On May 23, 2012, the Columbus (Ohio) Metropolitan Club used corporate donations to host a forum on “Presidential Politics in Ohio”. The only two speakers were the chairs of the Ohio Republican Party and the Ohio Democratic Party. On June … Continue reading
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Current Ohio law requires all ballot-qualified parties to certify the names of their presidential and vice-presidential nominees no later than August 8. The Democratic and Republican Parties will not hold their national conventions until several weeks after that date. HB … Continue reading
On May 23, the Ohio Senate State and Local Government and Veterans Affairs Committee amended a non-election law bill, HB 509, and passed the bill. The amendment says that for 2012 only, qualified parties that polled at least 20% of … Continue reading
In 2010, the Ohio election law was amended to require all qualified parties to certify the names of their presidential and vice-presidential nominees by 90 days before the general election. In 2012, that would be August 8. However, neither the … Continue reading
On May 15, Ohio Governor John Kasich signed SB 295, which repeals the 2011 omnibus election law bill, except for one provision that eliminates early voting on the three days before election day. See this story. As a result of … Continue reading