Elections and Ballot Access

The Supreme Court left in place an Ohio ruling that removed Samuel Ronan from the GOP primary ballot after a Republican voter, Mark Schare, presented social‑media posts and interviews alleging Ronan intended to run as a Democrat posing as a Republican in deep‑red districts. The decision turned on Ronan’s signed declaration of candidacy — submitted under penalty of election falsification — and Chief U.S. District Judge Sarah Morrison concluded the First Amendment does not protect someone who submits a fraudulent declaration; Justice Brett Kavanaugh referred Ronan’s emergency request to the full Court, which denied it without explanation.