LaRose Works On Election Night Readiness

Ohio’s elections chief says he continues to take steps to head off a potentially chaotic November election, including adding clarity to absentee ballot request forms…tracking poll worker recruitment…and upgrading his website…so the potentially large number of outstanding absentee ballots will be clearly visible on Election Night. Secretary of State, Frank LaRose says it would be a nightmare scenario, if a candidate inaccurately declared victory based on incomplete, unofficial results. He added…reporting the number of outstanding absentee ballots is designed to make it abundantly clear…if one candidate has defeated another or if more counting is needed to determine the victor. LaRose says 7.8 million absentee ballot applications were mailed in time for Labor Day.