Ohio uncovers over 1,000 noncitizens 'appearing' registered to vote, sends cases to DOJ for prosecution

Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose refered over 1,000 noncitizen voter registrations to the Department of Justice on Tuesday.

Voters fill out their ballots on Election Day in Columbus, Ohio on November 7, 2023. Residents of Ohio voted Nov. 7, 2023 to enshrine the right to an abortion in the Republican-run U.S. state's constitution, U.S. media projected, in what could be a bellwether for an issue which is likely to dominate next year's presidential race. (Getty Images)

The other crimes include 99 individuals who appear to have voted in two states in the same federal election; 16 people who appear to have voted twice in Ohio in the same federal election; 14 who appear to have voted in a federal election after the date of their death; four who appear to have engaged in ballot harvesting and two who registered at an unlawful residence.

The DOJ did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital.

Ohio removed roughly 155,000 wrongful voter registrations from its rolls ahead of the 2024 election. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel, File)

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The audit relied on analysis and cross-checks against records provided by the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles, the Department of Homeland Security’s federal Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements database, the Social Security Administration, federal jury pool data and other resources.

LaRose's office also referred hundreds of alleged noncitizen voters to the DOJ for potential prosecution in the months leading up to Election Day.

Anders Hagstrom is a reporter with Fox News Digital covering national politics and major breaking news events. Send tips to Anders.Hagstrom@Fox.com, or on Twitter: @Hagstrom_Anders.

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