Category Archives: absentee ballots

Ohio SOS LaRose Argues Courts Should Defer to His “Reasonable” Interpretation of Ohio Law to Allow Only One Drop Box for Absentee Ballots Per County; He Should Favor an Interpretation Enfranchising Voters

You can find the brief at this link. This is disappointing from Secretary LaRose. The brief argues that to the extent the statute is ambiguous, the courts should give his interpretation deference. Yet Secretary LaRose has said he favored Continue reading

Michigan Court Allows Third Party Collection of Absentee Ballots (So-Called “Ballot Harvesting”) in the Weekend Before Election Day, and Requires States To Accept Ballots Arriving Up to 2 Weeks After Election Day if Postmarked the Day Before

You can find the opinion here. I expect this will be appealed as have other Michigan fights over the ballot rules. One notable finding: One of the issues in this case concerns evidence—or lack thereof—of voter fraud and threats… Continue reading