The Ohio state Secretary of State, Frank LaRose made a shocking announcement on Thursday. Now, a warning has gone out to be vigilant across the Buckeye state, after his office's Election Integrity Unit found an illegal voter registration form, printed in the Haitian Creole language, was submitted.

“The office’s Election Integrity Unit recently concluded an investigation into the origins of an illegal voter registration form translated into Haitian Creole. The Clark County Board of Elections reported this form after rejecting its submission by a local applicant.”…

— Darvio Morrow (@DTheKingpin) September 12, 2024

The office issued an urgent press release, which read in part:

Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced today that his Election Integrity Unit has issued a warning to Ohio’s 88 county boards of elections after an investigation uncovered the use of illegal voter registration forms by a government agency.

LaRose said:

“This is a reminder to all of our elections officials to be vigilant as we enter the final weeks of voter registration eligibility for the 2024 general election. We’re continuing to aggressively pursue third-party groups and paid canvassers who’ve been submitting fraudulent registration forms, and we’re cracking down on the use of illegal forms that aren’t authorized by my office as the law requires. These investigations are happening even as we continue to broaden the enforcement of Ohio’s constitutional citizenship voting requirement.”

The release continued:

The office’s Election Integrity Unit recently concluded an investigation into the origins of an illegal voter registration form translated into the Haitian Creole language. The Clark County Board of Elections reported this form to our office after rejecting its submission by a local applicant.

In a memo to Ohio elections officials, Hun Yi, Director of Investigations for the office’s Public Integrity Division, said:

“The Board confirmed they’ve only received one of these unauthorized forms, but they rightly recognized it as illegal and worked with my team to track down its source with the help of a county government assistance office. The form was erroneously included among others outsourced to a foreign language translation service. It garnered national attention considering the high number of Haitian refugees that have recently migrated to the Springfield area, and it serves as an important reminder that boards and designated voter registration agencies should be vigilant about the use of forms submitted to their office.”

Yi added that "the entire statewide voter registration database is cross-checked for citizenship status on an ongoing basis, and we’ve implemented a mandatory citizenship check of all new voter registrations," urging officials to "report to the Election Integrity Unit immediately....any suspicious activity of "an individual or group is encouraging noncitizen participation in Ohio’s elections."

The disturbing revelation comes in the wake of police reports and other verified stories in Springfield, Ohio, about the mayhem being caused by immigrants from Haiti there. 

Gov. Mike DeWine has ordered state troopers and additional funds to help secure the safety of the area.

We'll keep you posted on developments in this story.