During the night, the Sixth Circuit, by a 2-1 vote (see opinion, concurrence, and dissent) reversed the trial court order preventing the G.O.P. from having challengers at Ohio polling places. A.P. reports here that the Supreme Court denied a stay of the Sixth Circuit’s order.
Meanwhile, the Third Circuit refused to stay a district court order preventing the RNC and its agents from using the compiled list of 35,000 potential challenges. And as noted a few posts below this one, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled that the Republicans are allowed one challenger per precinct, more than the one challenger per polling place as a state trial court had ordered.
So now, with polls opening, we have some certainty. Bottom line: Republican challengers, up to one per precinct, may challenge at the polls in Ohio. But those from the RNC or its agents (whatever that means) may not do so on the basis of the earlier compiled voting list.
Happy election day, and thanks to OSU for the links.