Federal judge: Ohio elections chief Frank LaRose can't limit ballot drop boxes, LaRose will appeal

[brooklynite]

Source: Columbus Dispatch

COLUMBUS - Ohio county boards of elections can offer off-site drop boxes and collection of voters' absentee ballots, a federal judge ruled Thursday.

U.S. District Judge Dan Polster blocked Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose's order, which prohibited off-site drop boxes. But the Republican elections chief will appeal.

Democrats and voting right advocates pushed for more drop box locations amid record-setting absentee ballot requests and concerns about U.S. Postal Service delivery.

Polster found that limiting each county to one drop box location had a "disproportionate effect on people of color" living in more populous counties, imposing a "significant burden" on their right to vote.


Read more: https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/10/08/federal-court-ohio-secretary-of-state-frank-larose-ballot-drop-box-judge-dan-polster/5930499002/

[onetexan]

1. This also needs to be ruled in Tx. Damn Abbott & repugs are

Limiting 1 per county to suppress votes too.

[aquamarina]

2. I can't imagine that this does

Nothing but piss off the voters even more making them even more determined to vote.

[LisaL]

6. They might be determined to vote, but if avenues are closed to them,

how are they going to actually accomplish it?

[Alliepoo]

3. Doesn't surprise me that ol' Frank is going to appeal.

He has his mug on the local news all of the time acting so honest and sincere and interested in a fair and free election. I don’t trust that smarmy creep any more than I could pick up my house and throw it. And it’s actions like his appeal that show me that I’m right on the dime.

[LisaL]

5. He was also claiming originally that he was all for multiple drop off locations,

but couldn't because of OH law. Now the courts are telling him, there is no law to prevent multiple drop off locations. But yet he is fighting it tooth and nail.

[Alliepoo]

12. Exactly right!

He is so two-faced.

[Talitha]

4. "disproportionate effect on people of color"

Damn straight, that's why they're doing it!

[DFW]

7. Just once in their miserable lives

I would like, when pleading their case in court, for the Republicans to admit the true reason for their argument:

"Your Honor, when everyone votes, we lose."

[scardycat]

8. Can someone tell me why he says he is doing this..for what reason??

Seriously, Has anyone said what is your reasoning behind only 1 drop of box? Has anyone asked?

[LisaL]

9. Originally he claimed he wants to allow more drop off boxes,

but OH law only allows one drop box. So one would think he wouldn't be fighting tooth and nail when judges tell him OH doesn't limit it one box. But he is fighting it.
I have no clue as to what explanation he has for not allowing multiple boxes when courts tell him he should, considering he claimed he wanted multiple boxes.

[Judi Lynn]

10. The one box should be located in Frank's front yard, then.

The Frank in the headlights look.

[4Q2u2]

11. Kids?

They look like hostages. The two on the end have the
HELP ME!!! Look.

[bluestarone]

13. Oh my god to be married to

Such and ASSHOLE!!