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鈥檚 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 certified the candidates for US Senate, governor and other statewide offices earlier this month.
These are only statewide offices. Secretary of State wrote to Senate Pres that b/c the Ohio Redistricting Commission they鈥檙e both on hasn鈥檛 approved legislative maps, boards 鈥渃annot begin petition validation and candidates certification on those races鈥�
— Karen Kasler (@karenkasler)
Now he鈥檚 to plan to add the state House and Senate and state party central committee candidates to the primary ballot 鈥� though the maps he and the other Republicans on the redistricting commission approved haven鈥檛 been okayed by the Ohio Supreme Court.
LaRose's directive also said those who want to run for the US House can file in the most populous county of one of the 15 districts established in , which also set the filing deadline for Friday 鈥� though that map was thrown out by the supreme court last month and no new Congressional map has been passed yet.
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