Ohio will hold a special election to fill the vacant US House seat, 5th district, on December 11. Independent candidate petitions are due November 5. Independent candidates need approximately 2,300 signatures. The 5th district is in northwestern Ohio. Thanks to … Continue reading
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Ohio has a very peculiar law concerning who can circulate petitions. Anyone can circulate for a new party, but only a registered voter in Ohio may circulate for an independent candidate. On September 19, a U.S. District Court refused to … Continue reading
On August 3, the Ohio Secretary of State ruled that the petition to place a new or previously unqualified party on the ballot may be circulated by any adult, regardless of where that person usually lives. This is welcome news. … Continue reading
On July 22, the final brief was filed in the 6th circuit in Citizens for Tax Reform v Deters, no. 07-3031. This is the case over whether Ohio can outlaw the practice of paying initiative circulators per signature. The lower … Continue reading
On July 13, 3 Ohio State Senators introduced SB 202. It moves the primary (for all office, including president) from March to January 29. The bill is considered unlikely to pass. The three sponsors are Democrats, but the Ohio legislature … Continue reading