Ohio asks US Supreme Court to delay voting order [View all]
Source: Associated Press
Ohio asks US Supreme Court to delay voting order
By ANN SANNER, Associated Press | September 25, 2014 | Updated: September 25, 2014 7:05pm
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Attorneys for Ohio asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday to delay a federal judge's order that expands the swing state's early voting schedule this fall.
The request comes a day after a three-judge panel of a federal appeals court upheld the order that allows early ballots to be cast next week.
In a Sept. 4 decision, U.S. District Judge Peter Economus temporarily blocked an Ohio law trimming early voting and ordered Republican Secretary of State Jon Husted to set additional times that included evening hours. The ruling moved the start of early voting to Tuesday instead of Oct. 7.
Ohioans can vote absentee by mail or in person.
The state is appealing the panel's decision and has asked the full 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati to grant a rehearing.
State Solicitor Eric Murphy told the Supreme Court in Thursday's court filing that the judge's order was wrong and inequitable in making the changes so late.
Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/us/article/Ohio-asks-full-appeals-court-to-review-voting-case-5780076.php
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