Last year, a consortium of Ohio newspapers sponsored a general election U.S. Senate debate and invited only the Democratic and Republican Party nominees into that debate. The Socialist Party nominee, Dan La Botz, filed a complaint with the Federal Election … Continue reading
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Louis Chine, an incumbent member of the Austintown, Ohio, School Board, is being kept off the November 8, 2011 ballot because his petition slightly mis-stated the number of signatures listed. See this story. He has filed a lawsuit in state … Continue reading
On September 29, Ohio Democrats and their allies, especially labor unions, submitted 318,460 signatures, asking for a referendum on HB 194. That is the omnibus election law bill passed by this year’s legislature. Because no one knows if there are … Continue reading
On September 28, Ohio Democrats filed a lawsuit with the State Supreme Court, seeking a ruling that the recently enacted bill drawing boundaries for U.S. House districts is subject to referendum. The bill includes an appropriation. The law is ambiguous … Continue reading
On September 21, U.S. District Court Judge Dan A. Polster, a Clinton appointee, declined to put Tim Quinn on the ballot for Mayor of Elyria, Ohio, as an independent candidate. The case is Quinn v Lorain County Board of Elections, … Continue reading