Ohio Secretary of State deputy was chair of multi-state effort to fight voter fraud. So why did Frank LaRose

COLUMBUS, Ohio—Secretary of State Frank LaRose has followed through on his threat to withdraw Ohio from a multi-state voter information database, saying the states who run the organization rejected some of his proposed reforms to address conservative criticism.

LaRose has been a prominent advocate of the bipartisan Electronic Registration Information Center, and one of his top deputies chaired the organization last year. But now, LaRose, a potential 2024 U.S. Senate candidate, has said he’s given up his attempts to “save” ERIC from potential demise, and his office is now downplaying the organization’s usefulness in helping to stop voter fraud in Ohio.