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COLUMBUS —Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose today issued a series of key reminders to members of the media covering the final weekend of early voting.

(Columbus) – Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose filed a lawsuit in federal court today on behalf of the citizens of Ohio, demanding the Department of Homeland Security provide access to United States citizenship records, which they have unlawfully withheld.

(COLUMBUS)—Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced today the launch of a beta project that will provide Ohioans with a new digital dashboard to help analyze voting trends and statistics more effectively during the early voting period.

(Columbus) – Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose issued the following statement today regarding the Ohio Supreme Court’s decision upholding safeguards against ballot harvesting in Ohio’s general election:

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(COLUMBUS)—Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose today issued a series of key reminders one week from the start of early voting (October 8th) for the 2024 General Election. Early voting begins the day after the close of voter registration.

(Columbus) - Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose issued the following statement today regarding the administrative stay granted by the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth District in the lawsuit challenging Ohio’s ban on foreign funding of state ballot issue campaigns:

(Columbus)—Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced today that the state’s 2024 general election is officially underway, as the 88 county boards of elections are now sending out ballots to military and overseas voters.

(Columbus) - Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose confirmed today that his office is one of at least 15 election offices(opens in a new window) nationwide that received a suspicious package from an unknown source, prompting the latest of several security threat investigations involving local, state and federal law enforcement agencies.

(Columbus) - Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose issued the following statement today regarding the Supreme Court of Ohio’s decision on a lawsuit challenging the Ballot Board’s approved summary of State Issue 1:

(Columbus) – Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced today that his Election Integrity Unit has issued a warning to Ohio’s 88 county boards of elections after an investigation uncovered the use of illegal voter registration forms by a government agency.

(Columbus) – Secretary of State Frank LaRose joined five fellow Secretaries of State today to appear before the U.S. House Committee on Administration on efforts to build public confidence in the upcoming November election.

(Columbus) – Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced today that his office’s Election Integrity Unit has sent evidence of more than 600 election law violations to the Ohio Attorney General’s office.

COUMBUS—Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose released the following statement today on the sentencing of William Curlis, who was previously charged in federal court with wire fraud after an investigation assisted by the Ohio Secretary of State's office of Public Integrity found he had stolen nearly $1 million from campaign accounts:(opens in a new window)

(Columbus) – Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced today he and Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost have filed a motion to stay a federal court ruling on Ohio’s law banning foreign funding of statewide ballot campaigns.

(Columbus) - Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose called on the Ohio General Assembly today to enact legislation giving his office authority to require proof of citizenship on state-issued voter registration forms.

(Columbus) – As Ohio voters begin receiving official absentee ballot application forms in the mail this week, Secretary of State Frank LaRose is reminding Ohioans to be vigilant when completing any absentee ballot application form that isn’t labeled as official election mail (PDF)(opens in a new window).

(Columbus) – Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose today released the list of statewide candidates who have met the requirements necessary to appear on the statewide ballot in Ohio for the November 5, 2024 general election.

(Columbus) – Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced today that he has formally referred evidence of non-citizen voter registrations to Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost for further review and potential prosecution.

Ohio takes election fraud seriously—keeping it rare bolsters confidence and participation