives an Important Update on Voting in Ohio

  With increased concerns regarding Coronavirus/COVID-19, Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose provided a brief update on how it will impact voting in Ohio. 

• 03/06/2020

  LaRose Warns Ohio Businesses to Watch for Deceptive Letters

  One Company Is Charging Businesses $67 for Document Available for $5 from Secretary of State  

• 03/04/2020

  Campaign Finance Deadline Is Tomorrow

  Candidates for statewide office, General Assembly and judge of Court of Appeals are, in certain circumstances, required to file their campaign finance reports electronically with the Secretary of State's office.

• 03/03/2020

  LaRose Announces Latest Early Voting Numbers of the 2020 Primary

  Absentee Ballot Requests Coming in Ahead of 2016 Pace 

• 02/25/2020

  LaRose Announces First Early Voting Numbers of the 2020 Primary

  Nearly 150,000 Absentee Ballots Have Already Been Requested

• 02/25/2020

  LaRose Welcomes Over 200 New Americans at The Ohio Statehouse

  LaRose encouraged all in attendance to perform their civic duty to register to vote and have their voice heard in the November election. 

• 02/20/2020

  New Business Numbers Starting Strong in 2020

  After another record-setting year in 2019, Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose today announced 12,069 new businesses filed here in Ohio in January, an increase of 2,998 from December.

• 02/14/2020

  LaRose Spotlights Successful Minority-Owned Businesses in Ohio

  Secretary LaRose is working to provide minority entrepreneurs looking to start a business with the right resources they need to grow and succeed. 

• 02/05/2020

  Ohio Counties Meet LaRose's Deadline to Strengthen Election Security

  New Security Upgrades Make Ohio a National Model for Election Security

• 01/30/2020

  Deadline for Security Enhancements Arrives on Friday

  New Upgrades Make Ohio a National Model for Election Security

• 01/30/2020

  Military and Overseas Voting Begins Tomorrow

  Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced voting for military and overseas voters begins tomorrow, Friday, January 31, 2020 for the upcoming Primary Election which will be held on Tuesday, March 17, 2020. 

• 01/23/2020

  LaRose Announces The Chief Information Security Officer at the Ohio Secretary of State Office

  Tomorrow, SB 52 goes into effect and a key aspect of that bill establishes a Chief Information Security Officer in the Secretary of State’s office

• 01/17/2020

  LaRose Spotlights Centennial Businesses in Ohio

  Today Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced the selected businesses for January’s Ohio Business Spotlight.

• 01/16/2020

  Statement From Colorado, Ohio and West Virginia Chief Elections Officers On Increased Information Sharing From FBI

  The following is a joint statement from Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold, Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose, and West Virginia Secretary of State Mac Warner in response to news today that the FBI will immediately begin to share information about cyber-intrusions/attacks with state election officials.

• 01/16/2020

  Ohio Breaks Record For New Business Creation

  Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose today announced 130,621 new businesses filed in Ohio in 2019, setting a new annual record.

• 01/08/2020

  LaRose Takes Action In Response to Iranian Cyber Threats

  In coordination with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Ohio National Guard and colleagues in Colorado and West Virginia, Secretary LaRose required county boards of elections to block an identified set of Iranian IP addresses on county firewalls. 

• 01/07/2020

  Secretary of State Announces Certification of Official Ballots for the 2020 Ohio Primary Election

  Today, Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced the certification of candidates for the 2020 Ohio Presidential Primary. 

• 01/03/2020

  LaRose Welcomes New Americans At Cleveland Naturalization Ceremony

  LaRose Registers New Citizens Ahead of 2020 March Primary Election