Press Releases

(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88 county boards of elections have completed the 2024 annual list maintenance process, removing 154,995 inactive and out-of-date registrations from the state’s voter rolls.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 — 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.

(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.

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 the certification of the citizen-initiated constitutional amendment on redistricting to the November ballot.

(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 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.

(Columbus) – Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose issued the following statement today on the passage of Senate Bill 98, legislation to protect Ohio entrepreneurs:

Security Directive 5.0 Continues Ohio’s National Leadership on Physical Infrastructure and Cybersecurity Readiness

Office Publishes List of Inactive Voter Registrations for Public Review

(Columbus) – Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose issued the following statement today regarding legislative deliberations over a ban on foreign funding of Ohio elections:

(Columbus) – Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose issued the following statement today regarding the General Assembly’s passage of legislation to ban foreign funding in Ohio elections:

(Columbus) – Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose issued the following statement today regarding ongoing efforts to fix the Democratic Party’s ballot access problem:

(Columbus) – Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced today the launch of a new pilot program designed to assist county boards of elections with maintaining accurate voter registration records.

(Columbus) – Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose issued a directive today to the 88 county boards of elections initiating a confirmation and removal process of non-citizens from the state’s voter registration rolls. Secretary LaRose also announced additional steps by his office to “conduct an annual review of the statewide voter registration database to identify persons who appear not to be United States citizens,” as required by state law. [1]

(Columbus) Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced the start of early voting today for the 2024 Special 6th District Congressional General Election. All registered voters in the 6th Congressional District, which includes Belmont, Carroll, Columbiana, Harrison, Jefferson, Mahoning, Monroe, Noble, Stark, Tuscarawas, and Washington Counties, may cast an early in-person ballot at their county board of elections starting today. Ohioans can learn more about the early voting schedule and the hours of county board operations on our website.