The US Supreme Court on Tuesday refused a Republican request to get involved in a dispute over early voting in Ohio on the three days before Election Day.
The campaign of President Barack Obama and Ohio Democrats sued the state over changes in Ohio law that took away the three days of voting for most people, but made exceptions for military personnel and Ohioans living overseas. Democrats say nearly 100,000 people voted in the three days before the election in 2008.
A federal appeals court ruling reinstated voting on the weekend before the election and Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted, a Republican, appealed that ruling to the Supreme Court, to no avail.
Personally, I cannot see a good reason to end early voting, as has been done for years in Ohio.
This isn't about "Voter ID" laws. This was about the tradition of many, many Ohioans going to vote after church on the Sunday before elections.
America should be looking to ENCOURAGE as many legally registered voters to take part in the electoral process - not discourage.
Shame on the Ohio Secretary of State. Bad politics.
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