2nd Ohio ruling limiting voter challenges at the polls [US DC]

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2nd Ohio ruling limiting voter challenges at the polls [US DC]

November 1, 2004 09:37:00 am

Summit Party Democratic Committee v. Blackwell, United Staters District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Judge John R. Adams, November 1, 2004 [ruling that "challengers may not be present at the polling place for the sole purpose of challenging the qualification of other voters"]. Read the full text of the order here [PDF; courtesy Election Law @ Moritz].

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