Attorney
General Mike DeWine
DeWine
appeals Obama for America v. Husted Ruling
(COLUMBUS,
Ohio)—Ohio Attorney General Mike
DeWine today announced he will appeal the ruling for a preliminary
injunction
issued today by United States District Judge Peter Economus in Obama
for
America v. Husted.
"With
all due respect to the Judge, we
disagree with his ruling today," said Attorney General
DeWine.
"We have always allowed distinction for military voters, and to say
this
violates equal protection is wrong.
"My
job as the Attorney General is to
defend the laws of the State of Ohio and defend the right of Ohio to
set its
own law based on the Ohio and U.S. Constitutions. We believe states
should have
the right to set the hours of election and the time of
election.
"There
is already ample opportunity for
everyone to vote. Voters in Ohio will be able to vote
absentee beginning
35 days in advance of the election, and, for the first time, the Ohio
Secretary
of State is mailing out absentee ballot applications to every
registered voter
in Ohio. Further, under Secretary Husted's previous
directive, voters
would have been able to vote in person at their Board of Elections
beginning
Oct. 2 through the Friday before Election Day."
The
appeal is expected to be filed Tuesday.
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