Ohio 2025-2026 Regular Session

Ohio House Bill HB196

Introduced

3/24/25

Regards candidate nomination protests, names on candidacy forms

No companion bills found.

Regards protests against primary election candidates

Creates an exemption to candidate disclosure of name change

Put Supreme Court, appeals court candidate on nonpartisan ballot

Let primary candidate fill some general election ballot vacancies

Enact the Voter Registration Modernization Act

Require political party registration to vote in party's primary

Regards State Board of Education membership and meetings

Require political party registration to vote in party's primary

Require advance political party registration to vote in primary

Allow candidate pay certain child care costs with campaign funds

Creates an exemption to candidate disclosure of name change

Regards protests against primary election candidates

Put Supreme Court, appeals court candidate on nonpartisan ballot

Include state, district school board members on partisan ballot

Require board of education primaries; partisan ballot elections

Enact the Voter Registration Modernization Act

Require registration as a member of a political party for primary

Require political party registration to vote in party's primary