/tags/primary-politics primary politics en-US Copyright Wed, 06 Sep 2023 20:15:18 GMT /government-politics/2023-09-06/new-ohio-bill-would-close-primaries-and-change-the-voter-registration-process A newly introduced bill would allow voters to declare their party preference at any time but voters who cast ballots in primaries would need to be registered with the party 30 days prior to Election Day. Wed, 06 Sep 2023 20:15:18 GMT /government-politics/2023-09-06/new-ohio-bill-would-close-primaries-and-change-the-voter-registration-process Jo Ingles /government-politics/2023-05-01/should-ohio-have-closed-primaries-some-key-republicans-are-pushing-for-that-change Secretary of State Frank LaRose told a Republican group last week that he is "100% in favor of closing primaries" in future elections but, at this point, there's no legislation to do that. Tue, 02 May 2023 00:05:41 GMT /government-politics/2023-05-01/should-ohio-have-closed-primaries-some-key-republicans-are-pushing-for-that-change Jo Ingles /government-politics/2022-02-28/elections-workers-are-asking-state-lawmakers-to-delay-the-may-3-primary The Ohio Association of Election Officials says with legislative redistricting still up in the air, important deadlines cannot be met. Mon, 28 Feb 2022 18:37:21 GMT /government-politics/2022-02-28/elections-workers-are-asking-state-lawmakers-to-delay-the-may-3-primary Jo Ingles /government-politics/2019-05-02/the-price-for-switching-parties With the May primary just days away, some Ohioans might be thinking about switching political parties to cast a ballot for a friend who is running for… Thu, 02 May 2019 16:59:51 GMT /government-politics/2019-05-02/the-price-for-switching-parties Jo Ingles