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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWho is appealing the Ohio Court decision to overthrow
attempts to prevent African-Americans from registering to vote in traditional ways.
Whoever is appealing is a fugging criminal who is trying to steal elections
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Who is appealing the Ohio Court decision to overthrow (Original Post)
malaise
May 2016
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WillowTree
(5,325 posts)1. Unfamiliar with this situation. Please elaborate.
malaise
(269,004 posts)3. Judge: Law trimming early voting in Ohio is unconstitutional
http://kdhnews.com/news/politics/judge-law-trimming-early-voting-in-ohio-is-unconstitutional/article_59179f89-8384-5106-8149-dd17895073c8.html
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) A law trimming early voting in Ohio is unconstitutional and cannot be enforced, a federal judge ruled Tuesday in a case involving a series Republican-backed voting changes in the presidential battleground state.
The state's Democratic Party was among the plaintiffs that sued Ohio's elections chief over the voting rules.
DR Horton
The challenged policies included the elimination of a week of early voting in which Ohioans could also register to vote a period known as golden week. Democrats alleged the changes disproportionately burdened black voters. The state argued the changes were minor and that Ohio residents had many opportunities to vote.
U.S. District Judge Michael Watson sided with Democrats on their golden-week claim, ruling that the cut violates the Voting Rights Act and voters' equal protection rights.
Watson said statistical and anecdotal evidence presented in the case reflects that black voters use same-day voter registration and early voting options at higher rates than whites. While the court can't predict how African-Americans will turn out in future elections, he said, "It is reasonable to conclude from this evidence that their right to vote will be modestly burdened" by the law.
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/latest-early-voting-ruling-upsets-ohio-elections-chief-39347172
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A spokesman for Ohio's attorney general says the state will appeal a judge's ruling that a law trimming early voting is unconstitutional.
At issue in the case is a series of Republican-backed voting changes that included the elimination of a week of early voting. During the so-called golden week, Ohioans could register to vote and cast a ballot.
The state's Democratic Party was among the plaintiffs who sued Republican Secretary of State Jon Husted (HYOO'-sted) over the changes.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) A law trimming early voting in Ohio is unconstitutional and cannot be enforced, a federal judge ruled Tuesday in a case involving a series Republican-backed voting changes in the presidential battleground state.
The state's Democratic Party was among the plaintiffs that sued Ohio's elections chief over the voting rules.
DR Horton
The challenged policies included the elimination of a week of early voting in which Ohioans could also register to vote a period known as golden week. Democrats alleged the changes disproportionately burdened black voters. The state argued the changes were minor and that Ohio residents had many opportunities to vote.
U.S. District Judge Michael Watson sided with Democrats on their golden-week claim, ruling that the cut violates the Voting Rights Act and voters' equal protection rights.
Watson said statistical and anecdotal evidence presented in the case reflects that black voters use same-day voter registration and early voting options at higher rates than whites. While the court can't predict how African-Americans will turn out in future elections, he said, "It is reasonable to conclude from this evidence that their right to vote will be modestly burdened" by the law.
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/latest-early-voting-ruling-upsets-ohio-elections-chief-39347172
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A spokesman for Ohio's attorney general says the state will appeal a judge's ruling that a law trimming early voting is unconstitutional.
At issue in the case is a series of Republican-backed voting changes that included the elimination of a week of early voting. During the so-called golden week, Ohioans could register to vote and cast a ballot.
The state's Democratic Party was among the plaintiffs who sued Republican Secretary of State Jon Husted (HYOO'-sted) over the changes.
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ChoppinBroccoli
(3,784 posts)2. A Shiny New Dime Says It's Jon Husted
I haven't really been following this story, other than reading about the Court's decision to uphold expanded voting in Ohio. Pretty much, if you hear about people trying to keep Ohioans from voting, or people trying to make it tougher for Ohioans to vote, the Secretary of State, Jon Husted, and that worm Mike DeWine (the Attorney General) are usually behind it.
malaise
(269,004 posts)4. Yep
They are criminals who are only interested in power by any means and do not want a fair fight