Court denies GOP appeal on Ohio early voting

[FreeStateDemocrat]

Source: AP/NYTimes



By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: September 30, 2008
Filed at 7:24 p.m. ET

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- A federal court has ruled against a GOP appeal of a disputed early voting window that allows Ohio voters to register and cast a ballot on the same day.

A three-judge panel of the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati denied the Ohio GOP's request that ballots cast during the weeklong period be segregated from other ballots.

The court notes that the lower district court did not rule on the matter, and said the argument involves facts about how election officials handle absentee ballots that must first be presented to a district court.

The appeals court also overturned the district court's decision to issue a temporary restraining order against Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner's instructions to poll observers.



Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/washington/AP-Ohio-Early-Voting.html

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Score one for the good guys.

[scarletwoman]

1. GREAT news! Thanks! (nt)

[Land Shark]

2. SCORE HALF WRONG: The decision of the district court allowed public observation of vote counts!

the reversal by the appeals court on that particular issue is atrocious. I read and have a copy of the trial court's order in this regard, if any one wants a copy, PM me.

[jimshoes]

3. Good. I hope this settles it

for now.

[bluestateguy]

4. Activist liberal judges legislating from the bench!

which of course is the definition of any decision that the conservatives disagree with.

[GOPNotForMe]

5. Phew! I was worried.

[2 Much Tribulation]

6. One GOP claim wasn't Wrong, THIS SETS IT UP FOR US SUPREME COURT

I've seen it blogged at the end of this election reform forum post:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=203&topic_id=508737&mesg_id=508737

[RBInMaine]

7. GOOD ! THE GOP CAN DRINK PISS OUT OF MY BOOT !