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Frank LaRose: “The very first votes counted are the absentee votes and the…”

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Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose gives an Election Day update

Published November 5, 2024 | Video Starts at 10:11

It's thousands of people working very hard. And really, post 730 is when things get even busier around here. We're working to bring in that Data from all 88 county boards of elections. The very first votes counted are the absentee votes and the early votes. Intuitive, why they're already there at the Board of Elections ready to count. And so when you see results at 7:45, 8:00, those are those early votes and absentee votes. (10:11–10:16)

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Asserts that absentee and early votes are counted first on election night.

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“Over 3,200 voting locations opened up right on time, staffed by 35,000 of our fellow Ohioans.”
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“We've referred hundreds [of voter fraud cases] to county prosecutors or to the Ohio Attorney general.”
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“This year alone, we've identified over 700 non-citizens who attempted to register to vote.”
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“Voting machines do not connect to the Internet. No Wi-Fi, no Bluetooth, no LAN connection, no modem of any kind.”
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose gives an Election Day update | Uploaded November 5, 2024 | 03:44-03:51
“We use those voting machines to give you that election night result.”
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose gives an Election Day update | Uploaded November 5, 2024 | 03:51-03:55
“We also count the paper as part of what we call the post-election audit.”
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose gives an Election Day update | Uploaded November 5, 2024 | 04:08-04:13
“We launched an investigation back in 2020 to an act of voter suppression.”
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“Elections are a very local phenomenon. That's not a glitch. It's a feature.”
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose gives an Election Day update | Uploaded November 5, 2024 | 05:33-05:37
“We launched earlier this year a group that we called our Ready for November Task Force.”
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose gives an Election Day update | Uploaded November 5, 2024 | 06:03-06:10
“Over 2.5 million Ohioans have already cast their ballot. That's over 31% of the registered voters in the state.”
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose gives an Election Day update | Uploaded November 5, 2024 | 07:17-07:25
“The all-time record in 2020 was 5.8 million [voters].”
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose gives an Election Day update | Uploaded November 5, 2024 | 07:41-07:47
“We work with the boards of elections to make them more efficient and to help them get a faster throughput with check in.”
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose gives an Election Day update | Uploaded November 5, 2024 | 08:21-08:29
“Each person needs to present their ID. That ID needs to be checked and made sure that that is the person they say they are.”
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose gives an Election Day update | Uploaded November 5, 2024 | 08:31-08:38
“We flip over the ID and we check the back to check where it says citizen or non-citizen on it.”
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose gives an Election Day update | Uploaded November 5, 2024 | 08:37-08:43
“We worked with folks like Kings Island and Cedar Point. These are experts at how to manage a line.”
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“We always maintain that bipartisan chain of custody.”
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose gives an Election Day update | Uploaded November 5, 2024 | 10:34-10:38
“Ohio gives you the results on election night and when you go to bed, you'll know those results.”
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