Kasich OKs pushing Ohio presidential primary back one week

COLUMBUS

Gov. John Kasich has signed into law legislation pushing the state’s presidential primary back by one week.

Presidential primaries have been held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in March. The new law will push the date back to the second Tuesday after the first Monday of that month.

The change will be in place for next year’s primary, as well as subsequent presidential primaries.

Backers say the move will allow Ohio to take advantage of rules adopted by the Republican National Committee requiring states with primaries between March 1 and March 14 to be subject to a proportional allocation of their delegates, while those with primaries on March 15 or later to award delegates on a “winner-takes-all” basis.