NEW: Ohio Notches Major Election Integrity Win, Identifies Scores Of Illegal Voters

The Ohio Ohio Secretary of State's office has revealed that hundreds of noncitizens have been identified on state voter rolls. Evidence concerning 138 non-U.S. citizens who appear to have voted in Ohio elections was referred to the state's attorney general on Thursday.

The latest development comes as a result of a months-long election audit of the state's voter rolls, which has been overseen by Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose.

"I'm duty-bound to make sure people who haven't yet earned citizenship in this country do not vote in our elections," LaRose said in a statement. "We've so far identified 597 individuals who've registered to vote in Ohio despite not being citizens of the United States, as our state constitution requires."

VOTE NOW: Are You In Favor Of Term Limits For All Members Of Congress?

"The evidence includes 138 individuals who appear to have cast a ballot in an Ohio election during the time state and federal records show they lacked citizenship status. The law requires me to refer these individuals to the attorney general, and that's what we're doing today," he added.

Of the 597 identified cases on noncitizens found on Ohio voter rolls, 148 were from 2022, 117 in 2021 and 354 in 2019.

In addition to identifying and removing noncitizens from state voter rolls, LaRose's audit has resulted in the removal of tens of thousands of inactive voters. To date, more than 155,000 registrations have been confirmed to be abandoned and inactive for at least four consecutive years.

The ongoing audit relies on careful analysis of records provided by the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles, the Department of Homeland Security's federal Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements database, the Social Security Administration, federal jury pool data and other resources.

"I swore an oath to uphold the constitution of our state, and that document clearly states that only United States citizens can participate in Ohio elections," Larose said in a statement to Fox News earlier this month. "That means I'm duty-bound to make sure people who haven't yet earned citizenship in this country aren't voting. If or when they do become citizens, I'll be the first one to congratulate them and welcome them to the franchise, but until then the law requires us to remove ineligible registrations to prevent illegal voting."

(FREE RED HAT: "Impeached. Arrested. Convicted. Shot. Still Standing")