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Ohio appeals U.S. court decision in favor of early voting
Source: Reuters
Politics | Thu May 26, 2016 8:03pm EDT
Ohio appeals U.S. court decision in favor of early voting
CLEVELAND | BY KIM PALMER
The state of Ohio filed a federal court appeal on Thursday seeking to restore a Republican-backed limit on early voting and accelerated voter-registration measures that were seen by civil rights groups as boosting minority turnout.
U.S. District Judge Michael Watson in Columbus ruled on Tuesday that Ohio violated voters' rights by reducing the period that ballots could be cast before an election to four weeks from five weeks.
Watson's decision also struck down Ohio's elimination of a seven-day window during which residents could both register to vote and cast their ballots all in the same week - a period known as "Golden Week."
Ohio's Republican-controlled legislature abolished "Golden Week" and shortened early voting by seven days in 2014, drawing a legal challenge from the American Civil Liberties Union and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
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Ohio appeals U.S. court decision in favor of early voting
CLEVELAND | BY KIM PALMER
The state of Ohio filed a federal court appeal on Thursday seeking to restore a Republican-backed limit on early voting and accelerated voter-registration measures that were seen by civil rights groups as boosting minority turnout.
U.S. District Judge Michael Watson in Columbus ruled on Tuesday that Ohio violated voters' rights by reducing the period that ballots could be cast before an election to four weeks from five weeks.
Watson's decision also struck down Ohio's elimination of a seven-day window during which residents could both register to vote and cast their ballots all in the same week - a period known as "Golden Week."
Ohio's Republican-controlled legislature abolished "Golden Week" and shortened early voting by seven days in 2014, drawing a legal challenge from the American Civil Liberties Union and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-ohio-election-rights-idUSKCN0YH2RV