Ohio Senate Passes Bill for Party Labels for State Supreme Court and Appellate Court Races

Ohio has partisan primaries for judicial offices, but in the general election there is no party label for judicial nominees. On April 21, the Ohio Senate passed SB 80. It says there should be partisan labels on general election ballots, starting in 2022, for State Supreme and State Appellate races. It passed the Senate on a party-line vote, with Republicans in favor and Democrats opposed.

Ironically, some years ago the Ohio Democratic Party filed a federal lawsuit to require party labels on the general election ballot. They lost that lawsuit, and now appear to have changed their mind.


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Ohio Senate Passes Bill for Party Labels for State Supreme Court and Appellate Court Races — 4 Comments

  1. NOOO primaries.

    NONPARTISAN APPV – execs/judics – pending Condorcet= RCV done right.

  2. It appears that in some places, the unfavorability of the Democratic label has surpassed that of the Republicans.

  3. WZ –

    commie Donkey control areas >>> PURGE Elephants

    fascist Elephant control areas >>> PURGE Donkeys

    Both areas >>> PURGE minors and indes

  4. Ohio is no longer a swing state.As a result, in recent years the Democrats have only been successful in electing Supreme Court Justices with no party label.

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