{"id":188168,"date":"2025-01-05T22:01:39","date_gmt":"2025-01-06T03:01:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=188168"},"modified":"2025-01-05T22:02:11","modified_gmt":"2025-01-06T03:02:11","slug":"larose-announces-final-election-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2025\/01\/05\/larose-announces-final-election-results\/","title":{"rendered":"LaRose announces final election results"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

VW independent staff\/submitted information<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

COLUMBUS — Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose recently announced the final results for Ohio\u2019s post-election audit of the November, 2024 general election and in total, the results show a 99.99 percent accuracy rate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOhioans deserve to know that their elections are transparent, accessible, and accountable,\u201d said Secretary LaRose. \u201cI am proud to announce yet another 99.9 percent audit accuracy rate and am grateful for the hard work and dedication of Ohio\u2019s bipartisan election officials who make it happen.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n

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Frank LaRose<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

All 88 counties reported a 100 percent accuracy rate specifically for the presidential election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A post-election audit is a comprehensive review of results to verify that the election was accurate. Prior to an election, county boards of elections are required to conduct a full battery of tests called logic and accuracy (L&A) testing on all voting equipment. After each election, a bipartisan team of Republicans and Democrats from county boards of elections compares the tabulated results to the hardcopy paper ballots to ensure fidelity between the two.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last month, the Ohio General Assembly enacted legislation to codify the successful practice of requiring a post-election audit after every election. Previously, Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose directed all county boards of elections to conduct a post-election audit after each and every election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDuring my administration, I have required post-election audits after every election and I am glad to see the General Assembly codify what is clearly a best practice that boosts voter confidence,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 2024 general election also showed several extremely close races, emphasizing that even during a high-profile presidential election, every vote counts. With 23 automatic recounts triggered, Ohio saw three local issues resulting in a tie vote, three contests determined by three votes, and three contests within a single vote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

\u201cWith important local races on the horizon in 2025, it is important to remember that every vote counts,\u201d stated LaRose. \u201cEasy to vote and hard to cheat; that is our continued promise to every Ohioan.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

County Name<\/strong><\/td>Race or Issue<\/strong><\/td>Vote Difference<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Ashland<\/td>Hillsdale Local Schools 1.4 mill<\/td>Yes: 1,875
No: 1,872<\/td><\/tr>
Darke<\/td>Issue 4 – Village of Arcanum Property Tax Levy<\/td>For the Levy: 665
Against the Levy: 668<\/td><\/tr>
Jefferson<\/td>Dillonvale Renewal Tax Levy 4 Mills Cur Exp<\/td>For the Levy: 113
Against the Levy: 112<\/td><\/tr>
Licking<\/td>Village of Hanover – Property Tax<\/td>For the Levy: 376
Against the Levy: 379<\/td><\/tr>
Marion<\/td>First Consolidated Fire District<\/td>Yes: 1,259
No: 1,258<\/td><\/tr>
Muskingum<\/td>Village of Norwich Renewal Levy<\/td>For the Levy: 23
Against the Levy: 23<\/td><\/tr>
Shelby<\/td>Clinton Township Fire Levy<\/td>For the Levy: 229
Against the Levy: 229<\/td><\/tr>
Summit<\/td>Springfield Local School District – Emergency Requirements 2.79 Mills<\/td>Yes: 4,470
No: 4,470<\/td><\/tr>
Washington<\/td>Sunday liquor sales<\/td>Yes: 157
No: 156<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

VW independent staff\/submitted information COLUMBUS — Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose recently announced the final results for Ohio\u2019s post-election audit of the November, 2024 general election and in total, the results show a 99.99 percent accuracy rate. \u201cOhioans deserve to know that their elections are transparent, accessible, and accountable,\u201d said Secretary LaRose. \u201cI am […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-188168","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-08-04 19:04:33","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/188168","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=188168"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/188168\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":188192,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/188168\/revisions\/188192"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=188168"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=188168"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=188168"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}