On April 6, the Sixth Circuit agreed with the lower court that Samuel Ronan should not be on the Ohio Republican Party primary ballot for U.S. House, 15th district. Ronan v LaRose, 26-3272. He had enough valid signatures, but he was challenged on the basis that he was not a sincere Republican. Comments has made about the Republican Party in the past were used against him.
On April 6, Ronan asked the U.S. Supreme Court to put him on the ballot, but on April 8 it refused. 25A1096.
The three judges on the Sixth Circuit panel were Joan Larsen and Chad Readler (Trump appointees) and Alice Batchelder, a Bush Sr. appointee. Here is their opinion denying injunctive relief.
Assuming the decision is not overturned later when the constitutional issues are settled, Ohio is now similar to Alabama and Tennessee. All three are states with no partisan registration. And now, in all three, candidates can be blocked from primary ballots on the basis of very personal statements and actions of candidates that are displeasing to party leaders.
Abolish state funded partisan primary elections.
D Frank Robinson you still refuse to comment on Redpath having his opponent thrown off the ballot.
Like going back to before 1889 primary reforms ===
having party tyrants controlling nominations
think olde boss tweed gang
DFR is a hypocrite like Fedpath.
Parties controlling party nominations seems logical. The only thing better would be vote by party with the winning party picking officeholders.
For a change of pace, I agree with DFR – States have no business funding, running, or interfering in party nomination processes, regardless of any wrongly decided court case(s).