In fact, he checked voter rolls against death records and found that Hamilton County has more dead people on their rolls than any of Ohio’s other 88 counties.  The county has 1,637 according to this list.

Husted, a Republican, said he was 'trying to maintain an accurate voter database statewide, thus reducing potential voter fraud.' His report founds 18,460 matches between death records and voter rolls, which he is asking county boards of elections to further investigate for removal."

No mention of why Husted's predecessor, Jennifer Brunner, didn't manage to catch this problem.