Preliminary Injunction Granted in Ohio HAVA Provisional Voting Case

This is big news, because Ohio is the mother of all battleground states, and the rules for what happens when a voter, especially a new voter, wants to cast a provisional ballot could affect the outcome in Ohio, and therefore the nation.

The Ohio Secretary of State has been ordered by the district court to send a new directive to the counties that would make it much easier for voters to cast a provisional ballot that will ultimately be counted for president. The decision is here. More analysis here.

Posted by Rick Hasen at October 14, 2004 12:08 PM