At the May 2006 Ohio primary, 28 individuals in Summit County filed to be write-in candidates for Democratic or Republican county central committee members. The official election returns showed that no write-in candidate received any write-in votes. One of the … Continue reading
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A U.S. District Court will hold oral arguments in Morrison v Colley on August 30. This is the case filed by an independent candidate for U.S. House, Charlie Morrison. He turned in enough signatures to be on the ballot, but … Continue reading
Ohio law permits candidates who get on the November ballot by petition to choose one of two labels, “other-party candidate” or “no-party candidate”. This law, passed in 2002, was opposed by the Secretary of State. Since then, the Secretary of … Continue reading
Charles Morrison, an independent candidate for US House in Ohio this year, filed a federal lawsuit to get on the November ballot on July 26. Morrison v Colley, 2:06-cv-644. The candidate had enough valid signatures to be on the ballot, … Continue reading
On July 27, Ohio Representative Jim Trakas introduced House Bill 638, which lets candidates who use the independent procedure choose a partisan label. Any short label that doesn’t mimic the name of a fully-qualified party is permitted. Thus, labels such … Continue reading