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Frank LaRose: “We launched an investigation back in 2020 to an act of voter…”

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Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose gives an Election Day update

Published November 5, 2024 | Video Starts at 04:44

Yeah, thank God we haven't. And if that pops up, we will aggressively respond to that. As you know, We launched an investigation back in 2020 to an act of voter suppression. where someone was sending out a really ugly racist robocall that was discouraging, particularly people in the African American community from participating in early voting. (04:44–04:50)

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Asserts that an investigation into voter suppression was launched in Ohio in 2020.

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“Over 3,200 voting locations opened up right on time, staffed by 35,000 of our fellow Ohioans.”
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose gives an Election Day update | Uploaded November 5, 2024 | 00:09-00:17
“We've referred hundreds [of voter fraud cases] to county prosecutors or to the Ohio Attorney general.”
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose gives an Election Day update | Uploaded November 5, 2024 | 02:14-02:20
“This year alone, we've identified over 700 non-citizens who attempted to register to vote.”
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose gives an Election Day update | Uploaded November 5, 2024 | 03:20-03:27
“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
“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.”
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose gives an Election Day update | Uploaded November 5, 2024 | 08:45-08:51
“The very first votes counted are the absentee votes and the early votes.”
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose gives an Election Day update | Uploaded November 5, 2024 | 10:11-10:16
“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.”
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose gives an Election Day update | Uploaded November 5, 2024 | 11:08-11:14