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More than 15,000 people have voted early as of April 19 in Ohio's most populated county. Voters of all stripes cite contested statewide contests as the main elections drawing their interest.

The race for the Democratic primary is between former Ohio House Minority Leader Allison Russo and Cincinnati cancer doctor Bryan Hambley.

Allison Russo is one of two Democrats running for the Ohio Secretary of State's office in the May primary.

LaRose, 45, a former state senator and U.S. Army Green Beret, is the last of Ohio's five term-limited statewide executive officeholders to make his future plans known.

In the midst of preparing for an election that’s a week away, Ohio’s Republican secretary of state is suing the US Department of Homeland Security to get access to databases he said will help Ohio find non-citizens who voted, which is illegal.

The Summit County Board of Elections remained deadlocked on party lines in a hearing.

Several groups representing voters have sent a letter to Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose about the issue.

Kennedy announced Friday he was suspending his campaign in certain states to avoid taking away support from former President Donald Trump, whom Kennedy recently endorsed.

Secretary of State Frank LaRose wants some Ohio county prosecutors to charge canvassers for alleged wrongdoing.

All registrations deemed inactive and so legally qualified for removal will be listed for public review on a Registration Readiness roster posted for public review to the Ohio Secretary of State's website.