Breaking News - Ohio Voter Registration Lawsuit Back Already!

[Lerrad]

The US Supreme Court ruled today in favor of Sec of State Jennifer Brunner, because the GOP had no legal standing for the lawsuit. It is now back to the Ohio Supreme Court field by an individual from New Albany, which is a suburb of Columbus. (A rich Republican suburb I might ad.) The article has a link for the PDF format of the new filing.

<SNIP>
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A writ of mandamus was filed with the Ohio Supreme Court late Friday afternoon, seeking to compel Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner to match new voter registrations with information from the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles.
T
he action, filed by David Mahal, is significant following Friday's U.S. Supreme Court opinion. In the opinion, the justices overturned a federal appeals court ruling that ordered Brunner to help counties verify voter eligibility. Their reasoning was that the Ohio GOP was a private entity and could not bring such action. Conversely Myhal, of New Albany, is a registered voter in Franklin County.

http://www.nbc4i.com/midwest/cmh/news.apx.-content-articles-CMH-2008-10-17-0033.html

[Jennicut]

1. They won't stop trying to purge people, huh?

Well, Brunner is tough and is gonna see this to the end.

[BadDog40]

2. The stealing of the election has already started

[RagAss]

20. nah...they ain't stealing this one...

[usregimechange]

3. People are already voting there, can they do this now?

[Lerrad]

6. Well, They are n/t

[Thrill]

4. You can tell they know they won't win OH unless they can stop these people from voting

[ddeclue]

5. How does THAT grant HIM standing either?

It seems to me that the only person with standing would have to be an affected candidate.

There has to be harm or the potential to the person "with standing" doesn't there?

(Not a lawyer but I did stay in a Holiday Inn Express last night)

Doug D.

[Lerrad]

7. You would think so but..

.. this lawsuit was submitted by an individual. If you are correct, maybe it will be dumped as well.

It looks to me like we will be having a repeat of 2004, here in Columbus, Ohio.

I can remember protesting at the Re-pug Sec of State (Blackwell's) office and nearly being arrested. I will do it again if necessary, in front of the State House this time.

[bluedawg12]

19. Law suit from a political consultant ( see below reply)

of course he's just cut out for rw money.

[ddeclue]

24. I don't think his interest in making money will out weight the public's interest in a democratic sys

tem (small d) where people get to vote.

[bluedawg12]

31. Not that he's not trying - but he is clearly a ringer repug n/t

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

34. There are differences. Obama can win without OH. And Brunner (Dem) is SOS not Blackwell.

These are critical differences.

[Hansel]

9. I think the Supreme Court has already set precedence with

the Indiana case, I believe it was. Didn't they say that voters could be required by the state to show ID because no one has proven yet that anyone had been disenfranchised by having to show an ID? That they couldn't really entertain the case until someone had proven they've been harmed?

I would think that this precedence would apply here. How is this guy personally disenfranchised because the Secretary of State will not run the voter registrations, that have already been verified, against a database that was not designed for this purpose?

Someone could just as easily file a counter suit and likely have more standing because they can claimed that they will be harmed. Especially if they know that they have a middle initial on their license, but put their full middle name on the voter registration card.

I don't think this will go anywhere because this is the court that set the precedence.

[Lerrad]

11. That was Indiana....

... This has gone to the OHIO Supreme Court, not the US Supreme Court.

[Hansel]

16. The U.S. Supreme Court set the precedence

ruling on the Indiana State law.

This case will go to the Ohio Supreme Court and either get shot down or they will rule in favor of the plaintive. If they rule in favor of the plaintive, the Secretary of State will take it to the U.S. circuit court and even up to the the U.S. Supreme Court if need be. The USSC has already set precedence and will likely throw it out.

The Ohio Supreme Court and the U.S. Circuit Court can also use U.S. Supreme Court precedence and likely will. They are not going to waste time and money if they know it will be overrule anyway.

[Lerrad]

22. Good News! Thanks for the explanation. n/t

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

25. You are wrong. This went to the U.S. Supreme Court who threw it out today before this new suit.

[Lerrad]

28. But you don't read....

A new suit was filled today by a private individual in the OHIO Supreme Court.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF OHIO
THE STATE OF OHIO ex rel.
David Mahal
1378 Havant Drive
New Albany, Ohio 43054

Relator,

vs.

F c JENNIFER BRUNNER,
Ohio Secretary of State
180 East Broad Street, 16th Floor
Colurnbus, Ohio 43215
Respondent.

[stillcool]

12. wow..thank you..

great explanation.

[iceman66]

8. THIS should be all over the news, not Acorn

[1corona4u]

13. NO SHIT!!!

This is such bullshit. They're bitching about regristrations with typo's and shit....they just don't want people to show up, so they hope voters will think it's too much of a hassle to vote with a provisional ballot. Mother fuckers.

[calmblueocean]

15. Our news media sucks. They cower from the truth because they're afraid of wingnut rage.

We need well-funded progressive news media to get balance out there. MSNBC has allowed liberal voices back into the cable news cycle, but we need a network as unapologetically progressive as FOX is conservative, and MSNBC ain't it.

[stillcool]

10. Man. What the fuck!

[gmoney]

14. Again, I hang my head in shame as an Ohioan...

If it's not one idiotic thing, it's another.

[bluedawg12]

17. Myhal owns the 316 Group

a political and philantropic fund rasing group.

http://www.316group.com/index.html


http://www.316group.com/who%20we%20are.html
>>David Myhal is the founder and president of The 316 Group. He has more than 10 years of political and civic experience. David ran a county party in Northeast Ohio for three years where he successfully raised funds for judges, commissioners, the local party and for every statewide elected official. He also handled all facets of the party organization ranging from event planning to acting as the organization's spokesperson. David then accepted a position with the Montgomery Campaign in Columbus where he raised in excess of $6 million. While working for the campaign, he formed The 316 Group and represented various campaigns and organizations around the country. David has served on the Youngstown State Board of Trustees and is very active in his local church. He resides in Gahanna with his wife and two boys. read more<<

Clients:
http://www.316group.com/clients.html





MR. DAVID N. MYHAL (THE 316 GROUP/OWNER), (Zip code: 43054) $2300 to ROMNEY FOR ...
fundrace.huffingtonpost.com/neighbors.php?type=city&city=New+Albany

[Lerrad]

18. Hey! You beat me to it, here is more...

David Myhal
Donation of $2,300 to Presidential elections 2008



http://fundrace.huffingtonpost.com/neighbors.php?type=name&lname=Myhal&fname=David

[bluedawg12]

21. Good job! Another rw political operative desperate to keep

the money train coming.

[cliffordu]

27. Beat ME to it, too - Sounds like a Fundie Fearmonger - 3:16.....

Stands for John 3:16

"I am the way the truth and the life, No one come unto the Father but by me..."


IIRc.

Too bad the mother fucker doesn't live by the words of his professed Lord....

[Lerrad]

29. I just may drive by his house on Sunday....

... when he is in Church.

[cliffordu]

33. I'd like to go to his church and out him as a child molester.

[cliffordu]

23. Here he is right here!!!!!

http://www.linkedin.com/pub/8/460/808

[Botany]

26. Waste of time & money

The Ohio Supreme Court can not and will not give a ruling
that conflicts w/ a precedent set by the US Supreme Court ...
unless they think that a case can be made based on Constitutional
law.

The Court ruled that Ohio GOP had no rights in this case .... betya
that means the Franklin County GOP too.

David Myhal’s Groups:Franklin County Republican Party


************

BTW suck it you election stealing GOP bastards .... the ONLY way
you win is by stopping other people from voting or fliping votes.

[Lerrad]

30. But it isn't David Myhal’s Groups, it's...

David Mahal
1378 Havant Drive
New Albany, Ohio 43054

[FVZA_Colonel]

32. That's where a problem might arise.

But let's hope the OH SC decides against this given the national SC's decision nonetheless, just to throw a monkey-wrench into their gearworks.

[Botany]

35. This will be a 15 second court ruling

David Mahal must show that he is acting
alone and not as member of the Franklin
County GOP ...... and that means has he talked
to County, State, or National GOP w/ regards
to this case.

[Budgies Revenge]

36. hang on a minute.....

Is it Mahal or Myhal? Sounds like David should purge himself from this case due to database irregularities with his last name....:P

[Lerrad]

38. The court document said Mahal...

It is a pdf in my original news link. (The news article said Myhal)

[WindRiverMan]

37. I hope it is a blowout so no one gives a shit about Ohio