On April 21, 2006, the 6th circuit had ruled 2-1 that Ohio could no longer use punchcard ballots, since having punchcards in some counties and not other counties would violate Bush v Gore, which mandated equal treatment for all voters (punchcard ballots are more likely to fail to record an accurate vote, than other types of ballots). On July 21, the 6th circuit voted to rehear the case. This time all full-time judges will participate in the oral argument.