In a setback for the Republicans who have fought the use of ballot drop boxes in battleground states, a court in Ohio issued an opinion Tuesday allowing for the expansion of the option.
Neither Yost’s nor LaRose’s offices responded to TPM’s request for comment on the new opinion. The Ohio GOP, which intervened in the lawsuit to argue against expanding drop box use, also did not respond to a TPM request for comment.
Later, all three entities issued a joint statement.
Well this is welcome news. But if you do use an absentee/mail-in ballot, make sure the signature you use matches or closely resembles the one on your driver’s license. That’s the signature most states use as a reference for signature verifications.
I was just on an AARP townhall with LaRose and he seems prepared either to appeal or require the Fed lawsuit to have a ruling before allowing anything. He told me to vote by mail.
Not sure why, but I have it in my mind that Ohio used to be reliably blue and is looking redder by the year. Can an Ohioan tell me what is happening? Am I wrong in thinking they have been steadily sliding into the abyss?
There is a rational and reasonable judge in Ohio?
Great, now Trump has to send the 101st Airborne to Columbus.
O/T but still election-related:
O/T the crazy is spreading
Yep. Here in Delaware. I emailed about this, since when I signed at DMW they had this touch screen thing and made me sign with my finger. Its impossible to duplicate. They said they are very liberal in their visualizations, but did not comment on my suggestion to use the rolls from previous votes.
They may not be as accommodating in other states.
Jim: BEARS STERNS IS FINE!!!
Yea and he still has a job on that network
The reliably blue cities in the northern part of the state are losing population (think Cleveland/Akron/Canton/Toledo/Youngstown.)
The rest of the state has always been red except for area immediately around OSU and Miami U. The farmers here somehow lean right while accepting federal aid. IMO, anything south of Columbus is really just an extension of KY and WV.
Where did you get that? Ohio is the swingiest of swing states and most reliable bellweather. The winner of the election has won Ohio in every election since 1896, except for 1960 and oddly enough 1944 when it was one of only 12 states won by Dewey against FDR.
The swing to Trump was big compared to Obama’s win in 2012. Polling was so bad early on that Clinton never even contested it. But Biden has a slight lead, though it’s underpolled, so it’s at least competitive again. It’s also entirely possible Biden will win without it; it’s been mostly ignored in the EC projections, but if he wins there then it’s over - he doesn’t need MI, WI, AZ, NC, or FL.
Thank you both @ggus and @midnight_rambler.
The last time I looked at 538, it showed Trump slightly favered to win Ohio with a 2 point lead.
The Trump Campaign seems to be low on money and maybe all these lawsuits are one of the reasons?
The Trump campaign and RNC are suing in federal court to end their use in Pennsylvania’s election,
Since 1991, 4 of 5 governors have been Republican, excluding Hollister who served about 30 days for vacancy by Voinovich.
The statehouse is run by Republicans, though aided by gerrymandering.
MAGA is big with displaced autoworkers etc.
OH less likely to swing D than R, unfortunately.
There must be 1,000s of frivolous lawsuits clogging up the court system nationwide with trump’s name on them.
That’s our boy!
Don’t know, don’t care but thrilled not to have to listen to his racist law and order ads. They were beyond obnoxious.