H.B. No. 460 Summary

• Allows partisan judicial candidates to appear on general election ballots with political party designations, reversing the requirement that judicial candidates appear on nonpartisan ballots

• Permits judicial candidates to request that no political party designation appear on their ballot materials, maintaining an opt-out option for those preferring nonpartisan status

• Modifies declaration of candidacy and petition forms for judicial candidates to include an option requesting no party designation appear on the general election ballot

• Amends sections 1901.07, 3501.01, 3505.03, 3505.04, 3513.07, 3513.257, 3513.31, and 3517.012 of the Revised Code to implement these changes across Ohio's election procedures

• Applies to all judicial offices including municipal court, county court, court of common pleas, court of appeals, and state supreme court positions