Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose has referred 11 non-citizens to Attorney General Dave Yost for investigation of potential election law violations.
LaRose said the referrals include 10 non-citizens who registered to vote but did not cast a ballot and one non-citizen who may have voted illegally.
“Investigations like these are key to keeping voter fraud exceedingly rare and give voters greater confidence in the integrity of our elections," LaRose said.
The investigation used a cross-matching of voter rolls in the Statewide Voter Registration Database with a list of individuals who submitted documentation to the Bureau of Motor Vehicles on two separate occasions, LaRose said.
The 11 people who are being referred to Yost's office provided the BMV with documentation identifying themselves as non-citizens on at least two occasions. Under Ohio law, LaRose said they received two notices requesting that they cancel their voter registration or advise the Secretary of State's Office they have become a U.S. citizen.
LaRose said additional investigations into other people who may have voted in Ohio and one other state are ongoing.