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State ex rel. Myles v. Brunner
Case Information
Date Filed: September 17, 2008
State: Ohio
Issue: Absentee Ballots
Courts that Heard this Case: Ohio Supreme Court (Case 2008-1842 )
Issue:
Whether the Ohio Secretary of State's memorandum, which directs boards of elections to reject absentee ballot applications that do not indicate that the applicants are qualified voters, violates state law. The applications in question were provided by Senator John McCain's presidential campaign. The applications contained a box where applicants could indicate that they were qualified voters. Secretary of State Brunner, in her memorandum, expressed the opinion that failure to check this box should result in the application being rejected.
Status:
Complaint in mandamus filed on 9/17/08. The Ohio Supreme Court ruled in favor of the plaintiffs in this case on 10/2/08 and ordered that the absentee ballots be counted.
Analysis: Ohio "Check-Box" Lawsuit
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Ohio Supreme Court Documents
- Complaint in mandamus
(filed 9/17/08) - Summons & complaint issued to respondent(s) (filed 9/18/08)
- Answer of Respondent (filed 9/22/08)
- Relator's merit brief (filed 9/25/08)
- Motion to waive S.Ct.R.VIII Sect.5(A)(8) (filed 9/25/08)
- Entry: Denied in part . Relator shall file seven copies of the evidence within 2 days of the date of this entry (entered 9/26/08)
- Notice of recusal of Justice O'Connor received by Clerk's Office (entered 9/25/08)
- Notice of recusal of Justice Stratton received by Clerk's Office (entered 9/25/08)
- Assignment of Judge William Herman Wolff, Jr. of the Second District Court of Appeals (entered 9/26/08)
- Assignment of Judge Lynn Charles Slaby of the Ninth District Court of Appeals (entered 9/26/08)
- Respondent's merit brief (filed 9/29/08)
- Evidence filed by Brunner (filed 9/29/08)
- Reply brief by Myles (filed 10/1/08)
- Slip opinion (filed 10/2/08)
- Reply brief of amici curiae Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law, Daniel Tokaji, and ACLU of Ohio, in support of relators (filed 10/2/08)
- Motion for attorney fees and costs (filed 10/14/08)
Related EL@M Articles
- 2 voters sue Ohio elections chief, Akron Beacon Journal (AP), 9/17/08
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