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Sponsors tell committee moving presidential-year primaries to May would bring consistency and ease election administration
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Sponsors of House Bill 197 told the House General Government Committee that aligning presidential-year primaries with the regular May primary would reduce voter confusion, ease filing deadlines, improve poll-worker recruitment and likely improve turnout; members pressed for comparative data.
Sponsors of House Bill 197 told the House General Government Committee the bill would move Ohio’s presidential-year primary election to the first Tuesday after the first Monday in May, making presidential and non‑presidential primary dates uniform and, they argued, reducing confusion and administrative burdens.
"This bill moves Ohio's presidential election year primary election date to the same date as the non‑presidential election year primary date," Representative…
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