On September 1 (Saturday), the Ohio voters who challenged Gary Johnson’s placement on the general election ballot withdrew their challenge. They did not explain why they withdrew. Thanks to Gary Sinawski for this news. In a slightly related development, on … Continue reading
Current Ohio law and practice does not permit ordinary voters to vote early during the weekend before election day. But Ohio does give each county Board of Elections the discretion to let voters who are in the military vote early … Continue reading
On August 24, two Ohio voters, Kelly Mills and Cynthia Rees, filed a challenge to the placement of Gary Johnson on the Ohio general election ballot. The Ohio Libertarian Party and the Johnson campaign were not informed of this until … Continue reading
This year, two independent presidential candidates filed petitions in Ohio. The petition of Michael Vargo has been rejected because it didn’t list anyone for vice-president. See this story. He apparently did not know that Ohio election law permits stand-ins, so … Continue reading
On August 27, a U.S. District Court in Ohio ruled that certain types of provisional votes must be counted, even though they are invalid under state law. They are the kinds of provision ballots that were cast in the wrong … Continue reading
