Press Releases

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.

Security Directive 3.0 Reinforces Ohio’s Position as THE Leader in Election Security

Nearly 1,300 Candidates from Both Parties Met the Legal Deadline, Court Makes Irresponsible Decision to Add Six More Democrats, Risking Election Chaos

Today, Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced that upon the completion of Ohio’s county boards of elections’ post May 3 primary audits, the accuracy rate for the Ohio Primary Election was 99.9%, keeping with the remarkable accuracy of every election administered under Secretary LaRose’s watch.

Seventeen-Year-Old Rising High School Seniors Are Now Eligible for Ohio’s Youth at the Booth Initiative

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Voter Registration Deadline is July 5, Early Voting Begins July 6

Columbus – Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced 14,596 new business filings in May 2022, a 27% decrease from May 2021 and a 14% decrease from the same point in 2021.

Non-Profits in Medina, Montgomery, Wayne, Stark, Hocking, Van Wert, and Franklin Counties Are Helping to Strengthen our Communities

COLUMBUS – Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose has issued a warning to voters about misleading election information coming from the Voter Participation Center (VPC) and the Center for Voter Information (CVI) – two entities run by the same organization.

COLUMBUS – Today, the Ohio Senate unanimously passed HJR 4, a proposed constitutional amendment prohibiting noncitizens from voting in state and local elections. The Ohio House approved the proposed amendment through a joint resolution last week, and it now heads to the November general election ballot, where a simple majority of Ohioans can enshrine this principle into the Ohio Constitution.

Boards of Election to immediately resume preparations for another secure and accessible election for Ohio on August 2nd

COLUMBUS – Today, Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced 15,488 new business filings in April 2022, a 20% decrease from the previous month and a 30% decrease from April 2021.

(Columbus) – Today, Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose released the following statement after the introduction of joint resolutions in the Ohio Senate and House to propose an amendment to the Ohio Constitution prohibiting local governments from allowing non-U.S. citizens to vote in local elections. State Senator Lou Blessing and State Representatives Bill Seitz and Jay Edwards introduced the companion resolutions in their respective chambers.

(Columbus) – Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose formally rejected contempt of court accusations today in a filing with the Ohio Supreme Court that both reinforces the statutory timeline for election administration and reminds redistricting critics of their prior agreement to a key deadline for adopting a new General Assembly district plan.

Entrepreneurs in Findlay, Union, Adams, Warren, Summit, and Wayne Counties Are Helping to Keep Ohio Beautiful

Total Absentee Requests and Total Early Votes Cast Surpass Most Recent Comparable Primary Election in 2018

Additional Help Is Always Needed in Both Rural and Urban Counties

COLUMBUS – With one week to go before Ohio's May 3rd Primary Election, Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced today that 182,496 absentee ballots have been requested by-mail or in-person and that 100,809 votes have been cast statewide.

COLUMBUS – Today, Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced 19,337 new business filings in March of 2022, a 33.4% increase from the previous month.