primary politics

A newly introduced bill would allow voters to declare their party preference at any time but voters who cast ballots in primaries would need to be registered with the party 30 days prior to Election Day.

Secretary of State Frank LaRose told a Republican group last week that he is "100% in favor of closing primaries" in future elections but, at this point, there's no legislation to do that.

The Ohio Association of Election Officials says with legislative redistricting still up in the air, important deadlines cannot be met.

With the May primary just days away, some Ohioans might be thinking about switching political parties to cast a ballot for a friend who is running for…