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- September 28, 2026Secretary LaRose Announces Enhanced Audit of Ohio’s Voter Rolls
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced today an enhanced audit process that will continually compare voter registration records maintained by Ohio’s 88 county boards of elections with the statewide voter registration database.
- September 21, 2026Secretary LaRose Publishes Registration Readiness List, Encourages Voters to Confirm Registration
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced today that his office has published a list of 208,856 inactive voter registrations scheduled for removal from Ohio’s voter rolls in January 2027 as part of the state’s legally required General Voter Records Maintenance Program.
- September 17, 2026LaRose Announces Implementation of Payment Modernization Project
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced today the launch of several security-enhanced payment options for customers doing business with the Secretary of State’s office.
- September 14, 2026LaRose Launches Statewide Education Campaign to Promote Ohio Election Resources
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced today the launch of a statewide voter education campaign to help Ohioans find trusted, official election information and make their plan to vote.
- September 9, 2026Secretary LaRose Orders Latest Round of Noncitizen Removals from Ohio Voter Rolls Ongoing Citizenship Verification Using Federal SAVE Data Continues to Improve Voter List Maintenance Accuracy
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced today that an additional 75 noncitizen voter registrations have been removed from Ohio's voter rolls as part of an ongoing citizenship verification and voter list maintenance effort.
- September 3, 2026Registered Ohio Voters Will Begin Receiving Official Absentee Ballot Request Applications by Mail
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced today that Ohio’s registered voters will soon begin receiving an absentee ballot request form in the mail. Those request forms are arriving in mailboxes around Labor Day weekend.
- August 25, 2026Secretary LaRose to Appeal Federal Court Decision in Voter Registration Case
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced today that he will work with state attorneys to file an immediate appeal of a federal district court order enjoining a portion of Ohio’s motor voter law.
- August 24, 2026Secretary LaRose Expands Statewide Training Program to Include Candidate 101 Courses
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced today an expansion of the office’s training platform to include publicly available training opportunities to help equip candidates with the resources to understand Ohio’s election process.
- August 18, 2026Secretary LaRose Encourages Ohioans to Become Informed Voters About Issue 3
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced today that the full text, official ballot language, certified explanation, and arguments for and against State Issue 3 are now available for public review at OhioSoS.gov.
- August 10, 2026Secretary LaRose Calls on Ohioans to Serve as Poll Workers this November
Ahead of National Poll Worker Recruitment Day, Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose is once again encouraging Ohioans to answer the call to serve as poll workers and help ensure another successful Election Day.
- August 7, 2026Secretary LaRose Encourages Inactive Voters to Confirm Voter Registration Information
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose issued Directive 2026-44 today, outlining the completion phase of Ohio’s 2022 General Voter Records Maintenance Program, which helps ensure accurate, up-to-date voter rolls across the state.
- July 13, 2026Secretary LaRose Announces $1 Million Grant to Strengthen Poll Worker Recruitment and Training Ahead of November General Election
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced today the latest statewide initiative to support Ohio’s county boards of elections as they recruit and train nearly 40,000 precinct election officials ahead of the November General Election.
- July 9, 2026Ohio’s Easy Business Filing Process Helps Drive State to Number One
Secretary of State Frank LaRose credited his office’s easy, efficient business filing process for helping Ohio earn the top spot today in CNBC’s 2026 America’s Top States for Business rankings.
- July 8, 2026Secretary LaRose Applauds Federal Court Order Upholding Ohio's Access to Citizenship Verification System
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced today that a new court order has upheld Ohio's unrestricted access to the federal government’s citizenship verification data, also known as the SAVE (Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements) system.
- July 7, 2026Secretary LaRose Encourages Ohio Voters to be Vigilant About Outside Voter Registration Groups
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose today issued another warning to Ohio voters about confusing and misleading election information stemming from unsolicited mailings by the groups Ready to Register Inc. and Center for Voter Information.
- July 2, 2026Opinion: Keeping the Republic
Secretary LaRose reflects on America's 250th birthday.
- July 1, 2026Secretary LaRose Named Top 25 People Defining Ohio’s AI Economy
(Columbus) – Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose was named this week to OhioX’s “AI25”, the top leaders shaping the future of artificial intelligence in the state.
- June 17, 2026Secretary LaRose Launches Expanded Ready for November Initiative for 2026 Midterm Elections
(Columbus) — Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced today the continuation of the Ready for November initiative, a nationally recognized statewide effort to train and prepare election officials for the 2026 November General Election.
- June 12, 2026Secretary LaRose Unveils Limited Edition America 250 "I Voted" Sticker
COLUMBUS — Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose this week unveiled a limited-edition America 250 "I Voted" sticker in commemoration of the United States' 250th birthday and Ohio's role in preserving and strengthening American democracy.
- June 4, 2026Secretary LaRose Announces Expansion of State-Federal Fraud Prevention Partnership
(Columbus) – Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced today an expanded fraud prevention partnership with state and federal law enforcement partners.