Ohio secretary of state sues Biden administration for 'obstructing' removal of non-citizen registered voters

Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose sued President Biden's administration on Thursday, accusing officials of "obstruction and outright abuse of power."

"I swore an oath to uphold our state constitution, and that document clearly requires that only United States citizens can participate in Ohio elections," LaRose said in a statement. "The Biden-Harris Administration is engaging in obstruction and outright abuse of power to prevent us from removing non-citizens from our voter rolls. I take my duty seriously, so if they want a fight over the integrity of our elections, they've got it."

The data the Biden administration is refusing to share would provide a more comprehensive picture of how many non-citizens remain registered to vote in Ohio, LaRose says.

"While the administration is blocking access to these records, the Department of Justice is suing or threatening to sue multiple states, including Ohio, who are trying to enforce their citizenship voting requirements," LaRose added. "It's hardly a coincidence. The same administration that's presided over the most reckless, porous immigration policy in our country's history is also intentionally blocking states from protecting the integrity of their elections."

In August, LaRose's office referred 138 non-citizen registered voters to the state's attorney general. That group came as part of 597 non-citizen voters who were removed from the state's rolls.