Ohio

Complete coverage for Ohio can be found below. (Return to States List)

Swing State Focus

• Absentee Ballots: What is the last date on which an absentee ballot can arrive and still be counted?

  Absentee ballots must be returned in the provided return envelope and received by the appropriate county board of elections prior to the close of the polls on Election Day or postmarked[1] no later than the day before the election and received by the board of elections no later than 10 days after the election. ORC 3509.05. For voters outside the U.S. on Election Day, the return envelope must be submitted for mailing not later than 12:01 a.m. on Election Day and received by the appropriate county board of elections not later than 10 days after the election. ORC 3511.09.

  
  

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  [1] The return envelope must bear a valid postage cancellation stamp affixed by the U.S. Postal Service.

• Absentee Ballots: How many absentee ballots were cast in 2008 and 2010, and what percentage of those were counted as valid ballots?

  In 2008, 1,645,618 absentee ballots were cast, and 98.4 percent of those ballots were counted. In 2010, 849,253 absentee ballots were cast both in person and by mail, and 99.7 percent of those ballots were counted. U.S. Election Assistance Commission, Election Administration and Voting Survey, http://www.eac.gov/research/election_administration_and_voting_survey.aspx.

• Absentee Ballots: What must a voter do to validate an absentee ballot (e.g. any witness requirement? ID requirement for mailed ballots?)

  In the application for the absentee ballot, the voter must provide EITHER the last four digits of his or her Social Security number OR an Ohio driver’s license number, OR the voter must enclose a COPY of a current and valid photo identification, military identification, OR a current (within the last 12 months) utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck or other government document (other than a voter registration notification mailed by a board of elections) that shows the voter’s current name and current address. ORC 3509.03.

• Absentee Ballots: Will absentee voters be notified of mistakes on their ballot and be given an opportunity to correct those mistakes?

  Yes, in 2008 then-Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner issued Directive 2008-109, which required boards of elections to notify absentee voters of the presence of any deficiency with their absentee voter's ballot ID envelope that would prevent the ballot from being counted when the voter is otherwise eligible to vote. Once notified, voters have until ten (10) days after the election to correct any omission or error regarding their ballot ID envelope.

• Absentee Ballots: What is the latest date on which a voter can request an absentee ballot, and are those dates different for overseas and domestic voters?

  Saturday, November 3 at noon is the deadline for all voters to request an absentee ballot be mailed to them.  RC 3509.03, 3511.02.  Early in-person voting will continue until 2 p.m. on Monday, November 5 for domestic and overseas voters. Directive 2012-50.  UOCAVA voters may apply and vote in person at board of elections offices until the close of polls.  RC 3511.10.

• Poll-worker Error: What does state law say about a ballot cast incorrectly or in the wrong place due to poll-worker error?

  Under Ohio statute there is no “wrong precinct” exception to the prohibition on counting ballots cast in the wrong precinct, but the US District Court for the Southern District of Ohio has issued an injunction that requires such right-location, wrong-precinct ballots to be counted if that ballot was cast in the wrong precinct as a result of poll worker error. If a poll worker directed the voter to the wrong precinct, boards of elections may not reject provisional ballots cast in the wrong precinct by lawfully registered voters in the November 2012 general election. The votes cast on the provisional ballot must be counted in all races and for all issues for which the voter would have been eligible to vote if the voter had cast the ballot in the correct precinct. See SEIU v. Husted, No.2:12-CV-00562 (US Dist. Ct. So. Dist OH).

  The voter is not required to do anything to correct the error caused by the poll worker. However, the ballot can be rejected if the voter insists on voting in the wrong precinct, the poll worker directed the voter to the correct precinct, informed the voter that casting the wrong-precinct ballot would result in all votes on the ballot being rejected under Ohio law, the voter refused to travel to the correct precinct and insisted on voting the invalid ballot, and the Board of Elections has verified that the precinct to which the poll worker directed the voter was the correct precinct for that voter.

• Provisional Ballots: What is the last date on which a provisional ballot voter can provide information that validates the ballot?

  If voters cast their provisional ballots and provided acceptable proof of identity (see above), they typically will not need to provide any additional information to the board of elections. However, if voters cast a provisional ballot and did not provide acceptable proof of identity at the time of voting (see above), they must appear in person at the board of elections to provide such proof within the 10 days immediately following Election Day. ORC 3505.182.

• Provisional Ballots: What kind of information is required to validate a provisional ballot?

  One of the following:

  • Acceptable proof of the voter’s identity in the form of a current and valid photo identification;

  ·A military identification;

  ·A copy of a current (within the last 12 months) utility bill (including cell phone bill), bank statement, government check, paycheck, or other government document (but not a voter registration acknowledgement notification mailed by a board of elections) that shows the voter’s name and current address (including from a public college or university); or

  ·The last four digits of the voter’s Social Security Number. ORC 3505.18.

  If the voter cast a provisional ballot because the voter’s right to vote was challenged at the polling place under R.C. 3505.20, and the election officials either determined that the voter was ineligible to vote or were unable to determine the voter’s eligibility, the voter must provide any identification or other documentation required to resolve the challenge. ORC 3505.181.

• Provisional Ballots: How many provisional ballots were cast in 2008 and 2010, and what percentage of those were counted as valid ballots?

  In 2008, 204,651 provisional ballots were cast, and 78 percent of those ballots were counted. In 2010, 105,015 provisional ballots were cast, and 88.8 percent of those ballots were counted.  U.S. Election Assistance Commission, Election Administration and Voting Survey, http://www.eac.gov/research/election_administration_and_voting_survey.aspx.

• Provisional Ballots: Is there an affidavit alternative for verifying the ID requirements for a provisional ballot?

  Yes. If a voter casts a provisional ballot because, at the time of voting, the voter did not have any acceptable form of identification or a Social Security Number and declined to execute the written affirmation statement swearing to the voter’s identity under penalty of election falsification, the voter must provide to the board of elections either a valid form of identification, including the last four digits of the voter’s Social Security Number, or a signed affirmation statement (provided by the board of elections) stating that the voter does not have any of the valid forms of identification. ORC 3505.182.

• Provisional Ballots: Will provisional ballots count for the races for which a voter was in the correct location, even if in the wrong precinct for lower-ticket votes?

  Under Ohio statute there is no “wrong precinct” exception to the prohibition on counting ballots cast in the wrong precinct, but the US District Court for the Southern District of Ohio has issued an injunction that requires such right-location, wrong-precinct ballots to be counted. The votes cast on the provisional ballot must be counted in all races and for all issues for which the voter would have been eligible to vote if the voter had cast the ballot in the correct precinct. See SEIU v. Husted, No.2:12-CV-00562 (US Dist. Ct. So. Dist OH).

• Recount Resources: Does the state have an automatic recount, and how is it triggered?

  Yes. In a district, county or municipal election, if the margin of victory does not exceed one-half of one per cent (.05 percent) a recount is automatically triggered. In a statewide election, if the margin of victory does not exceed one-fourth of one percent (.025 percent) a recount is automatically triggered. ORC 3515.011.

• Recount Resources: May a candidate request a recount?

  Yes, a candidate may request a recount. ORC 3515.01.

• Recount Resources: What is the date for certification (how many days after the election)?

  Boards of Elections must complete their canvass of ballots by no later than 21 days after the general election. Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3505.32 (West).  The Secretary of State must complete his or her canvass of the abstracts within 10 days of receipt of all of the abstracts. Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3505.35 (West).

• Voter ID: What is the ID requirement to vote?

  To cast a regular ballot, voters must show one of the following forms of identification at the polling place on election day:

  • A current[1] and valid photo identification card issued by the State of Ohio or the United States government;[2] or
  • A military identification ("military ID"); or
  • An original or copy of a current utility bill; or
  • An original or copy of a current bank statement; or
  • An original or copy of a current government check; or
  • An original or copy of a current paycheck; or
  • An original or copy of a current other government document, other than a voter registration acknowledgement notification mailed by the board of elections, that shows the voter’s name and current address. ORC 3505.18.

  
  

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  [1] Current means the document was issued on a date within one (1) year immediately preceding the date of the election at which the voter seeks to vote, or has on it an expiration date which has not passed as of the date of the election in which the voter seeks to vote.

  [2] A voter presenting an Ohio driver’s license that shows the voter’s former address is permitted to cast a regular ballot so long as the voter’s current residential address is printed in the official poll list of registered voters for that precinct.

• Voter ID: On what date did the voter ID requirement become effective?

  June 1, 2006.

• Voter ID: Is there an affidavit alternative available to use on Election Day for persons without the required ID?

  Yes. Voters who do not have any of the above forms of identification will still be able to vote by signing an affirmation statement swearing to the voter’s identity under penalty of election falsification and by casting a provisional ballot. For those voters that do have a Social Security Number, they may provide their social security number or the last four digits of their Social Security Number and vote a provisional ballot. ORC 3505.18

Information & Analysis

May, 2013

• Ohio Secretary of State Releases Report on Voter Fraud (5/23/13)
• Ohio House Committee Recommends Upholding Landis' Election Victory (5/08/13)

December, 2012

• Ohio Election Contest (12/27/12)

November, 2012

• Ohio Supreme Court Upholds State Apportionment Plan (11/27/12)
• Sixth Circuit Grants Husted's Motion to Stay District Court Order (11/16/12)
• Husted Files Motion to Block Provisional Ballot Order (11/15/12)
• Judge Rules in Favor of NEOCH Plaintiffs in Ohio Provisional Ballot Case (11/13/12)
• NEOCH Plaintiffs' File Reply in Ohio Provisional Ballot Case (11/09/12)
• Summary of Ohio provisional ballot case hearing (11/07/12)
• Record Absentee Voting in Ohio (11/06/12)
• State Files Response in Ohio Provisional Ballot Cases (11/06/12)
• Provisional Ballot Problems in Ohio? (11/06/12)
• Student Voting Issues (11/06/12)
• Litigating Ohio's Election (11/06/12)
• Temporary Restraining Order Denied in Ohio Case (11/06/12)
• Voter ID Confusion (11/06/12)
• Ohio Tabulating Software Lawsuit (11/06/12)
• Election morning in Ohio (11/06/12)
• Two lawsuits challenging Ohio voting machines (11/05/12)
• Scheduling Order in NEOCH/SEIU Case (11/05/12)
• This Morning's Ohio Provisional Ballot Counting Motions (11/05/12)
• Emergency Filing in NEOCH Case (11/04/12)
• Judge Denies Plaintiffs' Motion in Ohio Arrestee Case (11/01/12)

October, 2012

• Sixth Circuit issues stay in SEIU v. Husted (10/31/12)
• Husted, Ohio File Emergency Motion to Block Provisional Ballot Ruling (10/29/12)
• Husted, Ohio Appeal SEIU Provisional Ballot Ruling (10/26/12)
• Judge Marbley Issues Written Opinion in NEOCH/SEIU Provisional Ballot Cases (10/26/12)
• Federal Judge Announces Provisional Ballot Ruling (10/24/12)
• U.S. Supreme Court Denies Stay in Ohio Early Voting Case (10/16/12)
• Response Filed in Supreme Court in Ohio Early Voting Case (10/12/12)
• Sixth Circuit Issues Opinion in Provisional Ballot Cases (10/11/12)
• Husted Will Appeal to U.S. Supreme Court (10/09/12)
• Sixth Circuit Affirms District Court in Ohio Early Voting Case (10/05/12)

September, 2012

• Ohio Supreme Court Orders Ballot Board to Reconvene (9/13/12)
• Ohio Lawsuit Seeking Purge of Voter Rolls (9/11/12)
• Judge Cancels Hearing Requiring Husted's Presence (9/10/12)
• Secretary Husted Asks for Stay and Rescinds Directive (9/07/12)
• Briefing Schedule Issued for SEIU v. Husted (9/07/12)
• State of Ohio and Husted Appeal Provisional Ballot Ruling (9/07/12)
• Judge Orders Husted to Attend Hearing (9/06/12)
• Briefing Schedule Set for Obama for America v. Husted (9/05/12)
• New Filings in SEIU v. Husted and Obama for America v. Husted (9/04/12)

August, 2012

• Ohio Federal Judge Restores Early Voting On Three Days Preceding Election (8/31/12)
• Opinion Issued in SEIU Provisional Ballot Case (8/27/12)
• Two New Ohio Cases Filed (8/27/12)
• Summary of PI Hearing in Obama for America v. Husted (8/16/12)

July, 2012

• SEIU v Husted Hearing Summary (7/31/12)
• Obama Campaign Files Federal Complaint Over Ohio Early Voting Law (7/18/12)

May, 2012

• Niehaus and Blessing File Notice of Dismissal in Ohio Supreme Court (5/11/12)
• Judge Grants NEOCH Plaintiffs' Motion to Halt Ohio Supreme Court Proceedings (5/11/12)
• NEOCH Plaintiffs File Motion to Halt Legislators' Ohio Supreme Court Action (5/08/12)

April, 2012

• Winner Declared in 2010 Ohio Judicial Election (4/30/12)
• OH Provisional Ballot Case Developments (4/17/12)

February, 2012

• Federal Court Finds Equal Protection Violation (2/08/12)

December, 2011

• Ohio Sets New Maps and March Primary Date (12/15/11)

October, 2011

• Ohio Supreme Court Allows Referendum to Proceed in Redistricting Case (10/18/11)

September, 2011

• Mandamus Action Filed to Subject Ohio Redistricting Act to Referendum (9/30/11)

April, 2011

• S.Ct. denies stay in Ohio ballot case (4/20/11)
• Ohio case now ready for SCOTUS ruling (4/18/11)
• S.Ct. response filed in Ohio provisional ballot case (4/15/11)
• First Supreme Court Filing for Hunter (4/12/11)
• Hamilton County Board of Elections votes to appeal to U.S. Supreme Court (4/05/11)

March, 2011

• 6th Circuit Denies En Banc Petitions (3/29/11)
• Professors Colker and Tokaji Provide Testimony on Voter ID Bill (3/23/11)

February, 2011

• En Banc Petition filed by Hamilton County Board of Elections (2/10/11)
• Hamilton County Board of Elections to Appeal the 6th Circuit’s Decision in Hunter (2/02/11)

January, 2011

• Sixth Circuit Decides Ohio Provisional Ballot Case (1/27/11)
• Oral argument in Ohio provisional ballot case (1/21/11)
• Briefs filed in Ohio Provisional Ballot Case (1/19/11)
• Sixth Circuit Issues Stay in Ohio Provisional Ballot Case (1/18/11)
• Ohio Provisional Ballots Case Back in Federal Hands (1/12/11)

December, 2010

• Ohio Cases on Counting Provisional Ballots Cast in Wrong Precincts (12/29/10)

November, 2010

• Developments in Alaska and a new judicial election case in Ohio (11/24/10)
• ACLU of Ohio requests extended hours in Delaware County (11/02/10)

December, 2008

• Motion Filed to Enjoin Ohio Supreme Court Order (12/15/08)
• OH-15 race resolved, Kilroy wins and no recount triggered (12/07/08)
• Summary of today's Ohio Supreme Court decision on provisional ballots (12/05/08)
• Ohio Supreme Court to Franklin County - do not count disputed provisional ballots (12/05/08)
• More on the Ohio Election Summit (12/05/08)
• Ohio Election Summit starts to evaluate the 2008 election (12/03/08)
• OH-15: Parties file briefs in Skaggs (12/01/08)

November, 2008

• 6th Circuit issues important decision in League of Women Voters v. Brunner (11/26/08)
• OH-15: Stivers leads by 594 votes (11/25/08)
• Skaggs briefs due to Ohio Supreme Court by 10:00AM Monday (11/25/08)
• 6th Circuit Sends Case Back to Ohio Supremes (11/25/08)
• OH-15: Briefs have been filed in Skaggs 6th Circuit appeal (11/25/08)
• OH-15: New Briefing Schedule Released (11/21/08)
• Disputes in New York state senate race parallel those in OH-15 race (11/21/08)
• Skaggs Plaintiffs Appeal to 6th Circuit (11/21/08)
• Order in Skaggs stayed until Nov. 28 while 6th Circuit hears appeal (11/20/08)
• Judge in Skaggs rules that the challenged provisional ballots should be counted (11/20/08)
• OH-15: Federal judge expected to rule tomorrow (11/19/08)
• Rivals in two House races both attend congressional orientation (11/18/08)
• Brunner ordered to accomodate disabled voters in correcting deficiencies with their absentee ballots (11/18/08)
• Provisionals in OH-15 race will not be counted until Friday (11/18/08)
• Plaintiff in Skaggs also has confusing absentee ballot status (11/17/08)
• Federal judge keeps Ohio provisional ballot case (11/17/08)
• OH-15: Ruling expected 8:30 a.m. Monday on provisional ballot case (11/15/08)
• Waiting for result in federal court hearing on OH-15 provisional ballots (11/15/08)
• Plaintiffs in Skaggs, hoping for remand, ask Ohio Supreme Court for TRO (11/14/08)
• Brunner wants to consolidate latest lawsuit by Stivers supporters with NEOCH v. Blackwell (11/14/08)
• OH-15: First lawsuit challenging provisional ballots in close House race (11/13/08)
• OH-15: Vote difference either 393 or 149 (11/12/08)
• OH-15: No change and no numbers on outstanding ballots in the district (11/10/08)
• OH-15: Some votes counted twice; corrected numbers increase Stivers lead (11/07/08)
• OH-15 depends on provisional & other uncounted ballots (11/06/08)
• OH-15 congressional race too close to call; may be related to Franklin County poll book mistake (11/05/08)
• Breaking News: Federal District Court Grants Motion to Consolidate ORP v. Brunner with NEOCH Case. (11/04/08)
• Franklin County Board of Elections Chairman sends text message to officials to clarify voter identification rule (11/04/08)
• Conflicting reports in Ohio (11/04/08)
• Brunner Tries to Consolidate Provisional Ballot Cases (11/04/08)
• Ohio voter challenged at polls for multiple reasons (11/04/08)
• Ohio GOP Amends Absentee Ballot Suit (11/04/08)
• Ohio SoS issues new directive on counting absentee ballots (11/04/08)
• BMV's experiencing system disruptions today (11/03/08)
• Columbus, Ohio elections board did not extend early voting hours this weekend (11/03/08)

October, 2008

• Ohio Does Not Have Technology to Match Voters (10/30/08)
• Court: PA Must Provide Paper Ballots (10/29/08)
• OH Matching Controversy: DOJ Will Not Get Involved (10/29/08)
• IL Registration Fraud Suit May Go to Federal Court (10/29/08)
• OSU Study Finds Many Franklin County Polls Inaccessible (10/29/08)
• 6th Circuit: NVRA (10/29/08)
• OH Court Resolves Lingering Provisional Issues (10/28/08)
• Court Resolves Ohio Provisional Balloting Issues (10/27/08)
• Ohio SoS Issues Provisional Ballot Guidelines (10/24/08)
• Ohio SoS Prohibits Challenges Based on Mismatches (10/23/08)
• Ohio Matching Suit Dismissed (10/21/08)
• Federal judge remands Myhal/Mahal case to Ohio Supreme Court (10/20/08)
• Two Ohio Supreme Court justices recuse themselves and other developments in the Myhal/Mahal case (10/20/08)
• New Ohio Suit Seeks to Block Absentee Ballots Without Checks (10/17/08)
• U.S. Supreme Court Vacates Ohio TRO (10/17/08)
• Ohio Supreme Court Permits Early Voting Observers (10/17/08)
• Ohio SoS asks U.S. Supreme Court to void TRO (10/17/08)
• Brunner Files Reply Brief in ORP Case (10/16/08)
• ORP v. Brunner: Opposition to Stay Filed (10/16/08)
• "Joe the plumber" may be a mismatch (10/16/08)
• Full 6th Circuit Vacates Panel, Reinstates TRO (10/14/08)
• Sixth Circuit Panel, 2-1, Vacates Order (10/11/08)
• Federal Court Orders Ohio SoS to Verify Registrations (10/09/08)
• Republicans Request Injunctive Relief in Ohio (10/07/08)
• New Ohio suit over observers (10/03/08)
• Ohio Supremes Order Brunner to Honor Ballot Requests (10/02/08)
• Ohio Supreme Court Releases Opinion in 5-Day Case (10/01/08)

September, 2008

• Sixth Circuit Voids Order for Observers during 5-Day Window (9/30/08)
• 5-Day Window Now in 6th Circuit (9/30/08)
• Judge Declines To Rule On 5-Day Window, Allows Party Observers In Polling Places (9/29/08)
• Ohio Supreme Court Backs 5-Day Window (9/29/08)
• Federal Judge Keeps 5-Day Window Open (9/29/08)
• Republicans Ask Federal Judge To Close Five-Day Window (9/26/08)
• Analysis: Ohio "Check-Box" Lawsuit (9/25/08)
• Analysis: Ohio 5-Day Window Suit (9/25/08)
• Amicus Brief filed in Ohio 5-Day Window Suit (9/24/08)
• 2 voters sue Ohio elections chief (9/18/08)
• Ohio SoS Requires Hearing for Challenges (9/15/08)
• Oral Argument in LWV v. Blackwell (9/14/08)
• Lawsuit to Close Ohio Window Filed (9/12/08)
• Absentee Ballots Fouled Up (9/11/08)

August, 2008

• State Seeks Damages for Defective Voting Machines (8/07/08)

June, 2008

• Analysis of Summit BOE Case (6/18/08)
• Ohio Supreme Court Constrains Brunner (6/17/08)
• Brunner Issues Report on Ohio Primary (6/12/08)
• Libertarians Sue to Get on OH Presidential Ballot (6/10/08)

May, 2008

• Case Proceeds in 6th Circuit (5/16/08)

March, 2008

• Ohio Post-Election Audit Pilot Program (3/25/08)
• Cuyahoga Will Use Notice Technology in November (3/24/08)
• GOP Files Brief with Supreme Court (3/24/08)
• Cuyahoga Investigates Crossover Voters (3/21/08)
• Ohio Ballot Tampering Investigation (3/20/08)
• More On Extended Cuyahoga Voting Hours (3/04/08)

February, 2008

• Union County officials sue Secretary in Ohio Supreme Court (2/25/08)
• Ohio's paper-ballot lawsuit dismissed for lack of standing (2/19/08)
• Court Deregulates OH Third-Party Registration Groups (2/12/08)
• Judge Says No OH Paper Ballots, But Case Removed (2/07/08)
• Preliminary Injunction Denied in Cuyahoga County (2/06/08)
• Local Officials Sue Ohio SoS Over Paper Ballots (2/05/08)
• Cuyahoga Rents Central Count OS System (2/01/08)

January, 2008

• ACLU Asks Judge to Block Cuyahoga County Primary (1/29/08)
• Republicans Asks Federal Judge To Close 5-Day Window (1/01/08)

December, 2007

• Ohio SoS Forces Paper Ballots (12/22/07)
• Cuyahoga Splits Vote on DREs (12/20/07)
• Ohio SoS Releases Voting System Report (12/14/07)

November, 2007

• 20% of VVPATs Unrecountable in Cuyahoga (11/28/07)
• Michigan Supreme Court Approves Primary (11/26/07)

September, 2007

• Ohio Considers Moving Back Presidential Primary (9/10/07)

April, 2007

• New Report Analyzes Cuyahoga's November Election (4/19/07)
• Bennett Resigns from Board of Elections (4/12/07)
• Cuyahoga County Removal Hearings to Proceed (4/05/07)
• Bennett Suspended from Cuyahoga County Board of Elections (4/04/07)

March, 2007

• Ohio SoS Begins Removal Process (3/22/07)

January, 2007

• Convictions in Ohio Ballot Mishandling Case (1/26/07)
• Criminal Prosecution of Improper Ballot Handling (1/19/07)

December, 2006

• OH-15: Hand Recount Yields No Change (12/08/06)

November, 2006

• New Suit Attacks Ohio Voting Machines (11/15/06)
• Ohio Provisional Ballots: New Consent Order (11/14/06)
• OH-15: The Hunt for Provisionals (11/14/06)
• Ohio Provisional Ballots Back in Court (11/11/06)
• Uncounted Provisional and Absentee Ballots in Ohio (11/09/06)
• Ohio's House District 2: Results May be Delayed (11/08/06)
• Sporadic, Not Systemic: Ohio Relatively Problem-Free (11/08/06)
• Post-election Dispute in Pryce/Kilroy Race? (11/08/06)
• Ambiguity in Ohio's VVPAT Recount Process? (11/07/06)
• Precinct Results Case: Court Finds for Defendant (11/06/06)
• Response to TRO motion in KLBNA v. Blackwell (11/06/06)

Commentary

2013

• FAQ on social welfare organizations (5/21/13)

2012

• Numbers Show Ohio at Unique Risk of Disputed Presidential Votes (12/17/12)
• Why Obama Won Ohio -- and the Election (11/07/12)
• Thinking about Some Possible Ohio Numbers (11/06/12)
• Ohio 2012: What to Watch for (11/05/12)
• New Dispute over Ohio's Provisional Voting Procedures (11/04/12)
• The Identity of Provisional Voters: Private or Public? (An Issue That Might Emerge Early in Overtime) (10/30/12)
• Resolving an Election In Extra Innings (10/25/12)
• What If . . . (10/22/12)
• Why Supreme Court Nonpartisanship Is Important in the Ohio Early Voting Lawsuit (10/14/12)
• “Right Church, Wrong Pew” Ballots Must Count: a Cause for Celebration (10/11/12)
• Ohio Early Voting Rules at the Supreme Court: The Possibility of a Nonpartisan Decision (10/11/12)
• The Soundness of the Equal Protection Holding in the Ohio Early Voting Decision (10/08/12)
• The “Equitable” Aspect of the Sixth Circuit’s Early Voting Decision (10/07/12)
• New Swing State Website Tool (Among Today's Voting Law News) (10/02/12)
• Two Big Cases Ready for Major Appellate Rulings (9/30/12)
• Michael Kang Responds to Foley on Obama for America Non-Retrogression Principle (9/07/12)
• Non-Retrogression, Equal Protection, and Ohio’s Early Voting Case (9/06/12)
• OFA v. Husted: Understanding Today's Decision (8/31/12)
• The Court's Provisional Ballot Ruling: Preliminary Analysis (8/27/12)
• Will the Voting Rules Affect Which Candidate Wins? (8/18/12)
• Analyzing a “Voting Wars” Trifecta (8/16/12)
• Provisional Ballots, Consent Decrees, and the Balance Between the Federal and State Governments (4/26/12)
• Thoughts on HB 194 and Ohio's Referendum Process (4/03/12)
• A Poster Child for Dysfunctional Districting (2/07/12)

2011

• Is Intent to Discriminate Required in Bush v. Gore Cases? (4/13/11)
• Ohio's New Disenfranchisement Bill (3/21/11)
• Reflections on Footnote 24 of the 6th Circuit Hunter Decision (1/28/11)
• A Major Ruling on the Meaning of Bush v. Gore (1/27/11)
• Two More Thoughts About Ohio's Provisional Ballot Case (1/20/11)
• Questions for Counsel in Ohio’s Provisional Ballot Case (1/19/11)
• Ohio Provisional Ballots: Do Two Wrongs Make a Right? (1/17/11)
• Ohio Provisional Ballot Case: What Is Going On? (1/14/11)

2009

• Uncounted Ballots: A Measure of Vulnerability (11/05/09)
• Reluctance to Void Elections - Some Memorable Cases (3/17/09)

2008

• If the Minnesota Recount Involved a Presidential Race… (12/09/08)
• New Bush v. Gore Precedent (11/26/08)
• Eyes Now Turn to Ohio Supreme Court (11/25/08)
• Only in Ohio (11/03/08)
• The Ohio Ballot Experiment of 2008 (10/29/08)
• The Latest from the Land of [Election] Litigation (10/22/08)
• Understanding the Supreme Court’s Decision in Brunner v Ohio Republican Party (10/19/08)
• ORP v. Brunner: What is at stake? (10/17/08)
• The Need for a Structurally Nonpartisan Tribunal (10/15/08)
• Purges & Provisional Ballots (10/09/08)
• McCain Likely to Win Ballot Request Fight (9/22/08)
• Are We Condemned to Repeat It? (6/03/08)
• Federal Court Extension of Polling Hours: Problem, Proposal, Example (Part 3) (4/15/08)
• Federal Court Extension of Polling Hours: Problem, Proposal, Example (Part 2) (4/01/08)
• Federal Court Extension of Polling Hours: Problem, Proposal, Example (3/18/08)
• Unjustified Federal Court Extension of Polling Hours (3/05/08)
• Cross-over voting under Ohio law (3/04/08)
• Ohio Paper Ballots Done Right (3/03/08)
• "Central Counting" of Paper Ballots in Ohio (2/25/08)
• Administering the March 4 Primary in Ohio (2/19/08)

2007

• Look to Minnesota for vote-counting solution (12/19/07)
• Ohio provisional ballots: Could they determine our next President? (12/11/07)
• Running Elections in Cuyahoga County Next Year (4/10/07)
• The Secretary of State's Complaint Against the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections (3/27/07)
• Early Voting in 2008 (3/13/07)
• AVBM: Let's See How It Would Work in Ohio (2/27/07)
• A Bipartisan Way to Settle a Disputed Presidential Election in Ohio? (2/14/07)
• The Nation's Interest in Ohio's New Secretary of State (2/13/07)

2006

• OH-15: Legal Issues in Recount (11/28/06)
• Redistricting Reform: Back on the Agenda (11/22/06)
• OH-15: 500 Provisional Ballots Invalidated (11/22/06)

News Wire

Election law news from across the country concerning Ohio

May, 2013

• Voter fraud, or just errors? (5/17/13)
• Elections bill in Ohio Senate gets caught in partisan crossfire (5/10/13)
• 98th District: House panel upholds Landis' win over O'Farrell (5/08/13)
• Metropolitan Club debate violated election law, but feds won’t take action (5/03/13)

April, 2013

• Prosecutor wants to review double votes (4/10/13)

March, 2013

• Board of Elections seeks UPS records (3/28/13)
• Gov. Kasich signs bills to change Ohio’s election laws (3/27/13)
• The state’s early-voting laws need changes, secretary of state says (3/26/13)
• Ohio House poised to take up election law changes (3/20/13)
• New bill could cut off ballot drives’ time to recover (3/06/13)

February, 2013

• GOP chair: Vote fraud will be prosecuted (2/18/13)

January, 2013

• Election law on Senate Democrats’ agenda (1/16/13)
• Ohio Republicans actually liked early voting more than Dems in 2012 (1/10/13)
• Secretary of State Jon Husted reports high number of provisional and absentee ballots cast in the presidential election (1/10/13)

December, 2012

• O'Farrell files suit to contest vote count (12/27/12)
• Landis declared winner in 98th District election (12/14/12)
• Human error inflated tally of provisional ballots at site (12/13/12)
• Provisional-ballot causes probed (12/11/12)
• Republicans on verge of a super majority in the Ohio House (12/05/12)

November, 2012

• Husted illegally tossing provisional ballots, Dems say (11/29/12)
• Court battle focuses on very small number of provisional ballots (11/16/12)
• Cuyahoga County's provisional ballot use up from 2008 (11/08/12)
• Poll problems cropping up in spots around US (11/06/12)
• More than half of registered voters in Cuyahoga County have voted (11/06/12)
• Voting equipment down at several locations in Cuyahoga County; elections chief says all votes will be counted (11/06/12)
• True the Vote observers barred from Franklin County polling places (11/06/12)
• In Case of a Recount, a Long Wait for Ohio (11/06/12)
• Campaigns Brace to Sue for Votes in Crucial States (11/02/12)
• Poll watchers could bring (11/02/12)
• Glitch held up absentee ballots (11/01/12)
• Voters in Battleground States Face Confusion at the Polls (11/01/12)

October, 2012

• Election may not wrap up Tuesday (10/31/12)
• Last-minute hassle for election board (10/31/12)
• Husted appeals voting ruling (10/29/12)
• Ohio judge extends counting for provisional ballots (10/25/12)
• Ohio Could Keep Us Guessing Past Election Night (10/25/12)
• Voter ID billboards coming down (10/22/12)
• Absentee ballot still counts if voter dies before election (10/22/12)
• Swing-State Billboards Warning Against Voter Fraud Stir Backlash (10/19/12)
• Suit aims to protect Ohio arrestees' voting rights (10/17/12)
• Supreme Court won't block early voting in Ohio (10/16/12)
• Federal appeals court says Ohio must count provisional ballots with mistakes due to poll worker error (10/12/12)
• About 106,000 Ohio voters updated addresses online (10/11/12)
• Ohio Official Will Take Early Voting Decision to Supreme Court (10/09/12)
• As Nov. 6 nears, Ohio rules still not set (10/08/12)
• Appellate judges say balloting during 3 days before election is open to all (10/08/12)

September, 2012

• Several Ohio boards move to set early voting hours (9/27/12)
• Redistricting reform: Panel OKs new wording after Supreme Court invalidated old language (9/14/12)
• Ohio Supreme Court says ballot summary for redistricting issue is inaccurate (9/13/12)
• New Rules Enacted For Provisional Ohio Ballots (9/12/12)
• Elections board accepts a few voter challenges (9/11/12)
• Fired Dayton Democrats suing Husted (9/11/12)
• Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted rescinds order blocking early voting hours, asks court for stay during appeal (9/10/12)
• Judge tells Husted to explain voting edict (9/06/12)
• Early-Voting Hours: Husted tells county boards to wait for appeal ruling (9/05/12)
• Ohio appealing judge's decision on early voting (9/04/12)

August, 2012

• Husted fires Mont. Co. election board members (8/28/12)
• Provisional ballots must be counted in Ohio regardless of poll worker error, federal judge rules (8/28/12)
• Group to sue for purge of the rolls (8/27/12)
• All counties will have same hours for voting (8/16/12)
• Jon Husted doesn't rule out limiting early voting throughout Ohio (8/15/12)
• Ohio allows voter changes online (8/10/12)
• Voter ID lawsuits could delay election results again (8/08/12)
• New state voting laws cause controversy; critics fear turnout will suffer (8/06/12)

July, 2012

• Overhaul of poll laws still stalled (7/30/12)
• Will Ohio count your vote? (7/30/12)
• Obama campaign sues Husted over early voting issue (7/17/12)
• Ohio Election ballot process won't change (7/10/12)
• Appeal dropped in juvenile judge race (7/09/12)

June, 2012

• Ruling on provisional ballots issue expected by August (6/28/12)

May, 2012

• Mandel Gives Back Donations that are Target of FBI Investigation (5/24/12)
• U.S. Attorney General's Office probe campaign contributions (5/21/12)
• Kasich's signing of election law 'repeal' doesn't end debate (5/18/12)
• Kasich signs bill to repeal election law (5/16/12)
• Ohio GOP leaders withdraw provisional ballot claim (5/14/12)
• Ohio election law in Kasich’s hands (5/09/12)

April, 2012

• Hunter finally declared winner in judge election (4/27/12)
• House Republicans postpone expected vote on legislation to repeal Ohio elections law scheduled for a referendum (4/26/12)
• County ready to count ballots in disputed race (4/17/12)

March, 2012

• Ohio Senate votes on repeal of controversial election law (3/28/12)
• Rogue political robocalls on the rise in Ohio (3/18/12)
• State Rep. Weddington indicted on bribery, other charges (3/13/12)
• Mystery super PAC may have violated election law (3/12/12)
• Legal bill from 2010 election could hit $1.4M (3/11/12)

February, 2012

• New poll shows majority of Ohio voters would repeal controversial elections law (2/21/12)
• Ohio Senate Republicans plan to repeal controversial elections law (2/10/12)
• Coalition fighting Ohio election law vows signature drive, lawsuit if replacement bill emerges (2/09/12)
• Ohio Senate Republicans take another crack at election reform before the fall presidential election (2/06/12)
• Senate bill expected to repeal Ohio's election law (2/01/12)

January, 2012

• Ohio Senate Exploring Idea Repeal of Election Law (1/27/12)
• Ohio elections chief wants repeal of election bill (1/25/12)
• Ohio Democrats Sue Over Redistricting Map (1/06/12)

December, 2011

• U.S. government investigation finds Cuyahoga County's election machines are flawed (12/23/11)
• Ohio primary wrangling shakes up 2012 calendar (12/16/11)
• State will have one primary March 6: Democrats reluctantly agree to new congressional map (12/15/11)
• Documents: Boehner rep key in Ohio redistricting map (12/12/11)
• Voters to weigh election laws (12/10/11)

November, 2011

• Voters show strong turnout at the polls (11/10/11)
• Ohio vote shows unions still a political force . (11/10/11)

October, 2011

• Ohio GOP's double-primary plan is raising cost concerns locally (10/27/11)

September, 2011

• Lucas County to be split three ways under redistricting proposal (9/13/11)
• Ross elections board testing new ballot verification machine (9/07/11)
• Springer to Lead Rally Again Ohio Election Law (9/06/11)

August, 2011

• All Briefs Filed in Ohio Libertarian Party Ballot Access Case; Hearing Set for August 30 (8/30/11)
• Progressives Plot Ballot Initiative Strategy To Roll Back GOP Laws (8/24/11)
• Ohio program focuses on soldiers' right to vote (8/24/11)
• Dems push referendum to end Republican voter law (8/23/11)
• Election-law opponents get small window to gather signatures (8/19/11)
• Elections-law foes restart repeal effort (8/06/11)

July, 2011

• Voter ID rule is dead, at least for now (7/29/11)
• Hearing on SB 5 ballot language scheduled (7/27/11)
• Effort Underway to Block Ohio’s Election Reform Law (7/19/11)
• Butler elections board close on new director (7/18/11)
• Bill edits overhaul of state election laws (7/14/11)
• State OKs paying lawyers in voting-rights case (7/12/11)
• Election legislation on tap in Senate on Wednesday (7/12/11)
• Possible Voter Fraud Investigated In Lawrence County, Ohio (7/08/11)
• Election Chief Suspects Voter Fraud (7/06/11)

June, 2011

• Ohio is the Latest Focus of Voter ID Struggle (6/29/11)
• Photo ID Bill on Fast Track for OK (6/22/11)
• Ohio Grandmother, 94, Creates Electoral College Game (6/08/11)
• SB 5 Repeal Backers Pound Pavement in Ohio (6/06/11)

May, 2011

• Ohio Senate Bill Cuts Time for Voting Absentee, Early (5/26/11)
• House approves elections changes (5/19/11)
• bill aims to Help Military Voters (5/10/11)
• Husted is right about photo-ID law (5/09/11)

April, 2011

• Photo ID law works in Ga., can work in Ohio (4/13/11)

March, 2011

• Ohio's Voter ID Law and the 2012 Election (3/25/11)
• OSU voting law prof says GOP voter ID bill 'another great embarrassment for Ohio (3/24/11)
• Ohio House moving fast on voter photo-ID bill (3/23/11)

January, 2011

• Trail in Disputed Election Set to Begin (1/01/11)
• Husted is right about photo-ID law (1/01/11)
• Obama campaign wades into Ohio elections law fight (1/01/11)
• Foes of new election law deliver ample signatures to block it (1/01/11)
• Opponents of Ohio's election law fall short of needed signatures in ballot repeal effort (1/01/11)

December, 2010

• OSU law expert reviews new 'Citizens United' disclosure rules (12/29/10)
• Carol Contrada condemns Sarantou legal action (12/14/10)
• Lucas County GOP disputes method of processing absentee ballots (12/13/10)

November, 2010

• Steve Driehaus drops SBA List complaint (11/17/10)
• Wrong Info Sent To Thousands Of Franklin County Voters (11/02/10)
• Polls open in Cleveland County; first voters make their mark (11/02/10)

October, 2010

• Federal Judge Denies Ohio Election Law Challenge From Susan B. Anthony List (10/27/10)
• Anti-abortion group challenging Ohio election law (10/20/10)

September, 2010

• Counties can mail absentee ballots, judge rules (9/27/10)
• Lawsuit seeks end to Cuyahoga voters' edge in casting ballot by mail (9/20/10)
• Low voter turnout leaves questions about cuyahoga county bilingual ballots (9/08/10)

August, 2010

• 5,800 dead in Ohio still on voter rolls (8/30/10)
• The era of bilingual voting will dawn soon in Northeast Ohio (8/23/10)
• Cuyahoga County Board of Elections told to print bilingual ballots or be sued (8/11/10)

July, 2010

• Voting machines lawsuit settlement includes free upgrades (7/22/10)

June, 2010

• Election deadline changes to accommodate military voters (6/17/10)

May, 2010

• Ohio voting reform stalls (5/16/10)
• Ohio election officials reject primary audit (5/11/10)

April, 2010

• Cleveland area voting machines fail tests (4/15/10)
• Bill makes military voting easier (4/05/10)

February, 2010

• Checks of voter records coming (2/08/10)

December, 2009

• State lawmakers ready election reform legislation (12/27/09)
• Senate passes election changes (12/10/09)

November, 2009

• Elections bill passed by divided Ohio House (11/19/09)
• Vote-fraud cases linger from 2008 (11/16/09)
• Election bill aims at vote disputes (11/14/09)
• Ohio elections bill headed to House floor (11/10/09)
• Ohio House Dems Want Online Voter Registration (11/06/09)
• Ohio House considering bill to overhaul state's election system (11/06/09)
• Ohio elections proposal would allow online voter registration, offer sign-up at more agencies (11/05/09)
• Year-long vote fraud probe in Miami County finds no crime committed (11/05/09)

September, 2009

• Confusion over absentee ballot law (9/10/09)

August, 2009

• Easier, cheaper voting plan proposed (8/05/09)
• Bill would require May or November voting for tax issues (8/05/09)
• Putnam commissioner calls Elections Board members corrupt (8/05/09)

July, 2009

• New voting machine gets OK by state (7/29/09)
• Ohio Legislature Less Likely to Pass a New Ballot Access Bill This Year (7/05/09)

June, 2009

• 3 indicted in petition scandal (6/23/09)
• Absentee voters overwhelmingly vote against mayoral recall (6/23/09)
• Darnell Nash held on $10,000 bond in voter fraud case (6/21/09)
• Proposed election changes could save county money (6/16/09)
• Settlement made in Ohio lawsuit from 2004 election (6/16/09)
• Ohio county pushes vote-by-mail to trim problems (6/08/09)
• Ohio Prosecutor: ACORN Voter Fraud/Illegal Voting Probe Underway (6/04/09)

May, 2009

• Election reform in Ohio too important for games (5/19/09)

April, 2009

• Campaigners fined for illegal '08 votes (4/29/09)
• 3 voting advocates guilty (4/28/09)
• Voting-rights advocate checked for vote fraud (4/26/09)
• Voter ID proposals fall short (4/23/09)
• Ohio's secretary of state wants simpler voter identification and provisional ballot laws (4/22/09)
• Brunner offers election reforms (4/22/09)
• Ohio must fix voting problems (4/12/09)
• Report: Ohio must update voter lists (4/08/09)

March, 2009

• Cleveland State University research helps find problems in election machines (3/24/09)
• Commission: Ohio's former AG violated election law (3/19/09)
• Officials discuss how to improve Ohio's elections (3/12/09)
• Public getting chance to try redistricting Ohio (3/12/09)
• 4 election concerns targeted for reform (3/11/09)
• Scholars to study Ohio's high use of provisional ballots (3/10/09)
• Ohio Concerned About Number Of Provisional Ballots (3/10/09)
• 80 percent of provisional ballots counted in Ohio (3/06/09)

February, 2009

• Streetsboro man fights election law (2/20/09)
• Editorial: Improve democracy (2/16/09)
• Candidates allege top elections officials had conflicts of interest in 2008 vote (2/08/09)
• Elections board will ask Brunner to resolve dispute (2/03/09)

December, 2008

• Conn. man sentenced for illegal ballot here (12/30/08)
• 'Rejected' ballots get sorted out (12/26/08)
• Editorial: Put politicians on the sidelines and give Ohio real election reform (12/21/08)
• House OKs elections bill (12/17/08)
• GOP legislators rush to OK vote reform, cash for vets (12/17/08)
• Ohio House shrinks early voting period (12/16/08)
• Election lawsuit payouts reach $1 million (12/16/08)
• Ohio voting machines failed to count 5 ballots (12/14/08)
• Kilroy is going to Congress (12/08/08)
• Editorial: Ohio election law reform is too important to rush or engulf in partisan politics (12/07/08)
• At Last: Provisional Ballots Being Counted (12/06/08)
• Flawed ballots barred (12/06/08)
• Brunner suggests voting changes (12/06/08)
• Ohio high court rules 1,000 ballots invalid (12/05/08)
• Senate GOP pushes election changes (12/03/08)
• Senate pursues quick action on election reform (12/02/08)
• Lawmakers spar over bill to restrict Ohio early voting (12/02/08)
• What happened this year in Ohio (12/01/08)

November, 2008

• Provisional ballot case sent back to Ohio Supreme Court (11/25/08)
• Vote fraud worries called overblown (11/24/08)
• Several questionable provisional ballots tossed out (11/23/08)
• Votes count, judge says (11/21/08)
• Grand jury indicts man in voter-registration fraud (11/19/08)
• Federal judge retains provisional-ballot case (11/17/08)
• Congressional race remains tight (11/13/08)
• Ohio election officials consider expanding early voting system (11/12/08)
• Over 2000 "overvotes" in Franklin County (11/09/08)
• Brunner: Election “free, fair, open and honest” (11/07/08)
• Some Ohio votes double-counted (11/07/08)
• Brunner announces bipartisan summit to study election, voting process (11/07/08)
• Turnout higher in Ohio in 2004 (11/07/08)
• Brunner scolds county for glitch (11/06/08)
• Mostly mistake-free election silences Cuyahoga's critics (11/06/08)
• Ohio's 15th congressional district may see recount (like 2006) (11/05/08)
• Judge grants Brunner's request to consolidate cases (11/04/08)
• Ohio reports heavy turnout but 'brisk and orderly' voting (11/04/08)
• Provisional ballots piling up in Ohio (11/04/08)
• Ohio Republicans file late lawsuit over absentee ballot counting (11/04/08)
• Confusion over voter identification persists (11/04/08)
• Ohio GOP Presents More Complaints About Election Official (11/04/08)
• Voting Problems Reports Slowly Coming In (11/04/08)
• I.D. standards prove confusing in Cincinnati (11/04/08)
• Ohio GOP Presents More Complaints About Election Official (11/04/08)
• Voting Problems Roundup: Election Morning (11/04/08)
• Ohio's voting systems tested by big turnout for presidential race (11/04/08)
• Obama, McCain missing from some ballots (11/04/08)
• Campus precinct under scrutiny (11/04/08)
• Things going smoothly in Franklin County, official says (11/04/08)
• Courts, lawyers expect busy day (11/03/08)
• Hundreds endure long line at early voting center (11/03/08)
• Officials confident Ohio voters won't see goofs like in '04 (11/03/08)
• Dead Voters Submit Ballots From Beyond (11/02/08)
• Paper-ballot must be offered if poll is busy (11/01/08)
• Voting hours at Vets won't be extended (11/01/08)
• Long lines, yes; longer hours, maybe (11/01/08)
• Succession of Voting Disputes Put Ohio Official in Spotlight (11/01/08)
• Paper-ballot must be offered if poll is busy (11/01/08)
• First, let's reserve all the lawyers (11/01/08)

October, 2008

• Challenge to Obama's citizenship rejected (10/31/08)
• 2,700 Cuyahoga mail-in ballots in limbo because of voter errors (10/31/08)
• Justice Department won't intervene in Ohio election (10/30/08)
• Brunner seeks probe of GOP calls (10/30/08)
• Report: Dead citizens on voter-registration rolls (10/30/08)
• In Tight Race, Victor May Be Ohio Lawyers (10/30/08)
• Voter litigation appears over for now, Brunner tells local audience (10/29/08)
• Ohio: Flagged Voters Remain Nameless (10/29/08)
• Ohio homeless must be allowed to vote, federal judge says (10/28/08)
• Cuyahoga County voting, vote-counting likely to be slow (10/27/08)
• Opinion: Ohio GOP suit becomes sticky issue (10/27/08)
• Is Ohio doomed to ballot battles? (10/26/08)
• Boehner wants Justice Dept. to intervene in Ohio's election (10/24/08)
• Ohio's tangled election rules remain ripe for lawsuits (10/24/08)
• Ohio group drops lawsuit over voter ID (10/24/08)
• O'Brien won't prosecute 13 in voter-registration case (10/23/08)
• Group's Tally of New Voters Was Vastly Overstated (10/23/08)
• Ohio GOP halts voter registration challenges, seeks to negotiate solution (10/22/08)
• 'Voters' flocking to Ohio (10/22/08)
• Ohio secretary of state's Web site hacked (10/22/08)
• Ohio Voting Disputes Take on New Intensity (10/22/08)
• GOP shifts gears in voter registration battle with secretary of state (10/22/08)
• Attorney general meets with GOP attorneys over Ohio election flaps (10/22/08)
• Voter-registration lawsuit against Brunner is dropped (10/21/08)
• Brunner's Web site again fully functional (10/21/08)
• Election night may be a mess in Ohio (10/21/08)
• In Ohio, Charges Fly in Fight Over Absentee Ballots (10/21/08)
• Summit elections board sorts through voter registration problems (10/21/08)
• Homeless group wants Ohio voter ID law thrown out (10/21/08)
• Ohio voter registration case withdrawn; GOP hopes for 'dialogue' on verification (10/21/08)
• Federal judge sends elections case back to Ohio Supreme Court (10/20/08)
• Brunner asks that state lawsuit be moved to federal court (10/20/08)
• Ohio governor accuses GOP of scare tactics (10/20/08)
• Training sessions prepare poll workers for whatever happens on Election Day (10/20/08)
• Brunner reports security breach, death threat (10/20/08)
• Ballot tampering accusation, scuffle, prompts investigation (10/19/08)
• Ohio Voter Fraud Controversy Not Over? (10/19/08)
• New suit over voter registrations goes to top Ohio court (10/19/08)
• Illegal voters, or just getting out the vote? (10/18/08)
• Court Ruling Stokes Voter-Fraud Fight (10/18/08)
• Supreme Court throws out Ohio GOP election lawsuit (10/18/08)
• "Mismatch" legal battle moves to Ohio Supreme Court (10/18/08)
• Prosecutor with McCain ties seeks voter records (10/18/08)
• New State Lawsuit after U.S. Supreme Court Defeat (10/17/08)
• Justices Rule Against Ohio G.O.P. in Voting Case (10/17/08)
• High court rejects GOP bid in Ohio voting dispute (10/17/08)
• Ohio Secretary of State Files Extension With Circuit Court on Voter Fraud Prevention Rules (10/17/08)
• Elections officials: Don't expect results on Election Day (10/17/08)
• Court nullifies Brunner ruling (10/17/08)
• Ohio Litigating Its Way Through Election Cycle (10/17/08)
• Voter files legal challenge in Ohio voting dispute (10/17/08)
• Brunner Pulled Into Another Fight Over Voter Registartion (10/17/08)
• Prosecutor gets nursing home voter case (10/16/08)
• Emergency Supreme Court appeal filed in Ohio voters case (10/16/08)
• Brunner appeals case involving new voter registrations (10/16/08)
• Ohio elections chief appeals (10/16/08)
• Court decision could threaten voting right: Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner (10/16/08)
• 200,000 voting registrations in doubt (10/16/08)
• Ohio Files Appeal to Supreme Court on Voter Registration Data (10/16/08)
• County elections board delivers new-voter lists (10/16/08)
• Ohio high court allows early-voting poll observers (10/16/08)
• Ohio elections chief appeals court's voter ruling (10/16/08)
• Report: Ohio elections in good shape (10/16/08)
• Brunner: I'll obey court order, but thousands could lose their right to vote (10/15/08)
• Questionable registrations: Fork over voter list, judges tell Brunner (10/15/08)
• Ohio reviews voter registration procedures to ensure legality (10/15/08)
• Experts warn of Nov. 4 voting meltdowns (10/15/08)
• Ruling May Impede Thousands of Ohio Voters (10/15/08)
• No fraud evident in county; state GOP requesting new voter registrations (10/15/08)
• Full Appeals Court Rules Brunner Must Provide List of Mismatched Registrations (10/15/08)
• Ohio's Voting-Rights Ruling: What's the Upshot? (10/15/08)
• Voting probe sought in Cuyahoga County (10/14/08)
• Poll workers clash at Falls nursing home (10/14/08)
• Ohio voter fraud rare (10/14/08)
• Voting rights group warns of Nov. 4 problems (10/14/08)
• Court casts doubt on Ohio voter rolls (10/14/08)
• Registering 73 times (10/14/08)
• Federal appeals court rules Ohio must check voter registrations (10/14/08)
• Brunner Tells Counties to Investigate Voter Fraud, Will Share Data on Mismatches (10/14/08)
• Lawsuit hits ACORN over voter registration; Crites pledges fraud probe; Secretary Brunner to improve county access to data (10/14/08)
• Ohio GOP plays voter fraud card (10/13/08)
• Federal Appeals Court Backs Brunner in Voter Verification Dispute (10/13/08)
• Cuyahoga election officials downplay odds of vote fraud (10/12/08)
• Appeals court sides with Ohio secretary of state (10/11/08)
• Brunner won't need to change voter lists (10/11/08)
• Greene County sheriff drops request for voter records (10/10/08)
• County officials seeking Ohio voters' records (10/10/08)
• Ohio secretary of state appeals ruling requiring verification of new registered voters (10/10/08)
• Ohio secretary of state must verify registrations (10/10/08)
• Change Called for in Voter Eligibility Wording (10/09/08)
• Report: Ohio voter purge may violate law (10/09/08)
• Judge Rules Ohio Secretary of State is Breaking Federal Election Law, Must Check for Voter Fraud (10/09/08)
• Voters need to watch what they wear to polls (10/08/08)
• Opinion: The Mystery of Ohio's Missing Early Voters (10/08/08)
• Cincinnati policemen sue city over election speech (10/08/08)
• GOP, Brunner spar over verifying voter registrations (10/08/08)
• Ohio GOP sues over voter ID discrepancies (10/07/08)
• Summit board deadlocks on allowing absentee-voting observers (10/07/08)
• Ohio GOP sues over voter ID discrepancies (10/07/08)
• Postage problems arise with absentee ballots (10/07/08)
• Voter Registration Ends For November Elections (10/07/08)
• Voting drive at bar cut off by Ohio law (10/07/08)
• Postal Problem With Absentee Ballots (10/07/08)
• Voter-registration can't be totally fraud-free, group says (10/07/08)
• Cuyahoga County's early voting system designed to be accommodating, secure (10/06/08)
• 20 percent of provisional ballots rejected (10/05/08)
• Editorial: It's time to restore voter trust (10/05/08)
• Early voting changes urged (10/04/08)
• Ohio early voting survives court challenge (10/04/08)
• 4,134 cast ballots for president (10/04/08)
• Brunner: Fix election laws (10/03/08)
• New lawsuit against Brunner filed in Ohio Supreme Court (10/03/08)
• The Voting Has Begun (10/02/08)
• State Supreme Court overrules Brunner on absentee-ballot checkbox issue (10/02/08)
• Lawsuit over Ohio Republican absentee-ballot applications thrown out (10/02/08)
• Ballot trouble impedes voters (10/02/08)
• Ohio court dismisses ballot application case (10/01/08)
• Ohio Voters Head to the Polls (10/01/08)
• One election lawsuit dismissed, other still pending (10/01/08)
• GOP loses court fight over technicalities in absentee ballot applications (10/01/08)
• Ohio's Wayne Co. had no ballots for early voting (10/01/08)

September, 2008

• Three courts rule on absentee issue (9/30/08)
• Ohio election officials brace for early voting (9/30/08)
• Courts OK Ohio's same-day voting, registration (9/30/08)
• Absentee voting begins, slowly, in Cuyahoga County (9/30/08)
• Post Office Investigates Missing Voter Registration Forms (9/30/08)
• In Ohio, Voter Registration Conflict Is Brewing (9/30/08)
• Voting for president begins in pivotal Ohio (9/30/08)
• 112 vote on first day of early voting (9/30/08)
• Court denies GOP appeal on Ohio early voting (9/30/08)
• Residents register, vote in one stop; early balloting under way (9/30/08)
• Brunner creates new web resources for voting info (9/30/08)
• Battleground Ohio Starts Presidential Voting (9/30/08)
• Mixed Reviews, Litigation Mark the Start of Absentee Registration and Early Voting Period (9/30/08)
• New Secretary of State Website Features Include Judicial Voter Guide, Other Information (9/30/08)
• As Early Voting Begins, GOP Keeps Up the Attack (9/30/08)
• Early voting breeds disputes (9/29/08)
• Ohio GOP encourages voting during special window (9/29/08)
• One federal judge upholds Ohio's early voting policy; second ruling awaited (9/29/08)
• Ohio Supreme Court upholds early voting window (9/29/08)
• Federal Judge Tells Ohio County To Follow Secretary Brunner's Directive On Same Day Voter Registration, Absentee Balloting (9/29/08)
• Split Ohio Supreme Court Rules In Favor Of Brunner On 'Same Day' Registration Directive (9/29/08)
• Federal Judge Allows Party Observers In Polling Places, Declines To Rule On Same Day Voting (9/29/08)
• Courts uCuyahoga County voting equipment slowly enters third testing stagephold disputed early voting window in Ohio (9/29/08)
• Courts Allow Same-Day Vote Window to Go Forward in Ohio (9/29/08)
• It's wise to prepare now for voting integrity (9/28/08)
• Early voting in Ohio begins Tuesday (9/28/08)
• Ohio Battles Over Tuesday's Early Voting (9/28/08)
• Young voters, homeless targeted in Ohio's election (9/28/08)
• Campaigns try to capitalize on new early-voting period (9/28/08)
• Taking time out for voter education (9/27/08)
• GOP sues in federal court over absentee voting (9/27/08)
• Board scrambles to fix logistics on voting machines (9/27/08)
• Ohio Republican Party Asks Federal Judge To Block Same Day Voter Registration, Balloting (9/26/08)
• Lawsuit backs 'same-day' voting (9/26/08)
• Op-Ed: Buckeye State or Banana Republic? (9/26/08)
• Another day, another elections lawsuit (9/26/08)
• Judges may rule on same-day registering, voting in Ohio (9/26/08)
• Lawsuit backs 'same-day' voting (9/26/08)
• Ohio GOP files federal lawsuit over early voting (9/26/08)
• Some voters aren't waiting until election day to cast ballots (9/25/08)
• Two justices step aside in early voting case (9/25/08)
• ACLU Files Federal Lawsuit Over Five-Day Voting Window (9/25/08)
• ACLU sues on side of Ohio early voting window (9/25/08)
• Ohio’s Battle Over Early Voting (9/25/08)
• GOP criticizes advisory of Ohio elections chief (9/24/08)
• County officials clarify poll workers resolution (9/24/08)
• Voting advocates not worried about same-day registration (9/24/08)
• Elections hiring criticized (9/23/08)
• County officials clarify poll workers resolution (9/23/08)
• Op-Ed: If Ohio polling looks like Chicago, 'thank' Brunner (9/23/08)
• Brunner Expands Election Board Waivers for Precinct Polling Lines (9/23/08)
• Ohio voters responsive to absentee voting push (9/23/08)
• Brunner, GOP clash over in-person absentee voting (9/23/08)
• McCain adviser sues Ohio over absentee ballot issue (9/22/08)
• Ballot timing delays testing for Cuyahoga County voting equipment (9/22/08)
• SOS Brunner fighting election lawsuit (9/22/08)
• Fight Heats Up in Ohio Over Voting Procedures (9/22/08)
• Second Absent-Voting Suit Filed; Brunner Now Target of 3 Fast-Track Election Cases (9/22/08)
• Cuyahoga County Board of Elections to be open every day for early voting (9/22/08)
• Secretary of State files response to "same-day" voter registration complaint at Supreme Court (9/22/08)
• Supreme Court is asked for second time to overrule Brunner in dispute over McCain absent ballot forms (9/22/08)
• Editorial: Accept Disputed Ballot Applications (9/21/08)
• Battle brewing in Ohio over voting-record discrepancies (9/20/08)
• Ohio GOP, Dems spar over early voting window (9/19/08)
• County OKs paper ballots for early voting (9/18/08)
• Ballot-application case goes to court (9/18/08)
• Secretary of state touts optical scan ballots during Akron talk (9/17/08)
• Hamilton County Voters Sue over McCain Absentee Ballot Request Forms (9/17/08)
• League of Women Voters Expresses Support for Five-Day Voting Window (9/17/08)
• Ohioans foresee fair election this Nov. (9/17/08)
• Voters sue secretary of state over absentee ballot flap (9/17/08)
• Most Ohio voters confident ballots counted correctly (9/17/08)
• Brunner says she's cool under fire (9/15/08)
• Ohio Republicans Use Lawsuit To Fight for State's Crucial Votes (9/13/08)
• Editorial: Leave Election Up to the Voters (9/13/08)
• Republicans reject Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner's proposal on disputed absentee-ballot requests (9/13/08)
• Ohio GOP sues to block early voting (9/13/08)
• Voters urged to mail absentees to avoid lines (9/13/08)
• Absentee ballots critical in election (9/12/08)
• Brunner may toss signatures on payday-lending ballot issue (9/12/08)
• Absentee ballot bids invalidated (9/12/08)
• Official: Absentee voting 'so much easier that way' (9/12/08)
• Ohio GOP sues to block early voting (9/12/08)
• Ohio GOP sues to block early voting (9/12/08)
• Small check-box, big dust-up in OH (9/12/08)
• Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner must break tie on Cuyahoga County Board of Elections over absentee voting hours (9/11/08)
• Ballot snafu endangers votes (9/11/08)
• It's near the campaign's end - send in the lawyers (9/09/08)
• Cuyahoga County elections board considers extending hours ahead of Nov. 4 (9/09/08)
• Lawyers Ready For Election Night (9/09/08)
• More absentee voting expected in General Election (9/07/08)
• Disputed voters to get hearing, Brunner orders (9/06/08)
• Brunner predicts better results for presidential election (9/04/08)
• Cuyahoga County voters to receive mail ballot applications (9/04/08)
• GOP blasts Obama comment on voting machines (9/04/08)
• Candidate's voter registration confirmation undeliverable (9/04/08)
• Absentee voting never easier, and never costlier (9/03/08)
• Voter registration mailing misguided, cat receives application (9/03/08)

August, 2008

• Editorial: Ohio GOP in a needless lather over register-and-vote window (8/31/08)
• No proof of black vote suppression in Y’town (8/29/08)
• Will voting machines work? (8/28/08)
• Voter registration problems investigated in Cleveland (8/28/08)
• Butler Co. joins voting-machine suit (8/28/08)
• Politics sully Ohio absentee ballot plans (8/27/08)
• Cuyahoga board probes ACORN voter registration drive (8/27/08)
• Elections funding sought (8/26/08)
• Voting law may favor youngest and oldest Ohio voters (8/26/08)
• Editorial: No One Should Have to Stand in Line for 10 Hours to Vote (8/25/08)
• Mandates to raise cost of election (8/22/08)
• Ohio Voting Machines Contained Programming Error That Dropped Votes (8/22/08)
• Court says Ohio Democrat chief broke election law in 2006 (8/22/08)
• Cuyahoga elections to present new voting system Nov. 4 (8/21/08)
• Company acknowledges voting machine error (8/21/08)
• Editorial: Suppressing the vote (8/21/08)
• Voting machines can't go home, Brunner says (8/20/08)
• GOP warns of suit over voting law (8/19/08)
• Ohio says no to voting machine 'sleepovers' (8/19/08)
• Mom, Can My Voting Machine Spend the Night? (8/19/08)
• Ohio Bans Home Storage of Voting Machines (8/19/08)
• Voting experiment might come to Oregon (8/18/08)
• City Council special election to serve as test for voting equipment (8/18/08)
• Weekend balloting decision left to Brunner (8/15/08)
• Elections Board Told How To Reduce Lines At Polls (8/15/08)
• GOP fear: Votes cast too soon (8/14/08)
• GOP crying foul over absentee-voting law it passed (8/14/08)
• Ohio voting law may be a boon for Obama supporters (8/13/08)
• Ohio Secretary of State Opposes Opening Lawsuit Alleging Theft of 2004 Election (8/13/08)
• Election Day could be 'snow day' (8/13/08)
• Ohio political party leaders spar over voting rule (8/13/08)
• Critics see voting loopholes in new rules (8/13/08)
• '04 election critics still unmoved by evidence (8/10/08)
• Franklin Co. countersues over voting machines (8/08/08)
• More on Those Voting Machines in Ohio (8/08/08)
• Hamilton Co. Urges Early Absentee Voting For November (8/08/08)
• Paper Ballots Getting the Vote (8/07/08)
• Four election boards part of lawsuit against voting machine maker (8/06/08)
• Commission to Buy More Electronic Voting Machines (8/06/08)
• Brunner seeks damages for voting-machine malfunctions (8/06/08)

July, 2008

• State Supreme Court upholds Brunner in elections-board dispute (7/31/08)
• New director will face first ballot in 3 months (7/31/08)
• Elections board has plan for long lines (7/30/08)
• Controversial Voting Machine "Sleepovers" Still Legal (7/29/08)
• Stutz discusses absentee ballots (7/26/08)
• '04 Ohio election was fair, Blackwell says (7/25/08)
• Ohio Voters Can Vote Two Ways In November (7/25/08)
• Early voting? In vets hall, not mall (7/25/08)
• Ohio offers paper ballots for touch-screen voters (7/25/08)
• Brunner eases paper-ballot policy (7/24/08)
• Brunner will lend hand to Lucas County Board of Elections (7/24/08)
• Op-Ed: Preparation, partnership and success key words for Election Day '08 (7/24/08)
• State takes steps in voting security (7/24/08)
• GOP blasts Brunner for disregarding absentee-ballot law (7/23/08)
• Polling Places Must Be Upgraded (7/23/08)
• Brunner decides Summit tie votes (7/19/08)
• Ohio prepares for record voting (7/17/08)
• Editorial: Election dysfunction (7/17/08)
• Student Admits to Voting Twice (7/16/08)

January, 2008

• Mystery absentee ballots appear (1/01/08)
• Man called ballot cheat (1/01/08)

Litigation

Active Cases

• Fair Elections Ohio, Brunner v. Husted (Early Voting)
• Fair Elections Ohio, The Amos Project, et al v. Husted (Absentee Ballots)
• Fitrakis v. Husted (state court) (Voting Technology)
• Judicial Watch, Inc. v. Husted (Voter Registration)
• NEOCH v. Husted (Voter ID, Provisional Ballots)
• O'Farrell v. Landis (Election Contest)
• Obama for America v. Husted (Early Voting)
• SEIU v. Husted (Provisional Ballots)

Archived Cases

• ACLU of Ohio v. Brunner (Voting Technology)
• American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. et al v. Blackwell (Polling Place Press Access)
• Anita Rios v. Blackwell (Recount Resources)
• Beacon Journal Publishing Company, Inc. and Charlene Nevada v. J. Kenneth Blackwell and the Board of Elections (Polling Place Press Access)
• Boustani v. Blackwell (Voter ID)
• Callen v. Blackwell (Voting Technology)
• Citizens Alliance for Secure Elections, et al. v. Vu (Voter Registration)
• Consolidated Minor Party Cases (Ballot Access)
• Constitutional Party of Ohio v. Delaware Cty Bd of Elections (Polling Place Observers)
• Fitrakis v. Husted (federal court) (Voting Technology)
• Hamilton v. Ashland County Board of Elections (Voter Registration, Absentee Ballots)
• Harkless v. Blackwell (Voter Registration)
• Hunter v. Hamilton County Board of Elections (Election 2010, Recount Resources)
• In Re: Removal from Office of Members of the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections/Bennett v. Brunner (Improper Election Administration)
• Kilroy v. Franklin County Board of Elections (Provisional Ballots)
• King Lincoln Bronzeville Neighborhood Association v. Blackwell (Improper Election Administration)
• League of Women Voters of Ohio, et al v. Blackwell (Provisional Ballots, Voter ID)
• League of Women Voters v. Blackwell (Improper Election Administration)
• Libertarian Party of Ohio v. Brunner (Ballot Access)
• Lucas County Democratic Party et al v. Blackwell (Voter Registration)
• McKinney v. Brunner (Ballot Access)
• Miller et al v. Blackwell et al (Voter Eligibility)
• Moore v. Brunner (Ballot Access)
• Moss et al. v. Bush et al. (Election Contest)
• Nader et al v. Blackwell (Ballot Access)
• Niehaus and Blessing v. Husted (Provisional Ballots, Improper Election Administration)
• Obama for America v. Cuyahoga County Board of Elections (Improper Election Administration)
• Ohio Citizen Action v. J. Kenneth Blackwell (Freedom of Information)
• Ohio Democratic Party v. Blackwell (Polling Place Observers)
• Ohio Democratic Party v. Blackwell (Improper Election Administration)
• Ohio Democratic Party v. Blackwell (Voting Technology)
• Ohio Democratic Party v. Cuyahoga County Board of Elections (Improper Election Administration)
• Ohio Republican Party et al v. Brunner (Absentee Ballots, Early Voting, Early Voting)
• Paul v. Jeffrey and Erie County Ohio Board of Elections (Election 2010, Election Contest)
• Premier Election Systems v. Cuyahoga County (Voting Technology)
• Project Vote v. Blackwell (Voter Registration)
• Project Vote v. Madison County Board of Elections (Absentee Ballots, Voter Registration)
• Ray v. Franklin County Board of Elections (Absentee Ballots)
• Sandusky County Democratic Party v. J. Kenneth Blackwell (Provisional Ballots)
• Sarah White v. J. Kenneth Blackwell and the Board of Elections of Lucas County, Ohio (Provisional Ballots)
• Sarantou v. Lucas County Board of Elections (Election 2010, Provisional Ballots)
• Schering v. Blackwell (Provisional Ballots)
• Spencer v. Blackwell, et al (Polling Place Challenges)
• State ex rel Voters First v. The Ohio Ballot Board (Redistricting)
• State ex rel. Mahal v. Brunner (State Voter Registration Databases, Voter Registration)
• State ex rel. Myles v. Brunner (Absentee Ballots)
• State ex rel. Skaggs v. Brunner (Provisional Ballots)
• State ex rel. Stokes v. Brunner (Absentee Ballots, Early Voting)
• State ex. rel. Colvin v. Brunner (Absentee Ballots, Voter Registration)
• State of Ohio ex rel. Doucher v. Brunner (Absentee Ballots)
• State of Ohio ex rel. John W. Painter and John Williams v. Jennifer L. Brunner, Secretary of the State of Ohio, and the Board of Elections of Hamilton County, Ohio (Election 2010, Provisional Ballots)
• State of Ohio Ex Rel. Matthew Wolf, et al. v. Blackwell (Polling Place Challenges)
• State v. Maiden (Improper Election Administration)
• Stewart v. Blackwell (Voting Technology)
• Strickland v. Blackwell (Candidate Eligibility)
• Strickland v. Blackwell (Candidate Eligibility)
• Summit County Democratic Central and Executive Committee, et al v. Blackwell, et al (Polling Place Challenges)
• Summit County Republican Party Executive Committee v. Brunner (Election Judges)
• Susan B. Anthony List v. Driehaus, et al. (Freedom of Information)
• Union County Board of Elections v. Brunner (Voting Technology)
• United States of America v. City of Euclid, Ohio (Vote Dillution)
• Vanzant v. Brunner (Absentee Ballots)
• Ward v. Kasich (Redistricting)
• Wilson v. Kasich (Redistricting)

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