Posted on 11/02/2024 4:22:56 AM PDT by EBH
(Columbus) – Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose filed a lawsuit in federal court today on behalf of the citizens of Ohio, demanding the Department of Homeland Security provide access to United States citizenship records, which they have unlawfully withheld.
“I swore an oath to uphold our state constitution, and that document clearly requires that only United States citizens can participate in Ohio elections,” said Secretary LaRose. “The Biden-Harris Administration is engaging in obstruction and outright abuse of power to prevent us from removing noncitizens from our voter rolls. I take my duty seriously, so if they want a fight over the integrity of our elections, they’ve got it.”
The lawsuit, filed in federal court for the U.S. Southern District of Ohio, lays out evidence that the Biden-Harris Administration, on at least four separate occasions, failed to provide Ohio access to federal citizenship verification records necessary to prevent noncitizens from voting. After refusing for months to directly answer Secretary LaRose’s request for access to records beyond the Systematic Alien Verification and Entitlements (SAVE) database, the Department sent a letter on October 10, 2024 formally denying Ohio’s request. The additional records are essential to verifying the citizenship status of all Ohio voters, not just those for whom the Secretary of State has identified an assigned immigration verification number.
“While the administration is blocking access to these records, the Department of Justice is suing or threatening to sue multiple states, including Ohio, who are trying to enforce their citizenship voting requirements,” LaRose added. “It’s hardly a coincidence. The same administration that’s presided over the most reckless, porous immigration policy in our country’s history is also intentionally blocking states from protecting the integrity of their elections.”
U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, sent a letter(opens in a new window) on October 11, 2024 to the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division, accusing the department of engaging in “a clear effort to intimidate and interfere with Ohio’s electoral process.” Jordan added, “Under his authority as Ohio’s chief election officer, Secretary LaRose has tried to ensure that eligible voters – and not ineligible noncitizens – participate in Ohio’s elections. … We expect your full cooperation with our oversight of your attempt to prevent states from ensuring that noncitizens do not influence our democracy.”
Background
Ohio is widely recognized as the gold standard for election integrity and administration. Secretary LaRose helped lead the effort to adopt Ohio’s constitutional citizenship voting requirement and has since worked with the Ohio General Assembly to enact landmark legislation to expand the accountability of Ohio’s statewide voter registration database. He subsequently created the state’s first-ever full-time Election Integrity Unit devoted to the investigation of election crimes, and he implemented Ohio’s first front-end citizenship verification requirement for all new voter registrations. In addition to referring hundreds of alleged noncitizen registrants and voters for criminal prosecution, Secretary LaRose is currently working with the Ohio General Assembly to adopt a new proof of citizenship requirement on Ohio’s state-prescribed voter registration forms.
Read Full Complaint for Injunction and Declaratory Relief (PDF)
https://www.ohiosos.gov/globalassets/media-center/01complaintvsdhs.pdf
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Here’s one for you all. As a statewide office holder(winner) does he succeed governor DeWine or do we go for the sizzle in Vivek? LaRose couldn’t get the senate nomination so has he peaked?
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Why do Republic office holders only file lawsuit after lawsuit merely 3 days before the election?
Why do Republican office holders only file lawsuit after lawsuit merely 3 days before the election?
“Why do Republic office holders only file lawsuit after lawsuit merely 3 days before the election?”
Professional politicians are about the most risk averse individuals on the planet. They like to talk about doing important things, but only give lukewarm efforts with one eye always on the polls. If anything goes wrong it’s always someone else’s fault, but if there’s any success (real or not) they are right up front trying to claim credit.
Yost SOS has done a spectacular job too. OH governor will be tough. Hopefully Deweenie doesn’t screw up the GOP until then. (Like do a Biden backstab. He did say Biden would win Ohio. Trump won by 8)
I don’t trust DeWine. Who will he pick to succeed Vance? He’ll deliberately put the seat in jeopardy. If Trump wins VP-elect Vance should consider declining the job.
” the most reckless, porous immigration policy in our country’s history “
Actually it isn’t a “porous” border policy, it’s a staged invasion. They didn’t just leave the gates open, they are openly transporting the enemy into the country en masse.
LaRose is on the right track but it’s far, far worse then he’s calling it.
Has the DUmp still got you locked out?
Way too late.
I am sure this has been in the process for quite some time. Procedures, however stupid, need to be followed or a judge will throw the entire thing out with prejudice.
The government rights rules, regulations, and laws to protect itself, not you and me.
EC
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