The Ohio Libertarian Party media director is about to mail a letter to all 132 state legislators, asking each one to help reform Ohio’s ballot access laws. The letter points out that the Ohio procedure to get a new party on the ballot was declared unconstitutional in September 2006, and that no one has even introduced a bill to replace the old law. The letter notes that Illinois and Arkansas also had their ballot access laws declared unconstitutional in 2006, but both of those states passed better laws in 2007.
Similar activism ought to be taking place in many states besides Ohio. Especially in need of better laws for new and minor parties are Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.
Ohio Libs ask elected officials to support reform?
What next, Ohio Reformers asking same group to endorse liberty and freedom?
Why isn’t former Ohio State Reform Party Chair Virginia Brooks and her fellow Buck Eye State New Frontier Coalition Bible Thumpers in on this ‘reform’ movement?
you never know unless you ask.
Another waste of time and effort asking ANTI-Democracy gerrymander incumbents for Democracy reforms.
Separate ballot access laws are NOT equal ballot access laws.
Folks should go to court with some lawyers with constitutional law brains regarding 14th Amdt, Sec. 1 and the preceding sentence.