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BREAKING: Federal Court Strikes Down Ohio Law Restricting Early Voting
Last month, President Obamas reelection campaign filed a lawsuit claiming that a recently enacted Ohio law eliminating early voting in the three days before an election, except for members of the military, violates the Constitutions guarantee that all voters enjoy equal access to the franchise. The campaigns lawsuit called for the right of all voters to cast an early ballot be restored in Ohio it explicitly stated that expanding the franchise, not taking early voting away from military personnel as well, was the appropriate outcome.
In an opinion by Judge Peter Economus, a federal court agreed with the Obama campaign today that the Ohio anti-voter law must be suspended:
A citizen has a constitutionally protected right to participate in elections on an equal basis with other citizens in the jurisdiction. In Ohio, that right to participate equally has been abridged by Ohio Revised Code 3509.03 and the Ohio Secretary of States further interpretation of that statute with regard to in-person early voting. In 2005, Ohio expanded participation in absentee balloting and in-person early voting to include all registered Ohio voters. Now, in-person early voting has been redefined by the Ohio legislature to limit Plaintiffs access to the polls. This Court must determine whether preliminary injunctive relief should be granted to Plaintiffs on their claim that Ohios restriction of in-person early voting deprives them of their fundamental right to vote. Following Supreme Court precedent, this Court concludes that Plaintiffs have stated a constitutional claim that is likely to succeed on the merits. As a resultand as explained belowthis Court grants Plaintiffs motion for preliminary injunction.
http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2012/08/31/784981/breaking-federal-court-strikes-down-ohio-law-restricting-early-voting/
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How disgusting, certain powers that be wish to restrict Americans' right to vote. What are they so afraid of? Scum.
Last month, President Obamas reelection campaign filed a lawsuit claiming that a recently enacted Ohio law eliminating early voting in the three days before an election, except for members of the military, violates the Constitutions guarantee that all voters enjoy equal access to the franchise. The campaigns lawsuit called for the right of all voters to cast an early ballot be restored in Ohio it explicitly stated that expanding the franchise, not taking early voting away from military personnel as well, was the appropriate outcome.
In an opinion by Judge Peter Economus, a federal court agreed with the Obama campaign today that the Ohio anti-voter law must be suspended:
A citizen has a constitutionally protected right to participate in elections on an equal basis with other citizens in the jurisdiction. In Ohio, that right to participate equally has been abridged by Ohio Revised Code 3509.03 and the Ohio Secretary of States further interpretation of that statute with regard to in-person early voting. In 2005, Ohio expanded participation in absentee balloting and in-person early voting to include all registered Ohio voters. Now, in-person early voting has been redefined by the Ohio legislature to limit Plaintiffs access to the polls. This Court must determine whether preliminary injunctive relief should be granted to Plaintiffs on their claim that Ohios restriction of in-person early voting deprives them of their fundamental right to vote. Following Supreme Court precedent, this Court concludes that Plaintiffs have stated a constitutional claim that is likely to succeed on the merits. As a resultand as explained belowthis Court grants Plaintiffs motion for preliminary injunction.
http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2012/08/31/784981/breaking-federal-court-strikes-down-ohio-law-restricting-early-voting/
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How disgusting, certain powers that be wish to restrict Americans' right to vote. What are they so afraid of? Scum.
