In his hunt for unsubstantiated widespread voter fraud, Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose has accused county prosecutors of purposely ignoring his referrals of possible election rigging. On the other hand, law enforcement officials are offended by his “baseless attack,” explaining the secretary’s “cases” of fraud have no merit.
The Republican secretary, despite touting that Ohio is the “gold standard” of elections, is blaming county officials for not pursuing alleged fraud.
There is no widespread fraud, which is why there is a lack of convictions, according to Ohio Prosecuting Attorneys Association’s Lou Tobin.
“When the prosecutor chases it down, it turns out there’s nothing there,” Tobin said.
Despite this, LaRose’s team complained in a letter to Attorney General Dave Yost that prosecutors have not taken up possible election fraud referrals.
“It was an attack on prosecutors,” Tobin said.
Since 2019, the secretary’s office referred 633 people to law enforcement for potential violations. Of that, only 12 people have been charged. Cuyahoga County had two of the successful prosecutions.