On December 16, filing for the Ohio 2016 primary closed. Here is a list of the candidates who filed for statewide office. Ohio has three ballot-qualified parties: Republican, Democratic, and Green. No one filed in the Green Party presidential primary, … Continue reading
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On December 14, Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted told the press that Donald Trump can’t qualify as an independent presidential candidate in Ohio (should he want to do that), because Ohio, starting in 1981, defined “Independent candidate” to be … Continue reading
On Sunday, December 13, the Ohio Libertarian Party asked for a rehearing in the part of its ballot access case that is pending in the Sixth Circuit. Libertarian Party of Ohio v Husted, 15-4270. The Sixth Circuit last week ruled … Continue reading
Ohio presidential primary candidates automatically appear on the ballot if they had raised enough money to qualify for primary season matching funds (they don’t actually need to file for the funds). But their candidates for Delegate each need 50 signatures. … Continue reading
On December 9, the Sixth Circuit issued a three-page order in Libertarian Party of Ohio v Husted, 15-4270. The party had asked the Sixth Circuit for an injunction, putting it on the ballot for the 2016 election. The grounds (in … Continue reading