Conflicting Ohio Rulings on Challenges

A judge in Cleveland denied a TRO to stop the GOP voter registration challenges there, but a judge in Cincinnati has granted such a TRO, pending a hearing on the preliminary injunction Friday. Dan Tokaji has the details here. According to this press release issued by the judge in Cincinnati, the order applies to a numbrer of counties, including Cuyahoga (the county including Cleveland).
CORRECTION: The Cleveland case involved voters not on the rolls. There is no conflict between the two cases. You can find the Cleveland order here. The Washington Post offers this front page story, suggesting that the ruling could lead to the challenges simply made at the polls on election day, which could add to potential voting delays.

Posted by Rick Hasen at October 27, 2004 05:56 PM