A final poll conducted by Emerson College Polling revealing how likely voters in Ohio would vote in the 2024 U.S. Senate race shows businessman Bernie Moreno in the lead over challengers State Senator Matt Dolan (R-Chagrin Falls) and Secretary of State Frank LaRose.
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Matt Dolan Maintains Lead in Ohio U.S. Senate GOP Primary Race, New Poll Shows
A poll conducted by East Carolina University’s Center for Survey Research published on Friday reveals how likely voters in Ohio would vote in the 2024 U.S. Senate race.
In the Republican primary election, the poll shows Ohio State Senator Matt Dolan (R-Chagrin Falls) with a 2-point lead over businessman Bernie Moreno and a 10-point lead over Secretary of State Frank LaRose.
Read MoreOhio U.S. Senator JD Vance to Campaign with Bernie Moreno Ahead of Election Day
Ohio U.S. Senator JD Vance (R-OH) will join candidate Bernie Moreno at six campaign events across the Buckeye State over the weekend leading up to election day on Tuesday, March 19.
Read MoreMatt Dolan Leads in Ohio U.S. Senate GOP Primary Race, Poll Finds
Emerson College Polling and The Hill published results of a poll on Wednesday revealing how likely voters in Ohio would vote in the 2024 U.S. Senate race.
In the Republican primary election, the poll shows Ohio State Senator Matt Dolan (R-Chagrin Falls) with a 3-point lead over businessman Bernie Moreno and a 10-point lead over Secretary of State Frank LaRose.
Read MoreOhio Secretary of State’s Office Releases Data for First Week and a Half of Early Voting
The Ohio Secretary of State’s office has released data for the first week and a half of early voting for the state’s March 19 Primary Election.
Read MoreOhio Governor Mike DeWine Endorses Matt Dolan in U.S. Senate Race
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and First Lady Fran DeWine have endorsed State Senator Matt Dolan’s (R-Chagrin Falls) bid for U.S. Senate.
Read MoreFrank LaRose Campaign: Ohio Voters Don’t Trust Bernie Moreno
A senior campaign advisor for the Frank LaRose for Senate campaign told The Ohio Star this week that Ohio voters “don’t really trust Bernie Moreno.”
Read MoreEarly Voting Begins Wednesday in Ohio
Wednesday, February 21 is the first day of early voting for the March 19 Primary Election in Ohio.
Read MoreOhio Senator Sherrod Brown Losing Ground Against Republican Challengers: Poll
Democratic Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown’s lead over his three Republican challengers has narrowed since November anywhere from 2 to 8 points, according to a Thursday poll.
Brown was leading businessman Bernie Moreno by 10 points, Secretary of State Frank LaRose by 5 points and state Sen. Matt Dolan by 3 points in Emerson College’s last poll on the Ohio Senate race. The senator is now ahead of Dolan by only 1 point and has a 2-point advantage over both Moreno and LaRose for potential head-to-head general election matchups, according to Emerson College’s January survey.
Read MoreSenator John Barrasso Endorses Bernie Moreno for U.S. Senate
Wyoming U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) endorsed Ohio businessman Bernie Moreno for U.S. Senate on Tuesday.
Read MoreOhio Secretary of State Certifies Candidates for 2024 Primary Ballot
The Ohio Secretary of State’s Office recently certified the candidates that will appear on the state’s March 19 primary ballot.
Read MoreOhio House of Representatives Votes to Override Governor’s Veto of House Bill 68
The Ohio House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to override Governor Mike DeWine’s veto of House Bill 68.
Read MoreCritics Slam Ohio Governor for Signing Executive Order Banning Trans Surgeries for Minors Following Veto of House Bill 68
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed an executive order on Friday banning gender transition surgeries for minors at any hospital or ambulatory surgical facility in Ohio.
Read MoreUnmasking DeWine: Ohio Journalist Jack Windsor Dissects Shocking Veto and Its Potential Ripple Effect on 2024 Senate Race
Ohio journalist and entrepreneur Jack Windsor joined host Michael Patrick Leahy on Monday’s episode of The Tennessee Star Report to discuss the connections and divides behind the shocking decision by Governor Mike DeWine to veto measure that would prohibit genital mutilation of children and transgender males competing in girls’ sports.
Read MoreActivists and Lawmakers Slam Ohio Governor Mike DeWine’s Veto of House Bill 68
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine vetoed a bill that would have protected women in sports and banned gender-affirming procedures from being performed on minors on Friday.
Read MoreOhio Attorney General Rejects Proposed Petition to Rewrite State’s Election Rules
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced Thursday his rejection of a proposed constitutional amendment that would amend Ohio’s constitution by rewriting election rules.
Read MoreOhio Secretary of State Denounces New ‘Assault on the Integrity of Our Voting Process’
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose has denounced a proposed constitutional amendment recently filed with the state’s Attorney General’s Office that would amend Ohio’s constitution by rewriting election rules.
Read MoreFormer President Donald Trump Endorses Bernie Moreno for U.S. Senate
Former President Donald Trump endorsed Ohio businessman Bernie Moreno for U.S. Senate on Tuesday.
Read MoreEmerson Poll: Trump Up in Ohio, Democrat Senator Sherrod Brown Leads All GOP Challengers
Emerson College Polling and WJW-TV Fox 8 Cleveland published results of a poll on Thursday revealing how likely voters in Ohio would vote in the 2024 presidential and Senate race.
In the 2024 presidential election, the poll shows former President Donald Trump with a 12-point lead (50 percent-38 percent) over incumbent President Joe Biden in a hypothetical head-to-head matchup in the Buckeye State while 12 percent of voters remain undecided.
Read MorePoll: Trump Up in Ohio, Democrat Senator Sherrod Brown Ties with Closest GOP Challenger
The left-wing think tank, polling firm, and political advocacy group Data for Progress recently published results of its poll revealing how likely voters in Ohio would vote in the 2024 presidential and senate race.
Read MoreOhio Secretary of State Frank LaRose Defends Election Integrity Measures
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose is defending his decision to recently purge thousands of voter registration records that have been inactive for four years and have failed to update their records within that time.
LaRose’s office purged nearly 27,000 inactive voters from the voter rolls on September 28.
Read MoreOhio Supreme Court Rules Term ‘Unborn Child’ Can Remain on Abortion Ballot Measure
The Ohio Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the term “unborn child” could remain in an abortion amendment set to go on the ballot in November after activists filed a lawsuit over the language.
The state’s ballot board, which includes Secretary of State Frank LaRose, voted 3-2 in August that the term “fetus” should be changed to “unborn child” in order to give voters a clearer understanding of the ramifications of the amendment, which would make abortion a constitutional right in the state. In response, Ohioans for Reproductive Rights (ORR) filed a lawsuit days later, arguing the board was ignoring rules that required the language to “not ‘mislead, deceive, or defraud’ voters, but the state Supreme Court determined that the use of the term “unborn child” could stay in, noting that even the plaintiffs did not argue it was “factually inaccurate.”
Read MoreOhio Secretary of State Frank LaRose Jumps Into Race to Unseat Dem Sen. Sherrod Brown in 2024
Republican Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced a run for Senate on Monday to unseat Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown in 2024, according to a campaign launch video.
Read MoreOhio Republicans Introduce Bill Codifying Election Integrity Office
Republicans in the Ohio Legislature are working to pass a law codifying the election-integrity office whose creation Secretary of State Frank LaRose (R) announced last year.
LaRose declared last October he would set up the Public Integrity Division in his office to improve the security, accuracy and accessibility of elections in the Buckeye State. The new department consolidates heretofore separate divisions dealing with campaign-finance administration, voter registration, election investigations and cybersecurity.
Read MoreOhio Secretary of State Reports 630 Cases of Potential Voter Fraud During His Administration So Far
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose (R) reported on Friday that his office discovered 630 cases of possible criminal voter fraud since he took office four years ago.
Incidents include 510 cases of potential voting by noncitizens, 97 instances of people possibly voting in more than one state and 23 allegations of election fraudsters using dead persons’ registrations. The department referred all of these cases to law enforcement, according to LaRose’s Year in Review 2022 newsletter.
Read MoreU.S. Rep Jim Jordan Favors LaRose’s 60 Percent Ohio Constitutional Amendment
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Congressman Jim Jordan told The Ohio Press Network (OPN) in a phone interview over the weekend that an Ohio General Assembly effort — spearheaded by Ohio Secretary Frank LaRose — to require 60% approval to amend the state constitution is a “good, common-sense thing that our Founders understood [to be] important to protect people’s liberties and our representative form of government.”
Jordan, who is tabbed to chair the powerful House Judiciary Committee when Republicans regain control of the lower chamber in January, said that a supermajority is needed to override a presidential veto and a governor’s veto, and should be required in order “to change fundamental principles and fundamental concepts.”
Read MoreOhio Elections Commission To Look Into Evidence Against Blystone Instead of Settling
The Ohio Elections Commission (OEC) announced last week it will hold a hearing on Thursday, January 5, 2023 to review evidence against former gubernatorial candidate Joe Blystone concerning alleged campaign-finance violations.
Charges against the Republican former hopeful include failure to report contributions from small-dollar backers and breach of rules regarding corporate donations. The onetime candidate was engaged in negotiations with Commission Executive Director Philip Richter, but some GOP members of the commission, including D. Michael Crites and Christina Hagan, reportedly insisted on continuing the probe to achieve full accountability.
Read MoreOhio Election Day Roundup: Results for National Elected Offices, State Offices, and Statewide Ballot Issues
After a long campaign season for the Ohio midterm election, voting numbers from county boards of elections are pouring in and being added to the unofficial results on the Ohio Secretary of State’s Website.
According to the Ohio Secretary of State, results are unofficial until they have been reviewed and certified once the official canvass has been completed by November 29th.
Read MoreOhio Secretary of State Readies Voters, Officials for Busy Election Day
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose is making one last push to inform Ohioans of important voter information prior to their final opportunity to cast a ballot.
The Ohio secretary of state’s office indicates that there is only one official source for Ohio election information, which is voteohio.gov. To ensure all voters have the correct information ahead of Election Day, LaRose urges voters to only utilize voteohio.gov as an official resource for vital and accurate election information including finding a polling location, voter ID requirements, sample ballots, absentee ballot tracking, support for voters with disabilities, and election results.
Read MoreOhio Election Eve Roundup: Statewide, District, County, and Municipal Races to Watch
Ohio are set to choose their next governor, U.S. senator, and three seats for the state supreme court this election cycle.
The big-ticket race in Ohio is to fill the U.S. Senate seat left open by retiring Senator Rob Portman (R-OH). Republican nominee J.D. Vance was endorsed by former President Donald Trump and he is currently in a tight race with Democratic Representative Tim Ryan (D-OH-13).
Read MoreOhio Sees 50 Percent Increase in Early, In-Person Voting Compared to 2018
With only four days until the midterm election, Ohio is reporting an increase in early in-person voters compared to 2018.
Ohioans have cast almost 50% more early in-person ballots this year than a week before the 2018 election, according to numbers released by the Ohio Secretary of State’s office on Tuesday.
Read MoreCygnal Ohio Poll Shows Vance and DeWine Getting Bigger Leads
A poll released this weekend by the data company Cygnal shows Ohio Republican candidates for governor and U.S. Senate widening their leads against their Democratic opponents.
The survey of 1,776 likely voters shows J.D. Vance, the author, attorney and venture capitalist running to succeed retiring Republican Senator Rob Portman, with a 4.6-percent lead over Democratic Congressman Tim Ryan (D-OH-13). Among those polled, 9.2 percent said they were undecided.
Read MoreOhio New Business Startups Revert to Lower Trend
Ohio’s new business filings in September reverted to a downward trend after a one-month reprieve in August.
New business filings in September were lower than August, according to a release from Secretary of State Frank LaRose, but level with filings from September 2021.
Read MoreTwo New Polls Widen Vance’s Lead in Ohio Senate Race
Data from two new surveys have contributed to a slightly widening lead for Republican J.D. Vance in his Ohio Senate campaign against U.S. Representative Tim Ryan (D-OH-13).
One of the polls comes from the Democrat-aligned group Data for Progress, which finds that Vance has garnered 49 percent of the 1,016 likely voters with whom the organization spoke.
Read MoreEarly Voting Higher in Ohio than in 2018
More Ohioans have requested absentee ballots and voted early in-person as of the close of business Tuesday than at the same point in the state’s 2018 gubernatorial election, Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced.
“While not a significant increase over the same point in the 2018 election, Ohioans are showing confidence in Ohio’s abundant early voting opportunities,” said LaRose. “Our bipartisan boards of elections have done an incredible job making their early voting centers ready, and lines are short for anyone who wants to make sure their voice is heard.” While combined the number of ballot requests and in-person early voting totals pass the 2018 total 21 days before the election, the jump comes from in-person early voting.
Read MoreProgressive Ohio College Town Continues Push to Let Noncitizens Vote
Democratic officials who run the village of Yellow Springs, a progressive college town near Dayton, are persisting in their effort to legalize noncitizen voting.
Mayor Pam Conine (D) is pushing for the enactment of a state constitutional amendment that would actualize the policy. Yellow Springs voters approved a referendum in 2019 allowing dozens of noncitizen residents of the village to participate in local and state elections, but the measure never went into effect.
Read MoreRepublicans Poised to Run the Table in Ohio as Vance, DeWine, Yost, and LaRose All Lead in New Poll
by Debra Heine Republican author and lawyer J.D. Vance leads Democrat Rep. Tim Ryan 46 percent to 44 percent in the U.S. Senate race in Ohio, according to GOP polling firm Cygnal. The survey of likely general election voters in Ohio also gave Republican Governor Mike DeWine a strong…
Read MoreCandidate for Cuyahoga County Executive Backs Noncitizen Voting
Chris Ronayne, the Democratic candidate for Cuyahoga County executive, said in a public forum this week that he would support Ohio’s municipalities allowing noncitizens to vote in local elections.
The former Cleveland city administrator and former president of University Circle, Inc., a community-development corporation, explained to attendees at the Global Cleveland panel discussion at Jukebox that he believed cities can use their home-rule powers to adopt that election policy.
Read MoreOhio Secretary of State Supports Voter Fraud Prosecution for Four More People Who Allegedly Voted Twice
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose has referred four additional people for prosecution after his office found evidence that appears to show they voted in two states.
His office partnered with officials in Iowa, Missouri, Nevada and Oregon to find individuals who allegedly voted in another state, then cast an illegal second ballot in Ohio in the 2020 election, LaRose announced Wednesday.
Read MoreLanguage Finalized on Proposed Ohio Referendum Banning Noncitizen Voting
This week the Ohio Ballot Board finalized the wording of a referendum on a proposed state constitutional amendment to prohibit noncitizens from participating in local and state elections.
A majority of Ohio voters will need to approve the measure during the November 8 election for the amendment to become law. The ballot question informs electors that the amendment would “require that only a citizen of the United States, who is at least 18 years of age and who has been a legal resident and registered voter for at least 30 days, can vote at any state or local election held in this state” and that the law would “prohibit local governments from allowing a person to vote in local elections if they are not legally qualified to vote in state elections.”
Read MoreOhio Secretary of State Announces Board of Education Districts; Democrats Object
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose (R) announced this week that the state Board of Education district boundaries will conform to the plan Gov. Mike DeWine (R) issued in January, spurring objections from Democratic lawmakers.
Nineteen individuals sit on the state Board of Education, with 11 of them standing for election. Five of the elected seats are up in this fall’s general election and those wishing to run must file by August 10.
Ohio Business Startups Dip Again; LaRose Blames Inflation
Inflation is taking a toll on startup businesses in Ohio, dropping the state’s new business filings by more than a quarter from a year ago, according to Secretary of State Frank LaRose.
LaRose pointed to two surveys from the National Federation of Independent Business that show inflation continues to be a significant factor for small business and small business optimism both nationwide and in Ohio.
Read MoreLaRose Directs Ohio Counties to Move Forward with Second Primary
Calling a federal court’s order to implement state legislative district maps that were twice ruled unconstitutional a temporary solution, Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose directed county boards of election to move forward with preparations for an Aug. 2 primary election.
Read MoreHouse Passes Bill Allowing Ohio Election Officials Limited Connection to Private Groups
Confusion for some Ohio boards of election forced a new bill that walks back at least part of a law stopping election officials from working with nongovernmental entities.
The Ohio General Assembly tacked the legislation onto its budget last year. Despite assurances from lawmakers and Secretary of State Frank LaRose the ban would not create an issue for local election officials, Attorney General Dave Yost issued an opinion in January that said the new law criminalizes partnerships with private groups, but most routine work is OK.
Read MoreOhio’s Record Run of Business Startups Stops
Ohio’s record run of business startups ended in April, and Secretary of State Frank LaRose blamed rising inflation for discouraging entrepreneurs from creating new business.
LaRose on Thursday also called on leaders in Washington to put politics aside and work to bring rising costs under control.
Read MoreOhio Secretary of State Frank LaRose Calls on Federal Government to Address Inflation
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose called on the federal government to address record inflation that is impacting small businesses across the state.
According to LaRose, his office received only 15,488 new business filings in April 2022—a dramatic decline from previous months. In March, he got 20 percent more applications.
Read MoreWe the People Convention Endorses John Adams for Ohio Secretary of State
We the People Convention, an Ohio-based nonprofit that advocates for limited constitutional governance, endorsed former state Rep. John Adams for Ohio Secretary of State.
Adams is running in the GOP primary against incumbent Frank LaRose, who recently gained the endorsement of former President Donald Trump.
Read MoreFederal Court Imposes May 28 Deadline on Ohio Redistricting Commission
A federal court gave the Ohio Redistricting Commission until May 28 to draw state legislative redistricting maps that meet a court order, or it will implement a previously rejected map so the state can hold an Aug. 2 primary.
The three-judge panel, voting 2-1, said it would impose the commission’s third set of maps because the state had started preparing to use those maps before they were declared unconstitutional by the Ohio Supreme Court.
Read MoreFormer President Trump Endorses Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose
Former President Donald Trump endorsed Ohio Secretary of State in his bid for re-election.
LaRose, who was elected in 2018, oversaw the state’s election for the past four years.
Read MoreOhio Election Officials Say Second Primary Must Be August 2
Ohio election officials said the state could not hold its second primary any later than Aug. 2, despite an Ohio Supreme Court ruling that suggested the state could easily hold an election later in August or even September.
The Ohio Association of Election Officials said overseas and military ballots, along with other requirements for testing voting systems and proofing ballots, make Aug. 2 the last day to have a primary for state legislative offices if the same rules are to be met for the November general election.
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