Press Releases

(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

(Columbus) – Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced today a major expansion of his office’s Public Integrity Division ahead of the high-profile November general election. Three new members of the division’s team will bolster the office’s investigative and law enforcement capabilities with experience from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Ohio State Highway Patrol, and the United States Secret Service.

(Columbus) – Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced that Ohio’s 88 county boards of elections have completed the 2024 annual list maintenance process, removing 154,995 inactive and out-of-date registrations from the state’s voter rolls.

(Columbus) – Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced today that county boards of elections are being directed to remove an additional 499 non-citizen registrations from Ohio’s voter rolls. The latest action comes as part of a multi-phase, comprehensive audit of the statewide voter registration database ahead of the November general election.

COLUMBUS — Established by the United States Election Assistance Commission in 2020, today, August 1 marks the fourth annual National Poll Worker Recruitment Day(opens in a new window). In partnership with Ohio’s 88 county boards of elections and stakeholders across Ohio, Secretary of State Frank LaRose is reminding voters of the important role of poll workers in delivering secure and accessible elections and urging them to consider signing up for November.

What Ohio Needs to Know about the 2024 General Election

(Columbus) – Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose sent a letter today to Democratic National Committee Chairman Jaime Harrison demanding that party leaders stop using Ohio’s ballot access deadline to justify their presidential candidate nominating scheme.

(Columbus) – Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced today that former Ohio Senate President Larry Obhof has joined the Secretary of State’s office as Chief Legal Counsel and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State.

(Columbus) – Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced today the certification of the citizen-initiated constitutional amendment on redistricting to the November ballot.

(Columbus) - Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose released the following statement on America First Policy Institute’s recent federal lawsuit challenging the Biden administration's Executive Order (EO) 14019, which attempts to use federal agencies to conduct partisan election operations:

(Columbus) – Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose issued the following statement today regarding Raise the Wage Ohio’s decision to postpone the filing of a petition to raise Ohio’s minimum wage:

(Columbus) – Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced today the statewide expansion of a new voter registration data integrity program(opens in a new window) aimed at improving the accuracy of Ohio’s statewide voter rolls.