The Ohio Secretary of State’s web page has this list of presidential primary candidates, and also an explanation that Bill Weld was removed from the Republican ballot, and John Delaney was removed from the Democratic ballot, because of paperwork errors. The Ohio Secretary of State had previously removed Andrew Yang from the Democratic ballot for paperwork errors.
In no other state have so many major party presidential candidates approved by their parties been kept off the ballot.
The Ohio Republican presidential primary ballot will only list President Donald Trump. The Democratic ballot will list eleven candidates: Bennet, Biden, Bloomberg, Booker, Buttigieg, Gabbard, Klobuchar, Patrick, Sanders, Steyer, and Warren.
Pretty sloppy by Delaney and Yang, leaving the name of the candidate off the petition sheet.
“Would you like to sign this nice petition?”
“What’s it for?”
“Um … just sign it, we will fill that in later.”
And to think Weld could have run as a Libertarian
“And to think Weld could have run as a Libertarian” – Walter Ziobro
He still might try!
It’s not just the name of the candidate that is required. A copy of the candidate’s signature is required. That is a silly requirement that exists in no other state.
@RW,
Some of the Yang and Delaney petition did not include the Declaration of Candidacy which is part of the petition sheet (see form 2-n).
I do not like Bill Weld, but I agree with Richard here. This is an idiotic, and unnecessary requirement, and ought to be repealed.
Richard, doesn’t Tennessee require an original signatures from the candidates on each independent candidate petition page (and when I say original, I mean no photo copies of the signature, as in the candidate has to sign each page before it can be circulated)?
@Andy,
The Declaration of Candidacy is the first sheet of each petition part. The remaining sheets are just lined sheets of paper.
It is like the Delaney and Yang campaigns were walking around with Big Chief tablets.
Anybody want a HACK MORON in control of USA WAR Orders and Codes ???