Incoming Dem Ohio Secretary of State will do what she can to roll back GOP voting restrictions

By: Marty Schladen

Outlets: Ohio Capital Journal

Published: November 9, 2026

Words: 1,043

Last Updated: 14 hours, 24 minutes ago

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As Democrats swept to historic victories Tuesday, a win in the Ohio Secretary of State race might start the process of rolling back years of Republican restrictions on voting that were predicated on voter fraud that didn’t exist.

Allison Russo, a member of the state House of Representatives, defeated Republican Robert Sprague by 3.5 percentage points to become secretary of state, the office that oversees Ohio’s elections and business registration.

Now she has …

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