Thursday, October 11, 2012

Federal Appeals Court To Ohio: Stop Disenfranchising Voters Because Of Poll Worker Mistakes

Federal Appeals Court To Ohio: Stop Disenfranchising Voters Because Of Poll Worker Mistakes: Ohio law disenfranchises voters who case a provisional ballot in the wrong precinct, even if they are directed to the wrong precinct by a mistaken poll worker. Worse, because many of Ohio’s polling places cover more than one precinct, a voter can be disenfranchised merely because a poll worker erroneously hands them the wrong ballot. [...]/p