The June 16 Toledo Blade has this editorial about Ohio’s current system for electing state judges. Ohio has partisan primaries for judicial posts, and party nominees go on the general election ballot. Oddly, though, there are no party labels for … Continue reading
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On May 23, the Ohio House of Representatives determined that Al Landis, not Josh O’Farrell, had won the November 2012 election for the 98th district. See this story. The determination came more than six months since the election. It is … Continue reading
Two states, Michigan and Ohio, elect state judges in partisan elections, but both states have election laws that say party labels should not be on the ballot for judicial candidates, even though the candidates were nominated by political parties. In … Continue reading
In the November 2012 election, one Ohio state house district race had disputed election returns. Final figures show that Republican incumbent Al Landis of the 98th district defeated his Democratic opponent, Josh O’Farrell, by eight votes. However, irregularities were charged. … Continue reading
The Ohio Secretary of State’s omnibus election law bill, SB 47, has a few provisions that impact ballot access. The bill repeals the ban on out-of-state circulators, for all types of petition. The only remaining requirement for a circulator would … Continue reading