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Last EditedThomas Walker  Jul 28, 2005 10:35am
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News DateThursday, July 28, 2005 04:00:00 PM UTC0:0
DescriptionVoter advocates to sue state
Ohio has failed to provide resources, standards for elections, coalition says

A coalition of voter advocates, led by the League of Women Voters of Ohio, today plans to file what it calls a "historic, nonpartisan lawsuit" compelling the state to fix its system of elections.

The lawsuit, to be filed in federal court in Toledo, alleges that Ohio Secretary of State J. Kenneth Blackwell, Gov. Bob Taft and their predecessors failed to ensure the right to vote in Ohio.

"We hope this lawsuit will get the result all Ohioans need in order to have confidence the ballots they cast will be counted," said Scott Britton, executive director of the league.

The state has violated the equal-protection and due-process clauses of the Constitution and failed to meet its obligations under the federal Help America Vote Act passed in 2002 to reform elections, according to the complaint.
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