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Controlling Board approves lease to expand Secretary of State office despite member questions about cost

State Controlling Board · October 20, 2025
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The State Controlling Board approved a Department of Administrative Services lease that consolidates parts of the Secretary of State’s office and provides hearings space; board members asked for documentation showing prior rent and whether the new lease will cost more than the previous building.

COLUMBUS — The State Controlling Board approved a Department of Administrative Services lease on Oct. 20 that the Secretary of State’s Office says will consolidate several teams, provide hearings space and accommodate future growth in the Office of Election Integrity.

Leslie Pyatt, chief financial officer for the Secretary of State’s Office, told the board the lease includes a basement conference room intended…

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