LaRose expands election transparency initiative
COLUMBUS — Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced this week that every Ohioan can now easily access daily voter registration data through a new online portal, marking a significant milestone in implementing the state's landmark DATA Act.
The portal, available at OhioSoS.gov/Data, provides daily updates of voter registration changes across Ohio's 88 counties, including new registrations, updates, and removals from voter rolls. Under Ohio law, each board of elections is required to create a prescribed daily record or “daily snapshot” of its voter registration database as of 4 p.m. each day.
"While Ohio remains one of only a handful of states with a fully decentralized election administration system, there’s clear value in creating greater uniformity and increased transparency," said Secretary LaRose. "Transparency earns trust, and I’ll continue to do everything in my power to make Ohio's elections the most transparent in the nation."
The DATA Act, championed by Secretary LaRose and passed in 2023, was the first of its kind in the nation and established the first statewide mandate for uniform definition and retention of election records. The law created the Office of Data Analytics and Archives, which publishes election data for auditing purposes and year-over-year analysis.
In preparation for the 2024 presidential election, LaRose launched several initiatives to enhance transparency and accuracy:
• The Data Integrity Program;
• The Ohio Absentee and Early Voting Data Dashboard;
• Annual Audit of Statewide Voter Registration Database; and
• Led the National Effort to Modernize Election Data Sharing.
In addition to the ongoing, robust data hygiene checks conducted by the Ohio Secretary of State’s office and Ohio’s 88 county boards of elections, the public is encouraged to crowdsource the publicly available information and report any discrepancies to the Ohio Secretary of State's office for prompt investigation and resolution.
"Our Office of Data Analytics and Archives has revolutionized Ohio's ability to be at the cutting edge of election administration," LaRose added. "On the heels of the smoothest presidential election in Ohio’s history, this new tool will generate an even deeper level of trust in our elections and bolster election integrity in 2025 and beyond."