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- 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.
- June 28, 2022LaRose Issues New Directive to Boost Election Integrity at Our County Boards of Elections
Security Directive 3.0 Reinforces Ohio’s Position as THE Leader in Election Security
- June 26, 2022LaRose Issues Directive in Response to Short-Sighted and Delayed Activist Court Opinion
Nearly 1,300 Candidates from Both Parties Met the Legal Deadline, Court Makes Irresponsible Decision to Add Six More Democrats, Risking Election Chaos
- June 24, 2022To Boost Poll Worker Recruitment for the August 2 Primary, Secretary LaRose Provides Guidance on High School Student Participation
Seventeen-Year-Old Rising High School Seniors Are Now Eligible for Ohio’s Youth at the Booth Initiative
- June 24, 2022May 3 Primary Election Audit Results are Complete: Ohio's County Boards of Elections Report a 99.9% Accuracy Rate
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.
- June 17, 2022LaRose Announces Opening of August 2 Primary Election as Ballots go out Today to Military and Overseas Voters
Voter Registration Deadline is July 5, Early Voting Begins July 6
- June 16, 2022As Inflation Continues to Impact Ohio New Business Growth, LaRose Aims to Connect Ohio Businesses With Helpful Resources
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.
- June 3, 2022Secretary LaRose Spotlights Ohio's Non-Profit Organizations
Non-Profits in Medina, Montgomery, Wayne, Stark, Hocking, Van Wert, and Franklin Counties Are Helping to Strengthen our Communities
- June 2, 2022LaRose Issues Warning About Misleading Election Mailers
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.