By Richard Winger The Ohio Libertarian Party has been fighting in federal court to be restored to the ballot, but so far the lawsuit hasn’t won, although part of it still isn’t decided. Thus, the party has decided to begin petitioning for party status for 2016. It needs 30,560 valid signatures by July 6.
If the petition succeeds, the party will be the first to use the new ballot access law passed in late 2013. The new law says that newly-qualifying parties nominate by convention, not by primary.
The Green Party is ballot-qualified in Ohio and will nominate by primary. If …read more
Source:: http://ballot-access.org/2015/10/28/ohio-libertarian-party-will-petition-for-party-status/