ideastream Voters stand in line outside the Lorain County Board of Elections in 2020. The Ohio Supreme Court has ruled in favor of Sec. of State Frank LaRose s decision to block former Lorain County Commissioner Sharon Sweda from serving on the board of elections.
The Ohio Supreme Court ruled Monday that Sec. of State Frank LaRose was within his rights to block a Lorain County Democrat from serving on the local board of elections.
Last month, LaRose rejected the county Democratic Party’s nomination of former Lorain County Commissioner Sharon Sweda, writing in a March 3 letter that she appeared to have conducted campaign business using her county email address.
Dr. Amy Acton passes on U.S. Senate bid: Capitol Letter
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Dr. Amy Acton, the former Ohio Health Department director seen here in a February 2020 file photo, announced on Tuesday that she will not run for the U.S. Senate next year. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)AP
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The doctor is out: Former Ohio Department of Health Director Dr. Amy Acton announced Tuesday she would not seek the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in 2022, Seth Richardson reports. Some Democrats had been pushing heavily for Acton to jump into the race for the open Senate seat since last year, with pressure increasing on the former mainstay of coronavirus briefings following Republican Sen. Rob Portman’s announcement he wouldn’t run again in 2022. The move seems to clear a path for Rep. Tim Ryan, who’s expected to run, although it could invite other Democrats considering the race to jump in.
Voters stand in line outside the Lorain County Board of Elections in 2020.
The Ohio Supreme Court on Monday ruled Secretary of State Frank LaRose was within his rights to block a Lorain County Democrat from serving on the board of elections.
Last month, LaRose rejected the county Democratic Party’s nomination of former Lorain County Commissioner Sharon Sweda, writing in a March 3 letter that she appeared to have conducted campaign business using her county email address.
The party challenged his decision, arguing that LaRose’s letter was based on allegations from Sweda’s political opponents. LaRose’s office disclosed in court it had received an anonymous, 258-page packet of Sweda’s emails in February.