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.
Content last updated June 16, 2013 - Check back for updates!
Ohio Voter Rolls
US ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION (EAC)
ELECTION ADMIN & VOTING SURVEY (EAVS)
2020 COMPREHENSIVE REPORTS
As reported by the EAC, in 2020 there were
ALMOST SEVEN MILLION
6,903,078
MORE
Registered Voters than
Citizens of Voting Age Population (CVAP)
in 760 Counties across 45 States plus DC, including
ALMOST THIRTEEN THOUSAND
12,664
MORE
Registered Voters than
Citizens of Voting Age Population (CVAP)
in 2 Counties in Ohio.
THIS IS IMPOSSIBLE.
View 6,903,078 more Registered Voters than CVAP across the USA.
View 12,664 more Registered voters than CVAP in Ohio.
As reported by the EAC,
90% or more Citizens of Voting Age
were registered to vote in 2020
in 1,889 Counties in every State* plus DC,
including 41 of Ohio's 88 Counties.
* North Dakota does not have Registered Voters
In almost 1,900 counties nationwide,
9 out of 10 citizens of voting age
were registered to vote.
THIS IS VERY HIGHLY UNLIKELY.
View 1,889 US Counties with 90% or more CVAP that were Registered Voters.
View 41 Ohio Counties with 90% or more CVAP that were Registered Voters.
HOW MANY ILLEGIBLE VOTES WERE CAST BY
ILLEGIBLE VOTER REGISTRATIONS?
Note: There are CVAP discrepancies on EAVS Report and 2020 Census.
IS HISTORY REPEATING IN OHIO?
Judicial Watch &True The Vote file lawsuit in 2012 after Ohio fails to clean-up Voter Rolls.
LAWSUIT TIMELINE:
FEBRUARY 6, 2012: Judicial Watch sent a letter to Ohio Secretary Jon Husted notifying him that the State of Ohio was in violation of Section 8 of the NVRA and that, as the chief State election official in the State of Ohio, he is responsible for Ohio’s compliance with Section 8 of the NVRA. Based upon an analysis of U.S. Census and other data, Judicial Watch found that the number of persons listed on voter registration rolls in three counties in the State of Ohio exceeded 100% of the total voting age population. (Judicial Watch also noted that 31 other Ohio counties contained registration rolls that contain between 90% and 100% of total voting age population. Typically, only 71% of eligible voters register to vote.
On March 2, 2012, the Secretary, through his Chief Legal Counsel, responded to Judicial Watch’s February 6, 2012, letter indicating that Secretary Husted and his office “share your concerns about the accuracy of our voting lists.” The letter pointed to a directive issued on April 18, 2011, to remove ineligible voters from the list due to change of address, but failed to mention a single initiative undertaken to comply with the directive. Moreover, the response failed to reference a single initiative by the State of Ohio to removed deceased or otherwise ineligible voters from voting lists.
In the March 2, 2012, response, the Secretary asserted that the State of Ohio’s efforts to maintain accurate voter rolls “have been hampered . . . by the restrictions and seemingly inconsistent provisions of the NVRA” and noted that he had written a letter to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder “to discuss possible solutions,” but had not received a response.
According to Judicial Watch’s lawsuit: “The March 2, 2012, response, the lack of any further response, and the failure to produce any additional documents regarding any other voter list maintenance programs or activities undertaken by the State of Ohio confirms that the State of Ohio has failed to satisfy its voter list maintenance obligations under Section 8 of the NVRA.”
Judicial Watch is asking the court to force the State of Ohio to manage its lists in a manner consistent with the NRVA.
“To date, we have been given no signal that voter rolls are being properly maintained across the state, which only further inhibits our ability to research more flagrant forms of fraud. If we can’t assure the public that even the most basic principles of federal election law are being upheld, faith in our voting system can become irrevocably shaken,” said True the Vote President Catherine Engelbrecht.
“Election officials in the State of Ohio are shirking their responsibility to maintain clean voter registration lists. Dirty election rolls can lead to voter and election fraud. Ohio’s voting rolls are a mess and we hope a court will require that they be cleaned up prior to Election Day,” stated Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton.
Here’s the statement I offered to the press, said Catherine Engelbrecht: “Election officials in the State of Ohio are shirking their responsibility to maintain clean voter registration lists. Dirty election rolls can lead to voter and election fraud. Ohio’s voting rolls are a mess and we hope a court will require that they be cleaned up prior to Election Day.
This is a point worth emphasizing, because the left claims that dirty voter registration lists don’t matter because they do not result in fraudulent votes. This is pure nonsense. A recent article in the New York Post makes the point: “Current voter-registration systems are flawed, with huge numbers of dead or disqualified voters still on the rolls. And, since voter-ID enforcement is poor, in many places a person can simply claim to be one of those people and vote in their name with no one the wiser.” And, as we point out in our lawsuit, voter registration lists are a mess nationwide, creating an environment where election fraud can thrive.“
The new lawsuit details how poorly maintained voter registration lists are a nationwide problem: “According to research conducted by the Center for the States of the non-partisan Pew Charitable Trusts (Pew) inaccurate voter registrations are rampant. Pew’s independent research published in February 2012 indicates that approximately 24 million active voter registrations throughout the United States – or one out of every eight registrations – are either no longer valid or are significantly inaccurate.”
Sources: https://www.judicialwatch.org/lawsuit-for-clean-elections/
AUGUST 30, 2012: Judicial Watch announced today that it filed a lawsuit in partnership with True the Vote against election officials in the State of Ohio, alleging violations of the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA). Specifically, the lawsuit alleges that Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted and Ohio election officials have failed to take reasonable steps to maintain clean voter registration lists as required by Section 8 of the NVRA (Judicial Watch and True the Vote v. Jon Husted in his official capacity as Secretary of State of the State of Ohio, Civil Action (No. 2:12-cv-00792)).
Source:
https://www.judicialwatch.org/judicial-watch-and-true-the-vote-sue-ohio-to-force-clean-up-of-voting-rolls/
JANUARY 10, 2014: Settlement Agreement
JANUARY 13, 2014 by J. Christian Adams: True the Vote and Judicial Watch have reached a "historic" settlement with Ohio to ensure clean voter rolls in that state. The settlement is historic because it marks the first case brought by a private party under Section 8 of Motor Voter against a state to require the clean up of corrupted state voter rolls. Last fall, the American Civil Rights Union reached settlements with two Mississippi counties under the same voter roll clean up law. As PJ Media has reported for years, private parties have been forced to bring these cases because Eric Holder’s Justice Department has lawlessly shut down enforcement of Section 8 of Motor Voter, allowing millions of dead and ineligible voters to clog the rolls. I also served as counsel on the case.
Source: https://pjmedia.com/tatler/2014/01/13/true-the-vote-judicial-watch-reach-voter-roll-clean-up-settlement-with-ohio-n186344
JANUARY 17, 2014 by Tom Fitton: Under the terms of this groundbreaking settlement, the people of Ohio can now rest easier that their elections will be cleaner – beginning with the 2014 elections. Moreover, given that the problem of dirty rolls is a nationwide problem, Ohio’s good faith steps to address it can serve as a model for other states. Rest assured Judicial Watch will do everything in its power to see that it does. Now to the specifics:
Under the terms of the settlement, which extend through November 2018, the State of Ohio specifically agreed to take or continue to take the following nine actions relating to voter roll list maintenance and NVRA compliance:
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To participate in the State and Territorial Exchange of Vital Events (STEVE) to obtain out-of-state death information
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To participate in the Interstate Voter Registration Cross-Check program administered by the Kansas Secretary of State to identify registered voters who have moved out-of-state.
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To use Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles data to identify registered voters who move within Ohio, with frequent updates being sent to local officials.
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To use an online voter registration change of address website to encourage voters to keep their registration information current.
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To conduct a special, monthly, duplicate registration elimination program, within defined technical thresholds, for all Ohio County boards of election voter lists.
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To keep online, and available for public access, a current voter registration list.
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To require the county boards of election to send accurate survey information to the Secretary of State’s Office, to be compiled and forwarded to the Election Assistance commission for its NVRA-related surveys.
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To use reasonable efforts to promote the expanded use by recent college graduates of Ohio’s online voter registration change of address system, including education to remind college graduates to keep their voter registration addresses and information current and to request necessary updates; and to endeavor to coordinate these activities in conjunction with Ohio’s colleges and universities.
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To direct boards of election to send confirmation notices annually to voters who may be inactive; and to query boards of election on a regular basis as to whether this direction is being followed.
As you can plainly see, these are specific and verifiable actions that will most certainly help to fix voter registration lists in Ohio and lead to cleaner, more reliable elections.
“This settlement marks a milestone in the fight to make certain that voter rolls are being properly maintained across the state; helping to assure the public that the most basic principles of federal election law are being upheld; and helping to restore Ohioans’ faith in the integrity of our voting system,” said True the Vote President Catherine Engelbrecht. “Election officials in the State of Ohio are to be commended for shouldering their responsibility to maintain clean voter registration lists.”
Judicial Watch notified a dozen states that they must clean up their voter registration lists or face lawsuits. Judicial Watch and True the Vote subsequently filed lawsuits against election officials in Indiana and Ohio, and prompted the state of Florida and other states, without litigation, to remove thousands of ineligible voters from state registration lists. This is a problem that is of the highest priority for Judicial Watch as we continue to make certain that every vote cast is legitimate and lawful.
Source: https://www.judicialwatch.org/44928/
AUGUST 9, 2017 Judicial Watch files Supreme Court Amicus Brief Supporting Ohio's Process of Cleaning Voter Rolls asking the US Supreme Court to reverse a decision by US Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit which ruled Ohio's process for cleaning voter rolls was in violation of National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) of 1993. Ohio's Supplemental Process allows the sending of a confirmation notice to any registrant who has not had any voting-related activity for two years. After that, the registrant may be removed from the rolls if there is no response or further activity for two general federal elections. The Sixth Circuit concluded that this amounted to removing a voter for failing to vote, which is forbidden by federal law. Judicial Watch noted the removal is due to failure to respond to a confirmation notice, and the Sixth Circuits decision undermines a 2014 settlement agreement between Judicial Watch and Ohio, which required Ohio to contact inactive voters every year via a Supplemental Mailing to confirm they had not moved or died, as one of many steps to fulfill Ohio's obligation under the NVRA to maintain the integrity of its voter list. Congress, the Justice Department and 19 states have concluded that using the failure to vote as a basis for sending confirmation notices or taking other actions to remove voters is fully consistent with NVRA. The Sixth Circuit's decision deprives Ohio and other jurisdictions of an important means to combat bloated voter rolls, a real and pressing threat to the integrity of federal elections.
JUNE 11, 2018 Supreme Court decision upholds efforts by Ohio to maintain accurate voting rolls. Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton noted "This is a clear victory for the citizens of Ohio and America who want clean and fair elections. Dirty voting rolls can mean dirty elections. Today's Supreme Court decision should send a signal to other states to take reasonable steps to make sure that voterss who died or moved away no longer remain on their voter rolls.The current settlement agreement with Ohio is valid and enforceable.Judicial Watch pointed out that failing to respond to an address confirmation notice does not mean that a registration is removed from the voter rolls. It merely triggers another waiting period, which can last up to four more years, during which the registrant still has the right to vote. In all, it can take up to six years before a registraition is cancelled under the process.
OCTOBER 26, 2018 Federal District Court Reaffirms Constitutionality of Ohio Voting Law, Denies, 'End Run' Attempt Around Earlier Supreme Court Ruling: Judicial Watch announced US District Court for Southern District of Ohio agreed with Judicial Watch in rejecting an attempt by AFL-CIOs Philip Randolph Institute to reinstate 1.5 million potentially ineligible voters onto the voting rolls. Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton stated "After comparing national census data to voter roll information, Judicial Watch estimates there are 3.5 million more names on state voter rolls than there are citizens of voting age.
An analysis of March 2023 Ohio Voter Registration files continue to show serious issues and confirms inadequate measures have been taken by the SOS and county BOEs since Nov 2021 to clean Ohio's Voter Registration files.
.April 19, 2023
Click to review the data behind the reported numbers.
Summary of Principle Findings:
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Likely 5,538 duplicate registrations with over 3,000 in active status and 2,238 voted in Nov 2020 election.
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12,850 active voter registrations who haven't voted in any election for over 10 years. An additional 46,723 voters are in confirmation status and haven't voted in over 10 years.
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142 active voters who are 110-141 years old, some of which voted in Nov 2020 and Nov 2022 elections.
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11,126 voters who voted in Nov 2022 election have been moved to confirmation status soon after voting.
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143,398 voters who voted in Nov 2020 election have been moved to confirmation status.
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State and county voter registration ID numbers are not sequential even though both SOS and county BOEs indicate they are.
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6,905 active voters have a mailing address outside the state of Ohio, 5,106 voted in Nov 2022 election.