Ohio Purges Non-Citizens From Voter Rolls In Major Step Towards Election Integrity

Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose ordered the state’s voter rolls to be purged of “non-citizens” on Tuesday after a review found that dozens of Ohio residents were registered to vote despite a lack of U.S. citizenship.

An investigation by Ohio’s Public Integrity Division reviewed data from the state’s Bureau of Motor Vehicles and identified 137 non-citizens who were currently on state voter rolls. The investigation twice confirmed that all 137 identified residents did not have citizenship despite being eligible to vote.

Under Ohio law, citizens can only be removed from voter rolls if they have confirmed their lack of citizenship to the Bureau of Motor Vehicles on two separate occasions. They must also have updated their voter registration or voted in between the two occasions.

“These individuals will receive at least two written notices from the Secretary of State’s office asking them to confirm their citizenship status or cancel their registration. Failure to respond to these notices will result in removal of the registration from the voter rolls by the county boards of elections,” LaRose told Fox News.

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LaRose noted that improper voter registration could result in criminal charges for some individuals, though he did stress that not all instances are related to criminal activity.

“It’s important to recognize that some of these registrations may be the result of an honest mistake,” LaRose said. “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’s office confirmed that there could be several more non-citizens on state voter rolls than what data reviewed as part of the investigation determined. Much of the data reviewed by the BMV requires cross-referencing with other databases, a number of which are federal.

As a result, Ohio is calling on the Biden Administration to provide access to several sources of citizenship data, including the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ SAVE database, which contains information relating to individuals entering the United States. The data point is of particular importance considering the fact that more than 7-million illegal aliens have entered the United States since President Biden took office in 2021.

LaRose’s office is also seeking access to citizenship information from the Department of Homeland Security, the Social Security administration, as well as federal district court records disclosing individuals disqualified from jury service due to a lack of United States citizenship, Fox News reported.

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