Ohio Secretary Of State Steps Up After Over 100 'Non-Citizens' Exposed As Registered Voters

On Tuesday, Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose (R-OH) ordered the removal of all "non-citizens" from the state's voter rolls after an investigation exposed over 100 illegal aliens registered to vote. The investigation, led by Ohio's Public Integrity Division, found 137 non-citizens registered to vote, even though they had confirmed their non-citizen status with the Bureau of Motor Vehicles twice. "Ohioans overwhelmingly passed an amendment to our state constitution which makes it clear that only U.S. citizens can vote in our elections. It is my duty under the law to uphold the constitution, and the legislature has explicitly tasked me with ensuring that only eligible citizens can register and vote," LaRose said in a press release on the Ohio Secretary of State website.

LaRose's office will send the non-citizens at least two written notices asking them to confirm their citizenship status or cancel their registration. If they don't respond, their registrations will be removed by the county boards of elections. LaRose's office told Fox News Digital, "Failure to respond to these notices will result in removal of the registration from the voter rolls by the county boards of elections." Ohio also asked the Biden administration for access to several federal databases to verify citizenship status. These include the SAVE database from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security records, Social Security Administration data, and federal court records.

LaRose outlined what was requested from the Biden administration in a press release, reading, "The Secretary of State's office is also taking steps to verify the citizenship status of other registration records flagged by the BMV as non-citizens. These records require additional cross-checks to ensure the registered individual remains a non-citizen. To help facilitate this review, the office has requested the following citizenship data sources from the Biden administration: Access to the federal SAVE database, a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services resource used to verify citizenship status. Access to citizenship-identifying records from Department of Homeland Security and Social Security Administration databases. Federal district court records disclosing individuals disqualified from jury service due to a lack of United States citizenship."

"It's important to recognize that some of these registrations may be the result of an honest mistake. These may be well-meaning people trying to pursue the American dream, and communication barriers sometimes result in a registration form being submitted in error. We need to help them get that cleared up before an accidental registration becomes an illegal vote that could result in a felony conviction or even deportation," LaRose clarified.

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