Judge orders expanded Ohio early voting schedule
Source: abc News
A federal judge has blocked an Ohio law trimming early voting and ordered the swing state's elections chief to set an expanded voting schedule.
The ruling Thursday from U.S. District Judge Peter Economus comes in a lawsuit filed by civil rights groups and others challenging two early-voting measures.
One is a directive from Secretary of State Jon Husted (HYOO'-sted) setting uniform voting times that restricted weekend and evening hours. Another is a law that eliminates so-called "golden week" when people could both register to vote and cast ballots.
The judge sided with groups that claimed the changes disproportionately hurt low-income and black voters. The state argued the organizations couldn't prove the rules illegally placed an undue burden on voters.
Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/judge-orders-expanded-ohio-early-voting-schedule-25247013
postulater
(5,075 posts)littlemissmartypants
(22,529 posts)99th_Monkey
(19,326 posts)Fucking amazing.
Would you like a side of fries with that crow Mr. Blackwell?
Now Dems...GOTV!
ES&D, Husted!
BlueCaliDem
(15,438 posts)And another humongous reason why we need to continue to elect Democratic presidents and keep a Democratic Senate majority.
Peter C. Economus (born 1943) is a United States federal judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.
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Economus was nominated to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio by President Bill Clinton on February 28, 1995, to a seat vacated by Frank Joseph Battisti. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 30, 1995, and received his commission the same day. (snip)
EEO
(1,620 posts)How are they supposed to win if they cannot suppress the vote?
Enthusiast
(50,983 posts)Seriously.
brooklynite
(94,299 posts)Here in New York we have Election Day only voting and no absentee ballots without an out of district excuse.
Justice tastes so good, doesn't it?
GOTV, OHIO! Let's roll!