On December 31, an earlier Ohio Secretary of State ruling on ballot-qualified parties for the 2010 election was officially promulgated to county election boards in Ohio. The ruling says that the Constitution, Green, Libertarian and Socialist Parties are ballot-qualified in … Continue reading
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On December 10, a lower state court in Ohio ordered the Ashland County Commissioners to increase their funding for the County Board of Elections, from $302,510, to $328,286. See this story. The Board of Elections had argued that its ability … Continue reading
On December 9, the Ohio Senate passed SB 8, the Senate’s version of the omnibus election law bill. The bill is different from HB 260, the House version of the omnibus election law bill. The Senate bill provides that the … Continue reading
Because Ohio has no valid law in place on how a group becomes a qualified party, and because no bill to create a valid law is close to passing, the Ohio Secretary of State will leave the Constitution, Green, Libertarian, … Continue reading
On November 18, Ohio HB 260 passed the Ohio House of Representatives. This is the omnibus election law bill that contains improvements in ballot access for new and previously unqualified parties. See this story. … Continue reading