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Secretary of State
- Vote for
- 1
- Term
- 4 years
- Candidates
- 3
- Election
- Nov 3, 2026
What this office does: The Secretary of State oversees Ohio's elections and county boards of elections, and registers businesses and keeps other public filings.
Economy & jobs
Tom PrussLibertarian
- Proposes streamlining state business filings.
Allison RussoDemocratic
No documented position found.
Robert SpragueRepublican
No documented position found.
Health & human services
Tom PrussLibertarian
No documented position found.
Allison RussoDemocratic
- Supported the 2023 abortion rights constitutional amendment.
Robert SpragueRepublican
No documented position found.
Government & transparency
Tom PrussLibertarian
- Opposes unnecessary petition signature hurdles for candidates.
- Pledges to make election data easily accessible.
- Supports stronger campaign finance reporting accountability.
- Opposes last-minute changes to election rules.
Allison RussoDemocratic
- Introduced bill putting drop boxes at every polling place.
- Proposes simpler, nonpartisan statewide ballot language.
- Supports more resources for county boards of elections.
- Opposed August 2023 Issue 1's 60% amendment threshold.
Robert SpragueRepublican
- Proposes requiring photo ID for mail-in voting.
- Pledges to eliminate ballot drop boxes.
- Proposes paper ballots with an auditable paper trail statewide.
- Proposes using federal citizenship data to verify voters.
- Proposes making Election Day a state holiday.
- Proposes bipartisan post-election reviews of election procedures.
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