Press Releases

(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.

(Columbus) - Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced today a statewide effort to ensure election officials are trained and prepared for the high-profile 2024 presidential election. The Ready for November initiative will offer a series of collaborative training opportunities between Ohio’s 88 county boards of elections and the Secretary of State’s elections, public integrity and communications staff.

(Columbus) – Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose released the following statement on President Trump and Speaker Johnson’s election integrity proposal:

COLUMBUS – Ohio’s Primary Election is less than a week away and many voters have already taken advantage of the state’s absentee and early voting opportunities to cast their ballots. Today, Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced that 347,489 absentee ballots have been requested and 259,988 votes have already been cast statewide.

COLUMBUS – Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose releases the following statement following the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on the Trump V. Anderson ruling:

Secretary LaRose available for media on Wednesday

COLUMBUS - Ohio’s 88 county boards of elections began sending out ballots today to military and overseas voters, officially opening the March 19 primary election.

COLUMBUS – Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose issued a letter today to state legislative leaders urging immediate action to close a “foreign influence” loophole in state campaign finance law. LaRose told Senate President Matt Huffman and House Speaker Jason Stephens that a legislative fix is needed to prevent non-citizens from bankrolling campaigns for or against proposed statewide ballot issues.

COLUMBUS – Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced today that 18 candidates have been certified to appear on Ohio’s March 19 primary ballot.

Governor DeWine Selects March 19 for Primary and June 11 for General Election