Ohio has a dismal record when it comes to free and fair elections
Ohio has a dismal record when it comes to free and fair elections. There have also been issues with ballot access laws in Ohio. The Libertarian party won a lawsuit against the state on this issue. Just because there is a law on the books doesn’t mean it is Constitutional or even fair.
“Libertarians say Ohio ballot law too strict”
http://www.ohio.com/news/ap?articleID=586324&c=y
“A rule put in place by former Secretary of State Kenneth Blackwell required the party to turn in more than 40,000 signatures 120 days before the presidential primary. That law was struck down as unconstitutional in 2006 by the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati because it violated the party’s First Amendment rights of free association by preventing access to the ballot.”