On February 8, a U.S. District Court in Cincinnati issued a 93-page opinion in Hunter v Hamilton County Board of Elections, 1:10-cv-820, a case over whether certain provisional ballots should have been counted in Hamilton County in the November 2010 election. The court ruled that some of the provisional ballots should be counted. The election between the Republican and Democratic candidates for Juvenile Court Judge had been so close, there is some probability that the uncounted provisional ballots will determine who won.
Ohio law says that provision ballots cast in the wrong precinct should not be counted. However, Hamilton County elections officials nevertheless counted some provisional ballots that had been cast in the wrong precinct, but wouldn’t count certain other provisional ballots that had been cast in the wrong precinct. The votes had issue had been cast at locations in which several precincts were voting in the same building. Polling place officials had misinformed the voters about where to deposit their ballots. The decision says for procedural reasons, the court is unable to rule on the constitutionality of the law that says provisional ballots must be cast in the proper precinct. But, relying on Equal Protection, the court orders the votes to be counted. Thanks to Rick Hasen for the link.
In what century will the courts ROUTINELY order NEW elections — WHATEVER the cost – to END having UN-constitutional elections ???
Democracy is barely hanging on by a thinner and thinner thread being attacked nonstop by EVIL monarchs/oligarchs.
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P.R. and nonpartisan App.V
Along with paper mail ballots — to END having MORONS operate election precincts on election days.
Look for the gem MORON testimony about odd and even street numbers.
Will the OH MORON regime now have to put in its MORON poll worker instructions that EVEN numbers END in 0, 2, 4, 6 or 8 and that ODD numbers END in 1, 3, 5, 7 or 9 ??? Duh.
The EVIL usual suspects dreamed up the *provisional ballot* EVIL mess.
It is SOOOOO difficult to DEMAND that each wannabee Elector be registered to vote 28 or more days before an Election — to lessen the workload on MORON poll workers on election days — even with ALL mail ballots.
Gee – how does Oregon manage to survive — with ALL mail ballots ???
i.e. how many snail mail screwups ??? — going to and from each Elector’s residence.