Last Updated: September 10, 2010 at 1:39 PM
Obama for America v. Cuyahoga County Board of Elections
Case Information
Date Filed / Ended: March 4, 2008 / March 4, 2008
State: Ohio
Issue: Improper Election Administration
Courts that Heard this Case: US District Court, Northern District of Ohio (Case 08-CV-562)
Issue: Candidate Obama filed for and obtained a court order to keep certain Cuyahoga County precincts open for an extra hour and a half. The precincts experienced ballot shortages and voters had difficulty getting to them due to bad weather.
District Court Documents
- Complaint
(filed 3/4/08) - Emergency Motion for temporary restraining order (filed 3/4/08)
- Opposition to TRO (filed 3/4/08)
- Order granting Motion for Temporary Restraining Order (entered 3/4/08)
- Amended Order granting Motion for Temporary Restraining Order (entered 3/4/08)
- Notice of Dismissal (entered 3/5/08)
- Order and Notice Voluntary Dismissal (entered 3/12/08)
- Answer to Complaint (filed 3/17/08)
- Affidavit of Jane Platten (filed 3/20/08)
- Minutes/Order: Telephone Conference was held. Based upon the representations of plaintiff's counsel that no claims remaining this case, this matter is closed (entered 3/24/08)
Commentary
A Poster Child for Dysfunctional Districting
Daniel P. Tokaji
Fifty years ago next month, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Baker v. Carr (1962), inaugurating the “reapportionment revolution” which led to the redrawing of legislative districts across the country. This milestone provides the opportunity to reflect not only on what has been accomplished, but also on what still needs to be done.
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