Ohio Representative Jack Cera (D-Bellaire) has introduced HB 101. It moves the primary in presidential years, for all office, from March to May.
Ohio primaries are in May, except in presidential election years, they are in March. If the bill passed, it would automatically move the non-presidential independent candidate petition deadline (in presidential years) from March to May. Thanks to FrontloadingHQ for this news.
This is a good move for Ohio. There are too many primaries now in March. Waiting until May gives Ohio a more decisive role in the nomination process, after some of the candidates have been eliminated. Given that Ohio is also a swing state, they might want to consider choosing their Presidential electors by ranked choice voting, too. That, too, would make them a more decisive state in the election.