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In the midst of preparing for an election that’s a week away, Ohio’s Republican secretary of state is suing the US Department of Homeland Security to get access to databases he said will help Ohio find non-citizens who voted, which is illegal.

The Summit County Board of Elections remained deadlocked on party lines in a hearing.

Several groups representing voters have sent a letter to Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose about the issue.

Kennedy announced Friday he was suspending his campaign in certain states to avoid taking away support from former President Donald Trump, whom Kennedy recently endorsed.

Secretary of State Frank LaRose wants some Ohio county prosecutors to charge canvassers for alleged wrongdoing.

All registrations deemed inactive and so legally qualified for removal will be listed for public review on a Registration Readiness roster posted for public review to the Ohio Secretary of State's website.

The percentage of provisional ballots that were rejected in Ohio's Aug. 8 special election was the highest it had been in statewide votes over the last two years.

Some Democrats say Secretary of State Frank LaRose is moving his office a few blocks away from its current location for political reasons, but LaRose says it's all about efficiency, security and cost savings.

Ohio's Secretary of State, who always touts the integrity of Ohio elections, chose to spend last weekend at the Conservative Political Action Conference, an event full of election deniers and conspiracy theorists.

The proposal's sponsor, State Rep. Brian Stewart (R-Asheville), defended the proposal Tuesday on WOSU's All Sides with Ann Fisher.