Press Releases

Secretary LaRose Applauds End of Legal Action Against Popular State Law

(Columbus) – Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced today that his office has trained and deployed the state’s first AI-powered election administration assistant with immediate, around-the-clock availability to election officials in all 88 counties.

(Columbus) - Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced today an update to his office’s interactive Find My District(opens in a new window) tool, giving Ohioans an easy way to identify both their current and newly established congressional districts where candidates will run in 2026 and which will be in effect through 2032.

(Columbus) - Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose issued the following statement today on the Ohio Elections Commission’s continued refusal today to act on nearly 80 criminal complaints involving Larry Householder’s criminal conspiracy that date back more than five years:

(Columbus) – Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose today released the final update to the Ohio Absentee and Early Voting Data Dashboard ahead of the November 4 General Election.

(Columbus) – Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose released the following statement regarding the Ohio Redistricting Commission's bipartisan, unanimous approval of new Congressional districts:

(Columbus) – Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced today that his office has referred 1,200 criminal cases to the United States Department of Justice for consideration of federal prosecution.

(Columbus) - Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced the start of early voting for the 2025 general election.

Another Big Transparency Improvement as a Result of DATA Initiative

(Columbus) – Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced today the appointment of longtime law enforcement veteran and state criminal investigator James Wernecke to lead the new Ohio Election Integrity Commission.

(Columbus) — Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose issued the following statement on the Ohio Board of Deposit’s selection today of a vendor to facilitate the acceptance of cryptocurrency payments, such as Bitcoin, for state fees and services:

(Columbus) — Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced today that Ohio’s 88 county boards of elections have begun sending ballots to military and overseas voters, officially kicking off the 2025 general election.

(Columbus) – Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced today that the Ohio Board of Voting Systems Examiners (BVSE) has voted to approve the nation’s strongest voting system inspection and security standards, once again positioning the state as a national leader on election integrity.

In case you missed it: Secretary of State Frank LaRose’s recent guest column in the Toledo Blade outlines how Ohio is leading the nation in election integrity—taking proactive steps to keep our voter rolls clean and accurate.

(Columbus) – Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose issued the following statement today regarding a Sixth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision upholding Ohio’s ban on foreign funding of statewide ballot campaigns:

(Columbus) – Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced today that he has formally referred additional evidence of illegal noncitizen voter registrations and voting activity to the Ohio Attorney General for potential prosecution.

(Columbus) – Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose issued a statewide directive(opens in a new window) today instructing county boards of elections to remove thousands of inactive voter registrations belonging to deceased Ohioans.

(Columbus) – Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose released the following statement in response to an activist lawsuit, orchestrated by the law firm of national partisan operative Marc Elias, attempting to strip important protections that prevent noncitizens from registering to vote in Ohio:

August 12th is National Poll Worker Recruitment Day

(Columbus) — Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced today the release of a revised, accessible version of the Ohio Election Official Manual (EOM), a statewide resource issued by the office annually with detailed guidance on the administration of Ohio elections.