While the House and Senate maps approved by the Ohio Redistricting Commission last week are still awaiting a review by the state supreme court, Ohio’s elections officials are being told to prepare for more candidates for the May 3 primary.
Secretary of State Frank LaRose said last week without legislative and Congressional maps, he doesn’t think a full primary can be held on May 3.
He certified the candidates for U.S. Senate, governor and other statewide offices earlier this month. Now he’s told the 88 county boards of elections to plan to add the state House and Senate and state party central committee candidates to the primary ballot – though the maps he and the other Republicans on the redistricting commission approved haven’t been okayed by the Ohio Supreme Court.
His directive also said those who want to run for the U.S. House can file in the most populous county of one of the 15 districts established in the Congressional map bill signed in November, which also set the filing deadline for Friday – though that map was thrown out by the Ohio Supreme Court last month.
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