(The Center Square) – Just months after the last election season ended, the next one is heating up in Ohio. Nearly two years from the 2026 midterms, candidates have already announced for governor, and another is taking aim at attorney general.

President Trump has rescinded Biden's Executive Order to increase voter registration, receiving support from Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose.

Former Sen. Niraj Antani (R-Miamisburg) and Cincinnati-area Dr. Bryan Hambley have announced they want to succeed term-limited Republican Secretary of State Frank LaRose.

Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose initiates the final phase of the 2021 voter roll maintenance, with no removals before the May primary.

COLUMBUS — Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced a directive outlining the completion phase of the state’s General Voter Records Maintenance Program, which started in 2021.

Ohio’s chief election officer is praising President Donald Trump for rescinding a Biden administration order that pushed federal agencies to register voters. Trump signed the order Monday after being sworn in for his second term.

Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose directed local election boards this week to start identifying and removing abandoned voter registrations as part of a 2021 maintenance program to make sure the voter rolls are up to date.

Next year's competitive elections for Ohio's five open statewide offices ramped up further on Monday, as Republican Auditor Keith Faber entered the race for attorney general.Faber, 59, highlighted his efforts over two terms as auditor to root out misspent taxpayer dollars,

Republican Niraj Antani has launched a campaign to succeed term-limited Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose next year. In announcing his bid on Thursday, the 33-year-old former state senator and

Ohio secretary of state candidate Niraj Antani served in the Ohio Senate for three years and six years in the Ohio House.

Ohio's attorney general and a former state senator have officially put their names in for top jobs in state government.

The nation’s cybersecurity agency has played a critical role in helping states shore up the defenses of their voting systems, but its election mission appears uncertain amid sustained criticism from R