Bush v. Gore Equal Protection Standards in Counting Provisional Ballots

OSU is reporting (6:29 pm entry) that a lawsuit has been filed to require the Ohio Secretary of State to promulgate uniform standards for counting provisional ballots lest he run afoul of equal protection standards of Bush v. Gore. With some leaked exit polls showing only a 1% difference between the candidates, this could potentially be a central suit in any post-election Ohio litigation.

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