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kpete

(71,996 posts)
Sat Oct 13, 2012, 08:39 PM Oct 2012

Obama Campaign Asks Court To Allow Early Voting

Source: Huffington Post

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- President Barack Obama's campaign is urging the U.S. Supreme Court not to consider an appeal in a dispute over early voting in the presidential battleground state of Ohio.

A lower court had reinstated early voting on the three days before Election Day and returned discretion to local boards of elections.

Secretary of State Jon Husted (HYOO'-sted), a Republican, has appealed that ruling. He's also asked the Supreme Court to delay the lower court ruling while it decides whether to take the case.

Attorneys say the Obama campaign submitted a court filing Friday asking that the lower court's ruling stand.

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/13/obama-early-voting_n_1963821.html?utm_hp_ref=politics

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Obama Campaign Asks Court To Allow Early Voting (Original Post) kpete Oct 2012 OP
What a fricking mess that would be! mucifer Oct 2012 #1
Mess, you betcha! Iliyah Oct 2012 #2
Sick people, they will keep people from exercising their right to vote SaveAmerica Oct 2012 #3
The GOP cannot win fair and square. cannot win on their ideas. They have to cheat. nt progressivebydesign Oct 2012 #4
The GOP are anti American bastards. go west young man Oct 2012 #5
Which justice is assigned to Ohio? davidpdx Oct 2012 #6
Kagan. For the 6th Circuit seated out of Cincinnati. BumRushDaShow Oct 2012 #7
Well we know what the result will be davidpdx Oct 2012 #8
I expect they would BumRushDaShow Oct 2012 #9
I'm not sure what more they could do if they lost on rehearing davidpdx Oct 2012 #11
The Republican Party: fixing elections and suppressing votes DavidL Oct 2012 #10
So it may fall on Roberts again LiberalLovinLug Oct 2012 #12

Iliyah

(25,111 posts)
2. Mess, you betcha!
Sat Oct 13, 2012, 09:58 PM
Oct 2012

That exactly what the GOPpers want. GOPpers don't give a shit about "freedom" "Patriotic" or "Democracy".

davidpdx

(22,000 posts)
6. Which justice is assigned to Ohio?
Sun Oct 14, 2012, 04:21 AM
Oct 2012

My recollect is if they deny, the petitioner can ask for a decision by the entire court. It would really suck if the Supreme Court became embroiled in an election mess again.

davidpdx

(22,000 posts)
8. Well we know what the result will be
Sun Oct 14, 2012, 07:54 AM
Oct 2012

It will be interesting if they ask for a rehearing of the full court whether or not it will be granted.

BumRushDaShow

(129,069 posts)
9. I expect they would
Sun Oct 14, 2012, 07:59 AM
Oct 2012

and I anticipate they will fight this all the way to election day if given the opportunity. They certainly have enough Koch $$$ to blow through allowing them to hurl endless roadblocks at the voting process and cost the rest of us alot of money to reassert our right to vote unencumbered.

davidpdx

(22,000 posts)
11. I'm not sure what more they could do if they lost on rehearing
Sun Oct 14, 2012, 08:12 AM
Oct 2012

I suppose they could refile on another issue.

 

DavidL

(384 posts)
10. The Republican Party: fixing elections and suppressing votes
Sun Oct 14, 2012, 08:04 AM
Oct 2012

since 2000.

That party will never stop trying to steal elections.

LiberalLovinLug

(14,174 posts)
12. So it may fall on Roberts again
Sun Oct 14, 2012, 03:44 PM
Oct 2012

We all know which side the regular fascists on the SC will vote for.

But will Roberts have the balls to stand up to his GOP masters or will he feel he has to make something up to them because of his Obamacare ruling?

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