Sharing the Truth about Ohio Elections by Citizen Volunteer Researchers
Virtually all states have serious election integrity issues, including Ohio. Once you see the data as we have, you cannot unsee. That is why we are here.
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LATEST OHIO ELECTION INFORMATION
URGENT-LIMITED TIME ONLY:
All Ohio citizens interested in improving the integrity of Ohio's elections are asked to:
(1) Contact the following Homeland Security committee members by email and/or phone and ask them to support HB472. Why wouldn't these government officials support legislation that makes Ohio's elections more secure and accurate? Especially when the legislation initiates not from lobbyists who are paid by companies and special interest groups to exert influence over elected officials, but rather from Ohio's own citizens, the same citizens all of these government officials were elected by to serve.
Rep. Hazar Ghanbari - Chair, Wood County
Rep. Phil Plummer - Vice Chair, Montgomery County
Rep. Cindy Abrams, Hamilton County
Rep. Sara Carruthers, Butler County
Rep. Rodney Creech, Preble/Butler County
Rep. Steve Demetriou, Portage County
Rep. Thomas Hall, Butler County
Rep. Kevin Miller, Fairfield/Licking County
(2) Contact the sponsors by email and/or phone to thank them and give them encouragement to continue working to pass HB472 to improve the security and accuracy of Ohio's elections.
Rep. Bernie Willis
Rep. Bob Peterson
(3) Begin to prepare submit written citizen proponent testimony for HB472, The Ohio Votes Count Act.
More information and instructions for written testimony are available here (updated 5/7/2024).
Need more help? Contact US!
WHEN AND WHERE TO SUBMIT WRITTEN PROPONENT TESTIMONY? INFORMATION COMING SOON.
(4) In-person citizen testimony is also welcome. Please coordinate by Contacting US!
(5) Contact the secretary of state by email and/or phone and ask for support of HB472. Why wouldn't these government officials support legislation that makes Ohio's elections more secure and accurate? Especially when the legislation initiates not from lobbyists who are paid by companies and special interest groups to exert influence over elected officials, but rather from Ohio's own citizens, the same citizens all of these government officials were elected by to serve.
(6) Please copy and share all the Did You Knows and Quick Facts on social media. There are so many of them that you could share a different election issue each day. The citizens of Ohio need to hear the truth of Ohio elections. Be sure to tag house committee members, house reps, and secretary of state.
TBD Proponent testimony (attend if possible)
5/1/2024 HB472 Sponsor testimony by Rep. Bernie WIllis and Rep. Bob Peterson
4/24/2024 HB472 Assigned to Homeland Security Committee
TRACK THE BILL in the Ohio House of Representatives and download a copy of the bill.
DOWNLOAD A 1 PAGE SUMMARY OF THE BILL
ACCESS THE BILL ANALYSIS & DETAILED ANALYSIS WRITTEN BY LEGISLATIVE SERVICES COMMISSION (LSC)
MEDIA:
5/14/2024 Secretary of State expands effort to verify citizenship status on Ohio voter rolls
5/8/2024 Secretary of State LaRose discusses HB472 on the Windsor Report
5/8/2024 US Speaker Johnson champions SAVE bill preventing illegal immigrants from casting votes.
CALL TO ACTION: Contact your US House Representative and US Senator to vote YES for the SAVE Act.
5/2/2024 Clark County rep Bernie Willis floats bill to require photo ID to register, vote by mail.
5/2/2024 LaRose announces comprehensive effort to ensure accuracy of statewide voter registration database.
5/1/2024 Press Release from Rep. Michele Grim against House Bill 472.
4/29/2024 Bob Franze interview (starts at 59 minute mark) with Marcell Strbich regarding HB472 The Ohio Votes Count Act.
4/25/2024 Cincinnati Enquirer article titled Republican bill could tighten Ohio voting rules.
4/22/2024 Interview on the Windsor Report podcast regarding the cybersecurity portion of Ohio Votes Count Act.
TWR04 22 seg 2 - Marcell Strbich on Ohio HB472.
4/17/2024 Press Release from Rep. Jennifer Gross, co-sponsor of House Bill 472: "Elections are a pillar of democracy and are an issue of national security,” said Gross. “As elected officials, we have a responsibility to uphold election integrity.”
4/14/2024 Ohio Secretary of State urges support for Trump and Johnson election integrity legislation.
4/13/2024 House Speaker Mike Johnson announced House Republicans are introducing legislation requiring proof of US citizenship to register and vote and remove non-citizens from voter rolls, which are both included in HB472.
4/3/2024 Interview on the Windsor Report podcast regarding the introduction of Ohio Votes Count Act and potential of non-citizens voting in Ohio elections. TWR 04 03 seg 2 - Interviews: Marcell Strbich
4/3/2024 Follow Ohio Votes Count Act at ohiovotescount.org
Brought to you by the Citizens of Ohio
Ohio House Bill 472 - Ohio Votes Count Act
Did you know . . .
Slideshow of Ohio Elections Issues & HB472 Ohio Votes Count Act Solutions
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Ohio Elections Quick Facts and HB472 Ohio Votes Act Solutions
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HB472 Ohio Votes Act Summary
Big Picture Issues:
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Election officials are not computer specialists, but elections rely heavily on computer technology.
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Even when known to be ineligible, a voter registration generally requires 4 or more years to be removed.
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Voting systems are built and certified to outdated 2005 security standards.
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Ohio elections lack safeguards to prevent 267,000+ non-citizens from registering and voting.
Board of Voting System Examiners
ISSUES: The Board lacks cybersecurity expertise and certification standards for voter registration systems.
SOLUTIONS:
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Include cybersecurity experts on the board of voting system examiners.
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Establish standards and require certification of new voter registration systems.
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Cybersecurity review is necessary to certify a new voting system.
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Require publication of voting system certification reports and recommendations.
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Require voter registration systems to be physically located in Ohio in a facility under the board of elections control.
Cybersecurity Standards
ISSUES: Election systems security standards are outdated.
SOLUTIONS:
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Use 3rd party reviewers to conduct a cyber security assessment of voting systems seeking certification.
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Adopt voting system certification standards based on most recent National Institute of Standards & Technology and federal guidelines.
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Require a periodic review and voting system vendor disclosure of software development practices as part of a continued certification security review.
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Require use of a digital blockchain ledger to log all voter registration system changes.
County Voting System Backup
ISSUES: No contingencies exist if a voting system is decertified.
SOLUTIONS:
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Authorize a county opt-in provision for hand counted paper ballots through passage of an electorate introduced ballot petition initiative.
Election Administration
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Requires most people to register to vote using an Ohio driver's license or state identification card number.
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Requires most voters to include a copy of their voter identification when returning a mail-in ballot.
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Requires a provisional ballot to be counted when both a provisional and absentee ballot are cast.
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Requires an elector to sign a form when updating their voter registration.
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Requires online publishing of voter election reports.
Voter Registration Data Validation
ISSUES: State and county voter registration systems contain numerous avoidable data entry errors.
SOLUTIONS:
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Use reference lists of names and addresses to verify new and existing voter registration records.
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Issue weekly reports to counties identifying various errors in their voter registration databases.
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Before adding an applicant to the voter registration database, require the voter registration to match the information on the applicant’s driver’s license or state id card.
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Cancel voter registrations for electors who have moved if they are registered to vote or have applied for a driver’s license in another state.
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Simplify the system for assigning unique record identifiers in the statewide voter registration database.
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Use a commercial service for monthly voter registration data analysis.
Audit Voter Registration Databases
ISSUES: The current audit is not independent or thorough.
SOLUTIONS:
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Require the Auditor of State to conduct an annual audit of the statewide voter registration database and three randomly selected counties.
Identity and Citizenship Verification
ISSUES: There are insufficient safeguards to prevent non-citizens and ineligible persons from registering and voting.
SOLUTIONS:
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Increase the frequency of review for non-citizens and other ineligible voters.
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Provide counties with resources to verify identity and citizenship prior to registration and for absentee and provisional ballot screening.
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Expand voter registration instructions to include citizenship and other eligibility requirements.
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Introduce safeguards and procedures at social services, BMV and registration agencies to ensure noncitizens are not misled into illegally registering to vote.
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Require an elector to vote a provisional ballot until US citizenship is verified.
What does AI say about HB472 Ohio Votes Count Act?
12 THINGS THAT REQUIRE A PHOTO-ID IN OHIO:
1. Register to vote in person at the BMV
2. Vote in person at the polls
3. Purchase alcohol
4. Purchase cigarettes
5. Rent a hotel room
6. Purchase some cold medicines
7. Get a job
8. Drive a car
9. Buy a cell phone
10. Get on an airplane
11. Buy a "M" rated video
12. Get married
But not to register to vote online or by paper form?
WHY NOT?
But not to vote by Absentee Ballot by Mail in Ohio?
WHY NOT?
Contact Ohio Secretary of State,
State Representatives and Senators.
Demand photo-id for ALL voter registrations and ALL ballots NOW!
This has to be fixed BEFORE NOV 2024!
ONLY US CITIZENS
SHOULD BE ABLE TO VOTE IN OHIO.
It is in our state constitution.
77%
of Ohioans voted overwhelmingly for this in Nov 2022.
Can non-citizens still vote in Ohio in March 2024?
YES
THIS NEEDS TO STOP!
Contact Ohio Secretary of State,
State Representatives and Senators.
Demand EVERY eligible Ohio voter on Ohio's Voter Rolls be verified as US citizens NOW!
This has to be fixed BEFORE NOV 2024!
View more information on how non-citizens can currently register and vote in Ohio HERE.
Applicants are added to Ohio Voter Rolls BEFORE they are VERIFIED as ELIGIBLE to Vote in Ohio
Citizenship IS NOT VERIFIED
220,000 Ohio non-citizens have driver licenses/state id's
Driver License/State Id number,
Last 4 digits of social security # (SSN4)
Name, Address and Birth Date
ARE NOT ALWAYS VERIFIED
Over 800,000 non-matched SSN4s in Ohio since 2011
Some verifications occur AFTER being added to the Ohio Voter Rolls, but once added to Voter Rolls, it is very difficult to remove, even if the person was never eligible.
Contact Ohio Secretary of State,
State Representatives and Senators.
Demand all applicants be verified as eligible voters BEFORE adding them to Ohio voter rolls NOW!
This has to be fixed BEFORE NOV 2024!
View more details HERE.
NONCOMPLIANCE OF FEDERAL AND STATE LAW
Federal law requires county Boards of Elections to verify persons who cast Provisional Ballots to ensure they are eligible to vote when they show up at the polls and their names are not on the poll books.
Problem is, county Boards of Elections do not have the capability to verify US citizenship.
County Boards of Elections and the Secretary of State, as the chief State election official, are in NONCOMPLIANCE of federal laws, Ohio law and
the Ohio State Constitution, all of which require US Citizenship to be eligible to vote in Ohio.
Contact Ohio Secretary of State, State Representatives and Senators.
Demand US citizenship of each elector before counting their ballot NOW!
This has to be fixed BEFORE NOV 2024!
View more details HERE
The truth of Ohio Elections as described by Ohio citizen Election Integrity researchers.
Click on a link to download a one page Infographic on the subject,
then SHARE THE TRUTH across all of Ohio!
WHO IS ON OHIO VOTER ROLLS WITH THE ABILITY TO VOTE IN ALL ELECTIONS?
CURRENT VOTER REGISTRATION SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES ALLOW ALL OF THE FOLLOWING:
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PERSONS WHO ARE NOT US CITIZENS
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Persons outside of Ohio or outside the US who use a fake address in Ohio to register – even if this person is flagged for an invalid address, this person CAN SIGN A PETITION FOR A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO ABORT A FULL-TERM BABY OR SIGN A PETITION TO ALLOW THE HONOR SYSTEM BE USED FOR ANYONE TO VOTE IN OHIO
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AI technology – thousands of paper voter registration applications can be added to Ohio voter rolls using any four numbers as the last four digits of social security number, any name, any birth date, and a large college dorm, apartment building or nursing home address without a room number in which an Acknowledgement Notice is not likely to be returned to the BOE undeliverable. These illegally added AI electors, who are not live persons residing in Ohio, HAVE THE ABILITY TO VOTE IN ALL OHIO ELECTIONS.
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Persons outside of Ohio or outside the US who use an address in Ohio that are not their own to register, perhaps of a large college dorm, apartment building or nursing room address – THESE PERSONS CAN VOTE AN ABSENTEE BALLOT FROM OUTSIDE OF OHIO OR OUTSIDE THE US
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Persons who haven’t voted in more than 10 years
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Persons who are deceased
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Persons who are older than the known living person in the US
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Persons who use driver license/state id (DL/ID) number as identification to register and DL/ID is not found on Bureau of Motor Vehicle (BMV) records
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Persons who use last four digits (SSN4) as identification to register and SSN4 is not found on Social Security Administration (SSA) records
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More than one person with the same DL/ID or SSN4 number.
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Persons whose voter registration Name does not match DL/ID or SSN4 used to register
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Persons whose voter registration Address does not match DL/ID used to register
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Persons whose voter registration Address is not a residence at all, such as UPS Mail Store
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Persons whose voter registration Birth Date does not match DL/ID or SSN4 to register
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Persons whose voter registration Birth Date is under age 18 at the next general election
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Persons whose registration date is before being born, too young to be eligible to vote, or older than 120 yrs
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Persons who may not meet Ohio’s 30 day residency requirement
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Persons who are a duplicate of another voter registration in Ohio, perhaps with a slightly different name, middle name/initial, or address
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Persons using the identity of another person to register
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Persons who permanently moved outside of Ohio
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Persons who permanently moved outside of Ohio and registered to vote in another state
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Persons who permanently moved outside of Ohio and are voting in another state
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Persons who live at college dorms who are 30, 40, 50, 60, 70 years old
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Persons with numerals or odd special characters in their Name
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Persons with odd special characters in their residence Address
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Persons who register without a handwritten signature
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Persons who change their birth dates . . . on multiple occasions
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Persons who change their middle name to middle initial than back to middle name
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. . . and many, many more invalid voter registration electors with the ability to vote in all Ohio elections.
Contact information for Ohio Secretary of State, House of Representatives and Senators here.
*** WAKE UP OHIO !!! ***
AN ASSAULT ON OUR RIGHT TO FREE AND FAIR ELECTIONS IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW IN OHIO:
SECRETARY LAROSE BLASTS PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT AS RADICAL EFFORT TO UNDERMINE ELECTION INTEGRITY 12/22/2023 – Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose issued the following statement today in response to the filing of a proposed constitutional amendment titled Secure and Fair Elections:
“The Attorney General has just notified me of yet another proposal to amend Ohio’s constitution, this time rewriting the rules of our state and local elections. Let me be clear: there will be nothing secure and fair about the way we vote in this state if this amendment is passed. It’s a direct assault on the integrity of our voting process and the safeguards we’ve put in place to hold that process accountable.”
Among the list of “rights” which would be created by this amendment:
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automatic voter registration,
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unchecked same-day voter registration and voting,
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a signed declaration of identity to replace a voter’s photo identification,
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multiple unregulated drop boxes and early voting locations throughout a county,
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an extended post-election ballot return period,
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unregulated expansion of early voting hours by county,
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state-funded prepaid return postage for all absentee ballot applications and absentee ballots, and
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a ban on the removal of inactive voter registration records, as required under current state and federal law, resulting in these registrations remaining on the rolls despite the voter having moved or died.
“I predicted months ago that radical interests are preparing to jam their extreme agendas into our state constitution because they can’t get them passed by the people’s representatives in the Statehouse,” LaRose added. “That effort is well underway. This is a political Trojan horse designed to make elections easier to steal, and they’re dishonestly doing it under the name of security and fairness. Pay attention, Ohioans.”
The Ohio Attorney General has until December 28 to determine whether the proposed amendment summary is fair and truthful. If the summary is approved, the Ohio Ballot Board, chaired by Secretary LaRose, will convene to determine whether the proposed amendment consists of one or multiple issues.