Absentee Ohio voters must continue to show proof of ID when casting ballots after a federal appeals court on Sunday stayed a lower court order , handed down last week, that would have temporarily suspended Ohio's...
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A federal court in Florida ruled Tuesday that a 2005 state law prohibiting exit polling within 100 feet of a voting place violates the free speech and freedom of the press guarantees of the First Amendment. US District...
Ohio naturalized citizens voter challenge law ruled unconstitutional
US District Judge Christopher Boyko ruled Wednesday that an Ohio voting rule requiring naturalized citizens to provide proof of citizenship if challenged by poll workers was unconstitutional. The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio [advocacy...
Federal appeals court rejects Ohio rules for primary elections
The US Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals held Thursday in a 2-1 opinion that state rules on participation in Ohio's primary elections make it prohibitive for minority parties to be included on the ballot. The...
Ohio rights groups sue to preserve 2004 election paper ballots
Several voting rights groups filed a federal lawsuit in the Southern District of Ohio Thursday demanding that Ohio Secretary of State Ken Blackwell preserve the paper ballots from the 2004 presidential election , just...
Federal lawsuit alleging Ohio election system inadequacies moves forward
A federal judge has refused to dismiss a lawsuit that accuses Ohio election officials of violating constitutional rights to equal protection and due process. The League of Women Voters sued state election officials,...
Corporations and securities brief ~ GE subpoenaed in federal reinsurance probe
Leading Monday's corporations and securities law news, General Electric Company has been subpoenaed by the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York. In a press release issued Monday, GE said that the subpoena is...
Election commissioners praise provisional ballots in House hearing
Commissioners from the federal Election Assistance Commission told the US House Committee on House Administration Wednesday that the use of provisional ballots in the 2004 election allowed...
Daniel Tokaji, Moritz College of Law, Ohio State University:"While some advocates are looking to Congress to fix some of the problems that emerged in the 2004 election, this report from electionline.org suggests that they may have better luck in the...
Stewart v. Blackwell, United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Judge David D. Dowd, December 14, 2004 . Excerpt:The primary thrust of...
