Jill Stein Appeals in Ohio Vote-Counting Case

On October 23, Jill Stein asked the U.S. District Court in Ohio to stay its own ruling, and also prepared paperwork to go to the Sixth Circuit, in Stein v LaRose. This is the case over whether votes for Stein should be counted. The U.S. District Court had refused to adjudicate the case, saying that it should have been filed in state court.

In the Sixth Circuit, the case is 24-3923.

Ohio U.S. District Court Issues Two-Page Order in Jill Stein Vote-Counting Lawsuit

Late in the day on Wednesday, October 23, U.S. District Court Judge Michael Watson, a Bush Jr. appointee, issued a two-page order in Stein v LaRose, s.d., 2:24cv-04042. As he had said orally the day before, he said he would abstain and wait for the case to be resolved in state court. He directed that the results of the state court proceeding should be reported to him, implying that he would decide the case afterwards should either side be dissatisfied with the state court outcome. Here is the two-page order.