Ohio has a strange hybrid system for electing state judges. Parties nominate candidates, but there are no party labels on the general election ballot. Ohio also has laws preventing candidates for state court judge to campaign as party nominees. On … Continue reading
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On August 26, the Ohio Libertarian Party filed this Reply brief in the U.S. Supreme Court, in the case over whether Gary Johnson should have the ballot label “Libertarian” next to his name. The reply brief is in response to … Continue reading
On Wednesday, August 24, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan asked Ohio to respond to the Libertarian Party’s brief of August 23. The response is due Thursday, August 25, at 3 p.m. 16A181. By contrast, last time the Ohio Libertarian … Continue reading
On August 24, the Ohio Secretary of State’s office said that the independent presidential petitions of Gary Johnson and Richard Duncan both have enouvh valid signatures. Both of them had approximately 12,000 signatures. The requirement is 5,000. The Secretary of … Continue reading
On the evening of August 22, the Ohio Libertarian Party asked the U.S. Supreme Court to put Gary Johnson and Bill Weld on the ballot as Libertarians, rather than putting them on the ballot with no label whatsoever. Libertarian Party … Continue reading