House Republicans working on plan for single primary
By Jim Siegel
While efforts to reach a compromise on a new congressional map appear largely stuck in the mud, House Republicans say they are now working on a separate plan to consolidate Ohio’s 2012 primaries on a single date, possibly in late April.
Right now, Ohio is scheduled to hold a primary in March for state, local and U.S. Senate candidates and a separate primary in June for congressional and presidential candidates. Republicans split the primary in an effort to buy more time for a deal on a congressional map, after Democrats began the process to overturn the GOP-drawn map passed in September.
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GOP infighting still intense
Speaker Batchelder critical of party chairman but won’t ask him to quit
By Jim Siegel
House Speaker William G. Batchelder said yesterday that he does not plan to get more involved in the effort to push out state Republican Chairman Kevin DeWine beyond the memo he sent to his Republican members last week.
“Who’s chairman is up to two groups: the governor and the folks that vote. It’s not my business,” the Medina Republican said yesterday.
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Tuesday, December 06, 2011
Noon headlines 12/06/11
Davis-Besse nuclear plant resumes power; Sowell house razed; Ohio GOP infighting intensifies.
by WKSU's JEFF ST. CLAIR
Noon headlines 12/06/11
Davis-Besse nuclear plant resumes power; Sowell house razed; Ohio GOP infighting intensifies.
by WKSU's JEFF ST. CLAIR
Ohio Republicans continue infighting following a weekend power struggle.
Ohio Republican party vice chairwoman Kay Ayres came to the defense of party leader Kevin DeWine in a strongly worded letter to Governor John Kasich. Ayres asked Kasich to “stand down”.
Kasich, and House Speaker Bill Batchelder, this weekend attempted to remove DeWine as Ohio GOP chairman.
In her letter Ayres told Kasich the “tumult in the Republican ranks” could hurt its long-term stability. http://www.wksu.org/news/story/30119
House Speaker Doesn't Expect Redistricting Resolution This Week
Hannah Report 12/6/11
House Speaker William Batchelder (R-Medina) told reporters Tuesday that he doesn't expect any movement on redistricting this week, but said he is still hopeful that the General Assembly will be able to address the issue and the scheduled dual primary next year.
"I don't think it will take us as long as it did in 2002," Batchelder said. "This is not an unusual situation, obviously. There will come, however, a point in which we'll move forward, but it's not yet."
House Speaker William Batchelder (R-Medina) told reporters Tuesday that he doesn't expect any movement on redistricting this week, but said he is still hopeful that the General Assembly will be able to address the issue and the scheduled dual primary next year.
"I don't think it will take us as long as it did in 2002," Batchelder said. "This is not an unusual situation, obviously. There will come, however, a point in which we'll move forward, but it's not yet."
38 Board of Elections Members Urge Batchelder to Eliminate Second Primary
Hannah Report 12/6/11
A group of 38 county board of election (BOE) members from 27 counties across Ohio sent a letter to House Speaker Bill Batchelder (R-Medina) Tuesday urging him to reverse course and support a single primary election for 2012. Under the Legislature’s current plan, two separate primary elections would be held next year, costing an additional $15 million.
In the letter to Batchelder, the BOE members expressed their "deep concern" over the prospect of having two primary elections in 2012, noting that even if the $15 million were available to pay for the second primary, there are better uses for the money.
A group of 38 county board of election (BOE) members from 27 counties across Ohio sent a letter to House Speaker Bill Batchelder (R-Medina) Tuesday urging him to reverse course and support a single primary election for 2012. Under the Legislature’s current plan, two separate primary elections would be held next year, costing an additional $15 million.
In the letter to Batchelder, the BOE members expressed their "deep concern" over the prospect of having two primary elections in 2012, noting that even if the $15 million were available to pay for the second primary, there are better uses for the money.
Gongwer 12/6/11
Johnson's National Honor: Rep. Terry Johnson (R-McDermott) was recognized in the House Tuesday for being named the 2011 Physician of the Year Award by the American Osteopathic Foundation.
Rep. Johnson practices family medicine in Lucasville and is assistant dean at Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine. The award "honors the extraordinary accomplishments of an osteopathic physician who, throughout his or her service, brings a sense of pride to the profession and whose actions promote the science of medicine and the betterment of public health," according to the House GOP Caucus. "It honors those who achieve greatness through integrity, commitment to service, and community involvement."
Speaker Bill Batchelder (R-Medina) said Rep. Johnson "is a great man and a passionate, devoted physician who has touched the lives of those within the national medical community, as well as all Ohioans. As a servant of the people, his integrity is unparalleled and his commitment to bettering the lives of those around him unwavering."
Politics Notebook: Gardner To Seek Wagoner Senate Seat; Speaker On ORP Flap; Officials Decry Two Primaries; Elections Calendar Out
Gongwer 12/6/11
Speaker On ORP Flap: Speaker Bill Batchelder (R-Medina) said Tuesday that his caucus wouldn't be involved in trying to oust Ohio Republican Party Chairman Kevin DeWine by supporting challengers to the current members of the party's State Central Committee.
He also declined to call for the chairman's resignation, saying it wasn't his place to make such a request.
"Who is chairman is up to two people, two groups - the governor and those who vote," Mr. Batchelder said. "It's not my business."
Referencing a memo he distributed to members regarding Mr. DeWine's speech to the committee last Friday (See Gongwer Ohio Report, December 5, 2011) , the speaker said, "I just wanted the caucus to understand why there was some concern about the state party."
House Passes Bill To Penalize Use Of Public Money For Politicking; Clemens Honored
Gongwer 12/6/11
Clemens Honored: Former longtime House Clerk Laura Clemens was recognized with two resolutions Tuesday, one a facetious declaration offered by Rep. Tom Letson (D-Warren) refusing her resignation from the chamber and the official one sponsored by Speaker Bill Batchelder (R-Medina).
Rep. Batchelder noted Ms. Clemens service under several speakers, both Republican and Democratic, and said her efforts at maintaining the integrity of the institution were among the finest in the House's 200-plus year history.
Ms. Clemens, who took a post with the Ohio Casino Control Commission, declined to appear before the speaker's dais to receive the resolution, so the speaker walked to the back of the room and presented it there.
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