Since 1981, Ohio law has said that 17-year-olds may vote in primaries if they will be 18 by the time of the general election. The law says, “3503.011. At a primary election every qualified elector who is or will be … Continue reading
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In 2014, Ohio Republican Governor John Kasich was running for re-election. His campaign spent $592,000 on legal bills in a successful effort to keep the Libertarian Party from having a gubernatorial candidate on the ballot. The Kasich campaign did not … Continue reading
On February 24, the Sixth Circuit issued an opinion in Susan B. Anthony List v Driehaus, 14-4008. The opinion agrees with the U.S. District Court that Ohio’s law, making it a crime to knowingly make a false statement about a … Continue reading
On February 11, the Sixth Circuit upheld Ohio’s ballot labels policy for judicial races. Ohio says political parties nominate judicial candidates, yet in the general election, the ballot does not show any party labels. The Democratic Party of Ohio sued … Continue reading
On February 5, the U.S. District Court that is handling Libertarian Party of Ohio v Husted, s.d., 2:13cv-953, got closer to a final decision on the last issue to be decided. That last issue is whether Ohio applied a campaign … Continue reading