Ohio

Feb 5th-ACLU Gets Injunction Hearing on Cuyahoga County Paper Ballots

By Cleveland Law Library

Tomorrow, on February 5, 2008, Judge Kathleen O'Malley of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio will hold a hearing on the ACLU's petition for a preliminary injunction to prohibit Cuyahoga County from using paper ballots in the upcoming presidential primary on March 4th. The Plain Dealer reported that the ACLU filed for injunctive relief on January 28th, claiming that the system imposed by Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner violates the equal protection clause of US Constitution. Click here to read our prior post about Brunner's order. The case docket can be found on PACER under Case No. 1:08-cv-00145-KMO. Click here to read the ACLU's Memorandum in Support of its motion for a preliminary injunction.

Full post as published by Cleveland Law Library Weblog on February 04, 2008 (boomark / email).