Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose has announced that Ohio’s 88 county boards of elections have completed the 2024 annual list maintenance process, removing 154,995 inactive and out-of-date registrations from the state’s voter rolls.

This action represents the next phase of a thorough audit of the statewide voter registration database, which is conducted in compliance with longstanding state and federal law.

“Every Ohioan, regardless of their political views, should care about accurate voter rolls,” said LaRose. “Diligent list maintenance helps prevent voter fraud and ensures the voice of the voters is heard on Election Day. Ohio’s process has been carried out by Republican and Democratic Secretaries of State for decades, and I’m proud of the work our bipartisan elections officials do to ensure it’s easy to vote and hard to cheat in the Buckeye State.”

According to Ohio’s county boards of elections, each of the registrations on the 2024 Registration Readiness List that are eligible for removal have been identified as either:

1)    Voters who filled out a National Change of Address (NCOA) form indicating that they have permanently moved and are therefore no longer eligible to vote at their former address, or

2)   Inactive registrations previously flagged for removal but not yet removed from a county’s voter registration system.

Additionally, the Secretary of State’s office checks the records to confirm that a voter, for at least four consecutive years, has neither (1) participated in any kind of voter-initiated activity from the registered address nor (2) updated or confirmed their voter registration or (3) responded to mailed notices.

The inactive registrations are then made available on the Secretary of State’s website for final public review, giving registrants a final opportunity to restore the registration to active status before boards are directed to remove it from the database.

“Secretary LaRose has taken unprecedented steps to ensure the accuracy of Ohio’s voter registration records, including the creation of a new tool designed by the Secretary of State’s Office of Data Analytics and Archives to help election officials better identify and remedy discrepancies in their voter rolls”. LaRose also ordered the removal of non-citizens from the voter registration database and expanded the office’s investigative efforts to prevent non-citizens from participating in Ohio’s elections.

Ohioans have the opportunity to easily complete or update their voter registration at any time prior to the October 7, 2024, deadline by visiting Ohio’s Online Voter Registration System and can verify their registration status at VoteOhio.gov.

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