/news/tags/secretary-of-state Secretary of State en-US Copyright Tue, 28 Mar 2023 19:12:40 GMT /2023-03-28/after-supporting-elimination-of-august-elections-secretary-of-state-now-says-sometimes-theyre-ok Republican Secretary of State Frank LaRose said he's generally opposed to August special elections, but if lawmakers want to revive them for a vote to make amending the constitution harder before a reproductive rights amendment this fall, he's ok with that. Tue, 28 Mar 2023 19:12:40 GMT /2023-03-28/after-supporting-elimination-of-august-elections-secretary-of-state-now-says-sometimes-theyre-ok Karen Kasler /2023-03-07/larose-says-ohio-may-drop-out-of-voter-registration-program-he-praised-last-month The letter from Republican Secretary of State Frank LaRose about Ohio's concerns about the Electronic Registration Information Center follows the move of three other GOP-led states to end their partnership with ERIC. Tue, 07 Mar 2023 05:08:46 GMT /2023-03-07/larose-says-ohio-may-drop-out-of-voter-registration-program-he-praised-last-month Karen Kasler /news/government-politics/2020-05-06/ohio-election-officials-want-smoother-vote-by-mail-process-in-november Ten days before Ohio’s rescheduled primary election, Selina Pagán and other volunteers drove through neighborhoods on Cleveland’s West Side to hand out vote-by-mail applications from a safe distance. They called it La Caravana de la Democracia. It was the group’s “shot in the dark” to help Spanish-speaking voters after the coronavirus pushed the election from polling places to the postal system. Wed, 06 May 2020 13:28:20 GMT /news/government-politics/2020-05-06/ohio-election-officials-want-smoother-vote-by-mail-process-in-november /news/government-politics/2019-09-09/number-of-voters-cleared-from-rolls-expected-by-weeks-end As of September 6, as many as 200,000 Ohio voter registrations may have been removed from the rolls by county boards of elections. But a final total won’t… Mon, 09 Sep 2019 21:08:10 GMT /news/government-politics/2019-09-09/number-of-voters-cleared-from-rolls-expected-by-weeks-end Karen Kasler /news/government-politics/2019-04-09/secretary-of-state-stands-by-effort-to-reach-inactive-voters Early voting for the May primary has begun. Turnout in off-year primaries is especially low, but there may be those who try to vote and find they’ve been… Wed, 10 Apr 2019 00:22:03 GMT /news/government-politics/2019-04-09/secretary-of-state-stands-by-effort-to-reach-inactive-voters Karen Kasler /news/community/2019-02-07/morning-headlines-budish-reveals-plans-for-diversion-facility-firestone-to-expand-akron-location Here are your morning headlines for Thursday, Feb. 7:Budish reveals plans for diversion facility;Firestone to expand Akron facility;Plusquellic won't rule… Thu, 07 Feb 2019 12:34:52 GMT /news/community/2019-02-07/morning-headlines-budish-reveals-plans-for-diversion-facility-firestone-to-expand-akron-location Lydia Taylor /news/government-politics/2018-10-31/appeals-court-rules-purged-voters-may-cast-ballots A federal appeals court has ruled that Ohioans who were removed for not voting over a six-year period must be allowed to vote in this midterm election. An… Wed, 31 Oct 2018 22:26:25 GMT /news/government-politics/2018-10-31/appeals-court-rules-purged-voters-may-cast-ballots Sarah Taylor /news/government-politics/2018-10-16/secretary-of-state-casts-his-early-ballot Early voting has been under way for a week, and the number of registered voters is the highest it’s been in a decade.Many voters are opting to vote early… Tue, 16 Oct 2018 22:56:50 GMT /news/government-politics/2018-10-16/secretary-of-state-casts-his-early-ballot Andy Chow /news/government-politics/2018-09-07/ohio-counties-look-for-cybersecurity-weaknesses-ahead-of-election County boards of elections in Ohio are bringing in experts to size up whether their computer systems are vulnerable to hackers. Fri, 07 Sep 2018 13:24:10 GMT /news/government-politics/2018-09-07/ohio-counties-look-for-cybersecurity-weaknesses-ahead-of-election /news/government-politics/2018-04-09/democrat-kathleen-clyde-talks-about-bid-for-ohio-secretary-of-state-in-akron Democrat Kathleen Clyde was in Akron Monday to discuss her run for Ohio’s Secretary of State.During an appearance at the Akron Press Club, Clyde said her… Mon, 09 Apr 2018 22:13:06 GMT /news/government-politics/2018-04-09/democrat-kathleen-clyde-talks-about-bid-for-ohio-secretary-of-state-in-akron