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- August 30, 2022In Advance of the November 8 General Election, Registered Ohio Voters Will Soon Receive an Absentee Ballot Request Application by Mail
COLUMBUS – Today, Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced that every registered Ohio voter will soon be receiving an absentee ballot request form. Funding for the mailing must be approved by the Ohio General Assembly, which granted the appropriation earlier this year.
- August 22, 2022Ohio Can Brag About Election Security
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- August 18, 2022As Economic Instability Continues to Stifle New Business Creation, LaRose Promotes Business Resources
COLUMBUS – Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced 12,790 new business filings in July 2022, the lowest point of growth in the last six months. This is a 16% decrease from July 2021 and a 12% decrease from June 2022.
- August 17, 2022Ohio Secretary of State's Office Receives Perfect Audit from the U.S. Election Assistance Commission in its use of Federal Election Grant Dollars
Ohio was the only state to receive a clean audit--no findings and no recommendations
- August 17, 2022Ohio Raises a Volunteer Army to Fight Election Hacking
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- August 10, 2022LaRose Refers Non-Citizens to Ohio Attorney General for Potential Election Fraud Violations
Ohio’s Election System Works to Ensure Voter Integrity and Keep Election Fraud Exceedingly Rare
- August 8, 2022LaRose Launches 2022 Raise a Glass to Democracy Voter Registration Campaign
COLUMBUS – Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced the 2022 Raise a Glass to Democracy voter registration campaign is expanding to include Ohio distilleries and wineries, as well as more craft breweries. While the 2020 campaign enlisted the support of more than fifty breweries, today the program has grown to more than 100.
- August 1, 2022LaRose Announces Final Early Voting Numbers for the August 2 Primary
COLUMBUS – Election Day for the August 2, 2022 Primary/Special Election is tomorrow. Today, Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced that 175,589 absentee ballots were requested by-mail or in-person for the state legislative and executive committee races and that 142,989 votes have been cast statewide in those same races.
- August 1, 2022On Election Eve, LaRose Encourages Voters to Check Their Voting Locations
With Some Voting Locations Consolidated, Voters Should Confirm Their Polling Site at VoteOhio.gov
- July 27, 2022LaRose Announces Early Voting Numbers for Week 3 of the August 2 Primary
COLUMBUS – The August 2, 2022 Primary/Special Election is now less than a week away. Today, Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced that 92,888 absentee ballots have been requested by-mail or in-person for the state legislative and executive committee races and that 67,218 votes have been cast statewide in those same races.
- July 26, 2022Poll Worker Tracker Shows Ohio has Exceeded Statewide Recruitment Goals
Both Minimum Goal and Reserves Goal Are Met Statewide, Now Working with Boards of Elections to Meet County by County Staffing Needs
- July 21, 2022Lack of Action on Inflation Continues to Impact Ohio New Business Growth
COLUMBUS – Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced 14,589 new business filings in June 2022, a 16% decrease from June 2021. This is the third consecutive month in which the number of new businesses was fewer than the previous year.
- July 20, 2022LaRose Announces Early Voting Numbers for Week 2 of the August 2 Primary
COLUMBUS – The August 2, 2022 Primary/Special Election is now less than two weeks away. Today, Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced that 72,970 absentee ballots have been requested by-mail or in-person for the state legislative and executive committee races and that 29,702 votes have been cast statewide in those same races.
- July 19, 2022Poll Worker Tracker Shows Recruitment has Surpassed Minimum Workers Needed, Closing in on its Goal Ahead of the August 2 Primary
Additional Help is Always Needed in Both Rural and Urban Counties
- July 18, 2022Statewide Independent Candidate Certification for the 2022 General Election Announced
Today, the Ohio Secretary of State's office announced the results of independent candidate certifications for the November 8, 2022 General Election. In all, four candidates filed to run as independent candidates statewide in the fall.
- July 14, 2022LaRose Begins Implementation of State School Board Districts
COLUMBUS – Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced today that for the 2022 General Election, Ohio’s 88 county boards of elections will utilize the State Board of Education districts designated by the Governor on January 31, 2022.
- July 13, 2022LaRose Announces First Early Voting Numbers of the August 2 Primary
COLUMBUS – With less than three weeks to go before Ohio's August 2, 2022 Primary/Special Election, Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced today that 44,407 absentee ballots have been requested by-mail or in-person for the state legislative and executive committee races and that 6,239 votes have been cast statewide in those same races.
- July 12, 2022Ohio Launches its Poll Worker Tracker Heading into the August 2 Primary Election
Additional Help Is Always Needed, but Poll Worker Recruitment is on Track
- July 8, 2022Secretary LaRose Spotlights Ohio’s Food Truck Industry
Food Truck Operations in Lucas, Cuyahoga, Delaware, Ross, Montgomery, Morgan, Mahoning and Hamilton Counties Are Growing our Economy and Feeding Ohioans
- July 6, 2022LaRose Announces the Start of Early Voting in the August 2 State Legislative Primary
Today, Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced the start of early voting for the August 2 primary election. Early in-person voting began at 8:00am today in each of Ohio’s 88 county board of elections voting locations. Over the course of the early voting calendar, Ohioans will enjoy nearly 200 hours of early voting opportunities over the course of 21 days.