Despite Court Order, Ohio’s GOP Election Chief Is Still Cutting Back Early Voting

[Liberal_in_LA]

Despite Court Order, Ohio’s GOP Election Chief Is Still Cutting Back Early Voting

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Yet despite multiple court defeats, Ohio’s Republican Secretary of State Jon Husted is determined to restrict early voting as much as he can get away with. Indeed, Husted openly defied the first court order blocking the Republican restrictions on early voting, although he eventually backed down after a federal judge ordered him to appear in court personally to explain himself. Now, just two days after the conservative Roberts Court turned away Husted’s bid to reinstate the anti-voter law, he is still finding new ways to cut back early voting:

Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted swiftly limited early voting hours on those crucial three days to 8 am–2 pm on Saturday, November 3; 1–5 pm on Sunday, November 4; and 8 am–2 pm on Monday, November 5. That means Ohio voters will have a total of only sixteen hours to cast a ballot during those three days. And before the weekend before the election, Ohio voters will still not be able to cast a ballot in-person on nights or weekends.

In 2008, the most populous counties in Ohio allowed more time for early voting—both in terms of days (thirty-five) and hours (on nights and weekends in many places). For the three days before the election, early voting locations were open for a total of twenty-four hours in Columbus’s Franklin County (8-5 on Saturday, 1-5 on Sunday and 8-7 on Monday) and 18 and a half hours in Cleveland’s Cuyahoga County (9-1 on Saturday, 1-5 on Sunday, 8:30-7 pm on Monday). During those final three pre-election days in 2008, 148,000 votes were cast and “wait times stretched 2 1/2 hours,” reported the Columbus Dispatch.

There is a simple explanation for why Ohio Republicans are so determined to cut back early voting. Early voters are more likely to be minorities and are more likely to have lower incomes. They are also much less likely to have jobs that give them the flexibility to take time off to vote on election day. According to a recent Ohio poll, President Obama leads 57 percent to 38 percent among people who already voted, but is tied at 43 percent with Mitt Romney among likely voters who have yet to cast their ballot.

http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2012/10/18/1038521/despite-court-order-ohios-gop-election-chief-is-still-cutting-back-early-voting/

[yellerpup]

1. Defying a court order that supports democracy?

Let's see how he frog marches!

[CakeGrrl]

2. Sounds like someone needs to be arrested.

[Angry Dragon]

3. Husted should be thrown in jail

oh by the way he is a TRAITOR

[kooljerk666]

4. In American History Mag...........

there is an article about Pres. Grant fighting the KKK & crooked state elections...........

I could not find the article on line but here is a scan of relevent parts.

It appears election supression or registration fraud is a very serious Federal Offense & people should be going to jail.

This is from Dec 2012 page 46 "Grant takes on the KKK"

April 1871 Congress approved what was formally named '~ Act to Enforce the Provisions of the FoUrteenth Amendment" but in- formally dubbed the Ku Klux Klan Act. The measure allowed persons deprived of their rights under the Constitution to bring suit in federal courts (rather than state courts). It defined conspiracy to deprive citizens of the equal protection of the laws or prevent citizens from voting, and it permitted the prosecution of such conspiracies in federal courts. It also declared that when the denial of rights was so organized and egregious that it overawed state authorities, or when state authorities connived in the denial, such combinations "shall be deemed a rebellion against the government of the United States." The president was then authorized "to sus- pend the privileges of the writ of habeas corpus, to the end that such rebellion may be overthrown."
THE UW GAVE GRANT the power he sought, but it was up to him to use it. "It is my earnest wish that peace and cheerful obedience to law may prevail throughout the land and that all traces of our late unhappy civil strife may be speedily removed," the president proclaimed after its passage. Yet neither Grant's words nor the legislation did anything to sway Southern racists.

Any lawyers handy??

This was scanned, excuse any typos plz.


More on the aforementioned law: http://www.enotes.com/ku-klux-klan-act-1871-reference/ku-klux-klan-act-1871

[OldDem2012]

5. It's time for the Feds to step in and arrest that SOB and anyone else involved in this. nt.

[R. Daneel Olivaw]

6. Hold him in contempt of a court decision.

Hey, the little people have to abide by the courts decisions.

[porphyrian]

7. Contempt! Arrest him! n/t

[lsewpershad]

8. Is it jail time yet?

[flamingdem]

9. Who can step in and stop him?

This is unacceptable