Press Releases

(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 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 legislative deliberations over a ban on foreign funding of 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 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.

(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 issued the following statement today regarding referral of documents and allegations regarding the STRS board:

(Columbus) – Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced today that party affiliations have been successfully updated in the Statewide Voter Registration Database based on voter activity from the March primary election.

(Columbus) – Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose issued the following statement today regarding the guilty plea entered in federal court by William Curlis, the treasurer for more than 100 local, state and federal Republican campaigns who was charged with stealing $1 million in campaign funds from his clients:

(Columbus) – Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose renewed today his call for passage of legislation banning foreign influence over Ohio’s elections, asking the Ohio House of Representatives to quickly approve legislation sent over by the Ohio Senate.

(Columbus) – Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose issued the following statement today regarding the lack of legislative action to fix a statutory deadline that could deny ballot access to the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee due to the timing of the party’s convention:

(Columbus) – Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced today that his office has initiated a routine annual audit of the statewide voter registration database.

(Columbus) – Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced today the launch of a rigorous statewide election integrity initiative aimed at ensuring the accuracy of Ohio’s voter registration database. Beginning this week, the Secretary of State’s office will work with 88 county boards of elections to conduct routine but enhanced maintenance on the voter list, targeting inactive registrations for lawful removal.

(Columbus) – Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced today the launch of the 2024 Grads Vote program, a civic engagement initiative designed to assist high school seniors with learning how to become active in Ohio’s election process. The initiative also encourages high school juniors and seniors to become Election Day poll workers as part of the Youth at the Booth program.

(Columbus) – Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose, in partnership with the Ohio Chamber of Commerce, announced today the “Are You Cyber Safe?” initiative focused on arming small businesses with the resources they need to protect themselves from the growing threat of cybercrime.

April 18, 2024

(Columbus) - Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose formally certified today the results of the March 19, 2024 Primary Election. Final vote tabulations from Ohio’s 88 counties can be accessed online at the Secretary of State’s website.