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Ohio Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor says party labels have no place in judicial elections

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CLEVELAND, Ohio — Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor on Thursday proposed scrapping partisan primary elections for judges as part of a plan to reform judicial elections. Speaking at the Ohio State Bar Association’s annual convention in Cleveland. | Democracy, elections and voting at Democracy Chronicles