COLUMBUS, Ohio -- When Ohio’s local election officials have a question about how to handle a ballot issue or process a voter file, they no longer have to dig through manuals.

They can ask Eva.

Eva — short for Elections Virtual Assistant — is Ohio’s first artificial intelligence election administration aide.

Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced on Thursday that the new tool is now available around the clock to all 88 county boards of elections, offering quick answers pulled directly from the state’s official rulebook.

“She’s definitely a data nerd and a bit on the wonky side, but I’m not sure I’ve met someone who can answer a common question about election administration as quickly and effectively as Eva,” LaRose said in a statement.

Eva works a bit like ChatGPT or Gemini, but she

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