Read about the duties and responsibilities of the Ohio Secretary of State. The office offers many initiatives for citizens of Ohio.

Frank LaRose became Ohio’s 51st Secretary of State on January 14, 2019, bringing to the office years of hard-earned leadership skills and public service developed as a U.S. Army Reservist, State Senator, U.S. Army Special Forces Green Beret, and Eagle Scout.

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The Ohio Secretary of State's Office is responsible for overseeing elections for the state of Ohio as well as registering companies to do business in Ohio.

Aug 1, 2024 · (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.

May 2, 2024 · (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.

Aug 21, 2024 · (Columbus) – Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced today that he has formally referred evidence of non-citizen voter registrations to Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost for further review and potential prosecution.

May 14, 2024 · (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.

Oct 16, 2024 · (COLUMBUS)—Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced today the launch of a beta project that will provide Ohioans with a new digital dashboard to help analyze voting trends and statistics more effectively during the early voting period.

Jun 5, 2024 · (Columbus) – Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced today that his office has published a list of 158,857 inactive voter registrations eligible for removal from the Statewide Voter Registration Database, marking the latest action in a series of election integrity initiatives being implemented ahead of the November election.