{"id":2333313,"date":"2024-08-29T08:03:58","date_gmt":"2024-08-29T12:03:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/this-is-fraud-ohio-investigators-eye-suspect-voter-registrations\/"},"modified":"2024-08-29T08:14:51","modified_gmt":"2024-08-29T12:14:51","slug":"this-is-fraud-ohio-investigators-eye-suspect-voter-registrations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/this-is-fraud-ohio-investigators-eye-suspect-voter-registrations\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;This Is Fraud&#8217;: Ohio Investigators Eye Suspect Voter Registrations"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthis-is-fraud-ohio-investigators-eye-suspect-voter-registrations%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2333313&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The recent issues surrounding voter registration in Ohio,\u2064 particularly those connected to the\u200b engagement firm Black Fork Strategies, have \u200craised significant concerns about election integrity. Instances such as\u200b the bogus voter registration of a couple, Cassandra and Harry Scott, who were unaware of any changes to their registration, have drawn attention. Investigations by the Hamilton County Board of Elections\u2064 (BOE) highlighted patterns of suspicious registrations, including forms allegedly filled out in the same handwriting and submitted by the same canvasser.<\/p>\n<p>Elections Board Director Sherry Poland reported that the suspicious activity notably \u200cincluded registrations in\u2063 the name of deceased \u200cindividuals and even fictitious names like Henry \u2063Kissinger. These findings \u200bprompted the BOE to investigate \u2064further \u200band led to the\u200b referral of potential violations to state prosecutors by Ohio \u2062Secretary of State Frank LaRose.<\/p>\n<p>Black Fork Strategies, described as a left-wing engagement firm focused on community\u200d and\u2062 electoral work, was implicated \u2063as multiple counties encountered issues linked to their voter registrations.\u200d The \u200dfirm claims to be committed to fair elections and has stated that it is cooperating with the \u200binvestigation.\u2062 However, it has a\u200b reputation for previously \u2064questionable practices, prompting calls \u200dfrom election integrity activists and lawmakers\u200b to scrutinize not only individual canvassers but also the organization \u2062itself.<\/p>\n<p>As the investigation develops,\u200b there is a growing sentiment among activists\u2063 and citizen groups in Ohio that any probes into election \u2064law violations should hold organizations \u2063accountable for their role in the election process. They argue that more comprehensive measures \u200cneed to be considered, particularly regarding the hiring and training of canvassers, to uphold the integrity of Ohio\u2019s elections moving forward.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Earlier this year, Cincinnati-area voters Cassandra and Harry Scott were puzzled to receive voter registration updates showing they had changed their address. They hadn&rsquo;t.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/votehamiltoncountyohio.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hamilton County Board of Elections<\/a> had received two registration forms for the voters from <a href=\"https:\/\/blackfork.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Black Fork Strategies LLC<\/a>, an Ohio-based &ldquo;engagement firm that focuses on all aspects of community and electoral field work.&rdquo; Elections Board staff made the requested changes in the voter rolls and, per Ohio law, sent notice to the voters at their &ldquo;new address.&rdquo; That&rsquo;s when Cassandra and Harry Scott showed up at the BOE office.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Both of those voters appeared at our office during normal business hours after receiving those acknowledgement cards. The new address that was submitted on these registration cards was actually the place of business for Ms. Cassandra,&rdquo; Elections Board Director Sherry Poland told Hamilton BOE members at a <a href=\"https:\/\/rumble.com\/v58r97h-fraudulent-voter-registrations-detected-in-ohio.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">meeting last month<\/a>. &ldquo;She had not moved and did not complete the registration form.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<h2>&lsquo;Trying to Defraud the Elections&rsquo;<\/h2>\n<p>The false form was one of many suspect voter registration issues tied to the left-wing Black Fork Strategies. Election Board staff reached out to the company, which &ldquo;provided information&rdquo; on the canvasser responsible for the Scotts&rsquo; voter registration forms, Poland said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We also received a registration form in the name of Henry Kissinger,&rdquo; the elections official said at the public meeting. The statement was greeted by a smatter of laugher from some in attendance, likely at the thought of the late and renowned U.S. secretary of state registering to vote in Hamilton County. Staff compared the Kissinger listed on the form to voter registration and Bureau of Motor Vehicle databases. It was a mismatch every time, Poland said. Staff had more questions for Black Fork.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Then Poland held up a thick stack of voter registrations. They all appeared to be in the same handwriting, and were submitted by the same canvasser. Poland did not return a request for comment from The Federalist, but she told her board at the July meeting that BOE staff met with Black Fork&rsquo;s regional manager for Hamilton County to &ldquo;show her what we were seeing and what was being submitted by her organization.&rdquo; &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re now bringing this to the board to see what next steps the board would like to take, and it would appear these need further investigation,&rdquo; Poland said. The board agreed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The first thing I want to point out is, you know, we use words like &lsquo;anomalies,&rsquo; &lsquo;suspicion,&rsquo; and everything else because we try to be PC, I guess. But this is fraud, outright fraudulent behavior,&rdquo; said Hamilton County Board of Elections member Alex Triantafilou, who also serves as chairman of the Ohio Republican Party. &ldquo;Who&rsquo;s responsible or how they&rsquo;re responsible, that will be up to somebody other than me. It&rsquo;s plain and obvious to me when you get this many registration cards [holds up the stack] with the very same handwriting that someone is trying to defraud the elections process in Hamilton County.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Not just Hamilton County. Election integrity issues involving employees of a leftist company committed to <a href=\"https:\/\/blackfork.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&ldquo;Building Long-Term Progressive Power,<\/a>&rdquo; have been popping up all over Ohio.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>&lsquo;A Bad Reputation&rsquo;<\/h2>\n<p>Earlier this month, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ohiosos.gov\/secretary-office\/biography\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ohiosos.gov\/media-center\/press-releases\/2024\/2024-08-12\/\">announced<\/a> he had had referred evidence of suspected election law violations to 20 county prosecutors &ldquo;for review and possible criminal prosecution.&rdquo; The violations, according to the secretary of state&rsquo;s office, involve the collection of petition forms in support of a minor political party and to place a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.democracydocket.com\/news-alerts\/ohio-group-garners-over-700000-signatures-for-ballot-initiative-to-end-gerrymandering\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">left-led referendum on redistricting<\/a> on the November ballot. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizensnotpoliticians.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Citizens Not Politicians<\/a> is pushing the constitutional amendment to create a 15-member &ldquo;citizen&rdquo; redistricting commission. LaRose is also asking the local prosecutors to investigate allegations of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sheriff-of-arizona-county-featured-in-2000-mules-documentary-announces-voter-fraud-investigations\/\" title=\"Sheriff of Arizona County Featured in \u201c2000 Mules\u201d Documentary Announces Voter Fraud Investigations\">fraudulent voter registration forms<\/a> like those submitted in Hamilton County.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Black Fork is also under a dark cloud in Cuyahoga County, home to Cleveland, where the local board of elections reported at least 18 suspicious voter registration cards. <a href=\"https:\/\/boe.cuyahogacounty.gov\/about-us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cuyahoga County Board of Elections<\/a> Director Anthony Perlatti told members at a June 21, 2023 meeting that &ldquo;multiple counties have encountered issues with potential registration cards being submitted from deceased individuals,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/boe.cuyahogacounty.gov\/docs\/default-source\/boe\/board-meeting-documents\/2023-06-21-minutes.pdf?sfvrsn=71348336_1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according to<\/a> minutes from a June 21, 2023 Cuyahoga County Board of Elections meeting.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Butler County Prosecuting Attorney <a href=\"https:\/\/prosecutor.bcohio.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mike Gmoser<\/a> this week told me that his office has received a referral from the secretary of state.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It does involve a document with [suspect] signatures and we are seeking the verifications of all the signatures that were harvested and submitted to the Board of Elections,&rdquo; he said in a phone interview.<\/p>\n<p>Cuyahoga County elections officials asked LaRose&rsquo;s Public Integrity Division to investigate the suspicious voter registration cards in July 2023. The Board of Elections and Cuyahoga County&rsquo;s prosecuting attorney did not return The Federalist&rsquo;s requests for comments. Election integrity advocates have criticized LaRose for, in their estimation, moving too slowly on the complaints.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If LaRose&rsquo;s new team of special investigators handles the Hamilton County referral as quickly as it has Cuyahoga County&rsquo;s case from a year ago, the board in Cincinnati may expect an answer in time for the 2028 presidential elections,&rdquo; watchdog Ken McEntee <a href=\"https:\/\/kenmcentee.substack.com\/p\/fraud-alleged-for-suspicious-voter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">jabbed<\/a> in a Substack piece earlier this month.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Dan Lushek, spokesman for the secretary of state, said the agency cannot comment extensively on active investigations, but he did confirm the matter is under review by the agency&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ohiosos.gov\/publicintegrity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Public Integrity Division<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Black Fork Strategies&nbsp;has had a bad reputation for a while, and it&rsquo;s no secret that we&rsquo;ve referred its operatives to the appropriate authorities for further investigation and possible prosecution,&rdquo; Lushek said in an email response to The Federalist. He noted the referrals have been happening on &ldquo;a rolling basis as they occur.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The boards of elections in Cuyahoga and Hamilton counties have also made similar referrals to their respective county prosecutors,&rdquo; the spokesman said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>&lsquo;Committed to Fair Elections&rsquo;&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<p>Black Fork Strategies officials did not return a request for comment. The company did release a <a href=\"https:\/\/woub.org\/2024\/08\/13\/ohio-secretary-of-state-says-circulators-may-have-broken-law-with-voter-registrations-petitions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">statement<\/a> saying that it is cooperating with elections officials on all requests for information regarding Black Fork&rsquo;s voter registration program. The <a href=\"https:\/\/woub.org\/2024\/08\/13\/ohio-secretary-of-state-says-circulators-may-have-broken-law-with-voter-registrations-petitions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">statement<\/a>, published at WOUB Public Media&rsquo;s website, boldly asserts, &ldquo;The petitions in question were NOT submitted by Black Fork Strategies.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Because we are committed to fair elections, we have provided Secretary LaRose&rsquo;s office information regarding former canvassers and our internal quality control process,&rdquo; the company said. The company added that it has &ldquo;not engaged in any large-scale petition operations&rdquo; in 2023 and this election year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Black Fork Strategies take any allegations of possible voter registration fraud seriously and cooperates with investigations,&rdquo; Black Fork&rsquo;s statement concludes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Left Connections<\/h2>\n<p>The Kent, Ohio-based company, according to the secretary of state&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/businesssearch.ohiosos.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">business filing page<\/a>, is owned by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cleveland.com\/entertainment\/2020\/05\/kent-restaurant-the-battleground-embraces-social-justice-on-its-plates-in-its-glasses.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kirk Noden,<\/a> a &ldquo;veteran community organizer who has successfully founded community organizations in Chicago, Birmingham England, and Ohio,&rdquo; according to his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dpifund.org\/people\/kirk-noden\">bio<\/a> on the webpage of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dpifund.org\/who-we-are\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Democracy &amp; Power Innovation Fund.<\/a> The DPI Fund is a partnership of some very far-left groups, including <a href=\"https:\/\/vdlf.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Voces de la Frontera<\/a>, Wisconsin-based <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blocbybloc.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BLOC (Black Leaders Organizing Communities)<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ohorganizing.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ohio Organizing Collaborative<\/a>, whose board of directors Noden serves on. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In his twenty years as an organizer, he&rsquo;s led campaigns on a variety of issues from securing fair and affordable housing to criminal justice reform to raising the wages of retail workers,&rdquo; Noden&rsquo;s bio states. &ldquo;Currently, Kirk directs a set of movement aligned and owned LLCs including a consulting co-op that advises an array of national and state donors, a field vendor executes large scale electoral programs, and a social justice taproom and Mexican Kitchen that houses the Drink Your Values project.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dpifund.org\/people\/kirk-noden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">serves<\/a> on the board of Policy Matters Ohio, a left-wing think tank, and is the treasurer of the Safety and Justice Action PAC, &ldquo;which focuses on electing and supporting progressive prosecutors across the country.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>His for-profit &ldquo;engagement firm&rdquo; focuses on &ldquo;voter engagement and registration, petition collection, canvas programs, and door-to-door campaign work,&rdquo; according to Black Fork Strategies&rsquo; website. The company asserts that it is &ldquo;committed to paying a living wage and employing people as hourly and salaried employees.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Field work is inevitably investigated and challenged by opponents seeking to undermine democracy. BFS is battle-tested, with systems to protect program integrity, ensure rigorous and legal compliance activities, and provide partner protection,&rdquo; the website <a href=\"https:\/\/blackfork.org\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">claims<\/a>. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>&lsquo;Address the Threat&rsquo;&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<p>More than 50 Ohio election integrity activists, lawmakers, conservative group leaders and concerned citizens recently signed on to a letter to LaRose detailing &ldquo;threats to election integrity in our state.&rdquo; The Open Letter of Concerned Citizens and Voters of Ohio &mdash; including signatories and endorsers from the <a href=\"https:\/\/ohiofan.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ohio Freedom Action Network,<\/a> Coalition of Concerned Voters of Ohio, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/amac.us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Association of Mature American Citizens<\/a> (AMAC), specifically notes the Black Fork Strategies controversy.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The letter raises an important question: Why are investigators reportedly only looking into canvassers and not the company that hired and trained them? To paraphrase a pretty famous Democrat, President Harry Truman, doesn&rsquo;t the buck stop with Black Fork itself?&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Simply stated, it is imperative that any investigation of wrongdoing extend beyond individual canvassers to encompass affiliated organizations with election officials taking immediate action to revoke canvassing activities until the outcome of the investigation and assessment of business practices is complete,&rdquo; the letter states.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Lushek said the secretary of state&rsquo;s office does not have the authority to file criminal charges; that&rsquo;s up to prosecutors. The agency also has no legal authority to shut down an organization based on an allegation of misconduct, he said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That&nbsp;would require statutory authority that can only be granted by the state legislature, assuming it doesn&rsquo;t violate a constitutional right of due process,&rdquo; the spokesman said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>He told me that the secretary of state&rsquo;s Public Integrity Division&rsquo;s investigations have led the company to &ldquo;terminate the employment of those individuals we have questioned, as well as more recently laying off all canvassing staff.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The concerned citizen letter also asks LaRose to take immediate steps &ldquo;to address the threat of noncitizen registration and voting in the 2024 elections.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Ohio&rsquo;s election eligibility verification procedures permit third-party advocacy groups in the state to register thousands, if not tens of thousands, of ineligible individuals who then become eligible to vote in Ohio elections. The Biden Administration has exacerbated the problem by aiding and abetting the importation of untold numbers of noncitizens, most of whom have entered the United States in violation of existing federal law,&rdquo; the letter asserts. It calls on the secretary to implement election integrity protections, from requiring provisional ballots for registrations in dispute to identifying all voters not confirmed as eligible to vote.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>LaRose has <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/08\/08\/watchdogs-warn-ohios-gold-standard-voter-rolls-tarnished-by-vetting-lapses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">taken issue<\/a> with some of the changes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-j6-show-trial-is-lying-about-election-fraud\/\" title=\"The J6 Show Trial Is Lying About Election \u2018Fraud\u2019\">election integrity advocates<\/a> have sought, insisting that the legislature would have to pass laws to do so. The secretary has this election year <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/08\/02\/ohio-sos-finds-499-more-noncitizens-registered-to-vote\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">emphasized<\/a> voter roll maintenance and removal of foreign nationals from the list, but critics say there&rsquo;s much more to do to truly make Ohio the &ldquo;gold standard&rdquo; of election administration.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-are-republicans-advancing-a-bill-that-lets-outsiders-buy-a-south-dakota-address-and-use-it-to-vote\/\" title=\"Why are Republicans pushing a bill allowing non-residents to purchase a South Dakota address for voting\">potential voter registration fraud<\/a> as suspected in the Black Forks incidents counter the incessant dubious claims of election integrity deniers that there&rsquo;s little to no fraud in U.S. elections.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So to the extent that there&rsquo;s any press watching, voter fraud is real, it does happen. It happens oftentimes in the form of phony registrations all in the same handwriting,&rdquo; Triantafilou, the Hamilton County Board of Elections members said at the July meeting.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>      Matt Kittle is a senior elections correspondent for The Federalist. An award-winning investigative reporter and 30-year veteran of print, broadcast, and online journalism, Kittle previously served as the executive director of Empower Wisconsin.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Earlier this year, Cincinnati residents Cassandra and Harry Scott were confused when they received updates about their voter registration indicating a change of address that they had not made. The Hamilton County Board of Elections had processed two registration forms submitted by Black Fork Strategies LLC, an Ohio-based engagement firm specializing in community and electoral work. As required by Ohio law, the Elections Board updated the voter rolls and notified the Scotts at their supposed &#8220;new address.&#8221; This prompted them to visit the Board of Elections office.<\/p>\n<p>Elections Board Director Sherry Poland informed board members that both voters came to the office after receiving acknowledgment cards. The new address listed on these forms was actually Cassandra&#8217;s workplace; she had not moved or filled out any registration form herself. <\/p>\n<p>The fraudulent form was part of a larger pattern of questionable voter registrations linked to Black Fork Strategies. The Election Board contacted the company for information about the canvasser responsible for submitting these forms on behalf of the Scotts.<\/p>\n<p>Poland also mentioned that they received a registration form under Henry Kissinger&#8217;s name, which elicited laughter from attendees at a public meeting due to its absurdity\u2014Kissinger being a well-known former U.S. Secretary of State who has passed away. Each time staff checked this name against official databases, it did not match any existing records.<\/p>\n<p>Poland presented a large stack of voter registrations during her report; all appeared to be written in identical handwriting and submitted by one canvasser. She noted that BOE staff met with Black Fork\u2019s regional manager for Hamilton County to discuss these findings and determine next steps for further investigation.<\/p>\n<p>Hamilton County Board member Alex Triantafilou expressed his concerns clearly: he described what was happening as outright fraud rather than mere anomalies or suspicions, emphasizing how obvious it is when numerous registrations come in with identical handwriting\u2014indicating an attempt to defraud elections in Hamilton County.<\/p>\n<p>This issue extends beyond just Hamilton County; election integrity problems involving employees from this left-leaning organization have surfaced across Ohio as well.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced he referred evidence suggesting election law violations related to petition collection efforts supporting minor political parties and leftist referendums on redistricting matters to 20 county prosecutors for potential criminal prosecution. Allegations include fraudulent voter registration similar to those seen in Hamilton County.<\/p>\n<p>In Cuyahoga County (home to Cleveland), local elections officials reported at least 18 suspicious voter registrations linked back again to Black Fork Strategies, with some cases involving submissions from deceased individuals according to meeting minutes from June 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Butler County Prosecutor Mike Gmoser confirmed his office is investigating documents containing suspect signatures referred by LaRose\u2019s office while Cuyahoga officials requested investigations into dubious registrations earlier this year as well but have faced criticism over slow responses regarding complaints raised about election integrity issues tied back again towards Black Fork Strategies\u2019 activities throughout various counties within Ohio state lines.<\/p>\n<p>Black Fork has denied wrongdoing through statements claiming cooperation with authorities while asserting none among their petitions were submitted improperly nor engaged heavily within large-scale operations during recent years despite ongoing scrutiny surrounding its practices leading up towards upcoming elections ahead including calls made urging immediate action addressing threats posed against fair voting processes overall statewide especially concerning noncitizen involvement potentially impacting future outcomes if left unchecked moving forward into critical electoral cycles approaching soon thereafter too!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":656,"featured_media":2333314,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-28-at-10.22.25-PM.png","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[546],"tags":[6909,8327,4333,6431],"class_list":["post-2333313","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-federalist","tag-fraud","tag-investigations","tag-ohio","tag-voter-registration"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-28-at-10.22.25-PM.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2333313","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/656"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2333313"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2333313\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2333314"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2333313"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2333313"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2333313"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}