Ohio State Executive - Secretary of State
Recent News About Ohio State Executive - Secretary of State
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FOIA Request Sent to Ohio Secretary Of State Regarding Spring Elections Candidates for Office on February 5, 2025
A Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request was submitted to the Ohio Secretary of State on February 5, 2025.
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LaRose announces statewide rollout of voter registration integrity program
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced the statewide rollout of a new voter registration data integrity program to enhance the accuracy of voter rolls. Following a successful pilot, the tool is now being distributed to all county boards of elections to help address voter registration issues.
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Analysis: 'Hyper-partisan' voter data group ERIC has 26 states rejecting membership, including Ohio
A total of 26 states, including Ohio, have rejected or withdrawn membership from a nationwide group working with voter data that has been accused of "hyper-partisanship," according to an analysis by Buckeye Reporter.
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America First Legal: ‘There is no reason for a foreign national to be on’ Ohio voter rolls
America First Legal (AFL) has sent a letter to each senior election official of all 50 states, including to Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose, to advise on two federal laws that allow states to request and obtain accurate information on an individual’s citizenship status and their ability to vote.
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Analysis: Ohio among 26 states not part of 'hyper-partisan' voter data group
Ohio is among 26 states that have resigned from or are not members of a national voter data group accused of partisanship in its work to expand voter rolls and lacking in transparency, an analysis by the Buckeye Reporter found.
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La Rose: 'Bernie has my full support and endorsement'
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose said Republican candidate Bernie Moreno has his "full support" against Democrat U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown. Moreno, who is endorsed by former President Donald Trump, won the Republican primary for the U.S. Senator race in Ohio on March 19.
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LaRose: 'Men shouldn’t compete in women’s sports, and kids shouldn’t be subjected to permanent, life-altering gender change procedures'
Sec. of State Frank LaRose (R-Ohio), who is running for U.S. Senate, today "signed and filed" the Ohio legislature's override of Gov. Mike DeWine's (R-Ohio) veto of HB68, the “Enact Ohio Saving Adolescents from Experimentation (SAFE) Act.”
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Ohio Sec. of State on Trump's removal from ballots: 'What Maine and Colorado attempted to do is unconstitutional - period.'
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose joined ten other Secretaries of State from across the country in filing an Amicus Curiae to support former President Donald Trump in his 2024 election run.
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LaRose: 'We need to send three divisions to the border until the wall is finished'
Sec. of State Frank LaRose (R-Ohio), who is running for U.S. Senate, announced a border security plan today that includes sending three U.S. military divisions to the U.S.-Mexico border.
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LaRose: 'I talked to a few longtime union Democrats who are now proudly supporting GOP candidates'
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose underscored his dedication to championing the interests of workers.
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LaRose: 'America deserves a president who is present when disaster strikes'
On Aug. 15, Ohio's Secretary of State Frank LaRose, who is responsible for overseeing elections and business registrations in the state, criticized President Joe Biden for vacationing amidst crises like a chemical cloud in East Palestine, the fall of Kabul and the Maui wildfires, emphasizing the necessity of a responsive leader during disasters.
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LaRose: 'The attempt to turn Ohio into California is officially underway'
After the vote in Ohio struck down Issue 1, which would have required a majority bipartisan vote mandatory to amend the state constitution, Secretary of State Frank LaRose took to platform X to warn citizens that there was already an amendment pushed toward the attorney general to strip away legal protections from local law enforcement.
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Report: 84% of funds raised by Issue 1 opponent came from outside of Ohio
The main group behind opposition to Issue 1, raised about 84% of its funds from outside of Ohio, according to analysis of a campaign disclosure report released by the Secretary of State's office.
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LaRose: Issue 1 opponents want ‘to use their ‘political power’ to come after our gun rights’
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose said Issue 1 opponents want to “come after our gun rights” after Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb endorsed a “no” vote on the initiative, while calling for a ballot measure on 2nd Amendment restrictions.
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Rep. Demetriou: "Opponents to Issue 1 have been telling the people of Ohio a series of lies and half truths"
Representative Steve Demetriou (R-Bainbridge Twp.) alleges that opponents to Issue 1 have been misleading voters in their framing of Issue 1. According to Demetriou these special interests are looking to defeat the measure, which would raise the threshold needed to pass a ballot driven amendment to Ohio's Constitution.
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Rep. Stewart on Political Mailer From Issue 1 Opponents: ‘These are exactly the sort of creepy tactics from special interests that our measure seeks to protect against’
Rep. Brian Stewart (R-Ashville) criticized a political mailer that promised to monitor the votes of Ohioans in the August 8 special election.
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OH Sportsmen's Alliance: Issue 1 is about 'protecting the Ohio Constitution against radical out-of-staters and their extremist ideologies'
The Ohio Sportsmen's Alliance endorsed an August 8 ballot initiative to make it harder to change the Ohio state constitution.
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Committee hearing: 'The Ohio Constitution has become the vehicle for bad policies' from outside special interests
The Ohio Constitution Protection Amendment, as reintroduced by State Rep. Brian Stewart (R-Ashville), had its first hearings this week before the Constitutional Resolutions Committee. Proponents of the amendment argued that the amendment was necessary to curtail the influence of outside special interests of Ohio’s Constitution.
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PAC advisor: 'Our Constitution has been hijacked by special interests'
The Ohio Constitution Protection Amendment, proposed by State Rep. Brian Stewart (R-Ashville), seeks a supermajority requirement for ballot initiative-driven constitutional amendments, as is required in some states.