Ohio Signs Data-Sharing Agreement with Trump’s Administration

Ohio election officials have reached a data-sharing agreement with President Donald Trump’s administration aimed at organizing and maintaining the state’s voter rolls.

Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced this agreement on Monday, noting it ensures Ohio will have access to improved federal records for at least two decades. This deal highlights the federal government’s Systematic Alien Eligibility Verification (SAVE) database, which has previously been limited and costly for state election officials to utilize.

LaRose explained that this partnership with the Department of Homeland Security allows Ohio to acquire credible data that supports the certification of each voter. It also simplifies the process for handling bulk certification requests.

“Ohio must ensure that only American citizens are registered to vote,” LaRose stated. “This agreement provides us with the necessary tools to fulfill that responsibility accurately. We are grateful to the Trump Administration for facilitating long-term access to vital federal data that will help protect our election integrity.”

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This agreement concludes a lawsuit that LaRose previously filed against the DHS during former President Joe Biden’s term, as the prior administration had restricted access to SAVE data and imposed fees for each inquiry.

LaRose’s office has already eliminated tens of thousands of fraudulent voter registrations even before the upcoming 2024 elections. He reported that over 1,000 noncitizens “appear to have illegally registered to vote in Ohio,” which has been sent to the Justice Department for potential legal action.

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Out of the 1,084 cases reviewed, his office indicated that 167 involved individuals who seemed to have voted in federal elections since 2018.

The investigation revealed several troubling scenarios: 99 individuals appeared to have voted in two different states during the same federal election, while 16 were identified as having voted twice within the same election. Additionally, 14 people seemed to have voted after their death. Moreover, there were indications that four individuals might have engaged in ballot collection, and two registered as illegal immigrants.

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LaRose’s team also removed more than 155,000 voter registrations identified as abandoned and inactive for at least four consecutive years.