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Ohio elections officials reached a data sharing agreement with President Donald Trump‘s administration that will help clean up and maintain the state’s voter rolls.

Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced the new agreement on Monday, saying it guarantees Ohio access to enhanced federal records for at least 20 years. The deal refers to the federal Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) database, which previously had limited and costly availability to state election officials.

LaRose says Monday’s agreement with the Department of Homeland Security guarantees Ohio the capability to obtain verifiable data supporting each citizen verification as well as the ability to perform bulk verification requests.

“Ohio has a duty to en

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