Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced a data sharing agreement with the Trump administration to access federal data for voter roll maintenance.
Ohio will soon be able to check thousands of voters' citizenship records with "unprecedented access" to a federal records database.
Senate Bill 293, which would eliminate the four-day grace period for mail-in votes, has Democrats and voting rights groups up in arms.
Ohio pushes election integrity by striking a deal with the federal government that Secretary of State Frank LaRose has called "historic."
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose says an agreement with the federal government that gives the state access to a federal database on immigration status is a victory for ensuring that only citizens vote.
Ohio politicians owe it to Ohio voters to get it right and defend their constituents’ access to the ballot, not limit it due to federal pressure. That's why Gov. DeWine should veto SB 293, write guest columnists Collin Marozzi,
Secretary of State Frank LaRose says a new deal with the federal government will give Ohio long-term access to verify voter citizenship through DHS data.
The bill would end Ohio’s absentee ballot grace period and add new voter registration reviews. Lawmakers Josh Williams and Theresa Gavarone supported the measure.