On May 19, U.S. District Court Judge Edmund A. Sargus, Jr., a Clinton appointee, issued an order easing certain requirements for Ohio initiatives to get on the ballot. Thompson v Devine, s.d., 2:20cv-2129. The order extends the petition deadline from … Continue reading
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On May 6, independent presidential candidate Richard Duncan sued Ohio over ballot access. Duncan v LaRose, s.d., 2:20cv-2295. He had been collecting signatures in Ohio to get on the ballot since July 31, 2019, and he has a substantial amount, … Continue reading
On March 30, an Ohio group in support of an initiative to raise the minimum wage sued in state court to ask for a reduction in the number of signatures for 2020 only. The group had collected 73,968 signatures by … Continue reading
On March 25, the Ohio legislature passed HB 197, which lets any registered voter request an absentee postal ballot for the 2020 primary. However, the bill does not allow anyone who had not been registered already to register in time … Continue reading
On March 24, the League of Women Voters of Ohio, and the Ohio A. Philip Randolph Institute, filed this amicus brief in State ex rel Ohio Democratic Party v LaRose. This case arose when the Secretary of State moved the … Continue reading