Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted, whose decision to try to restrict early voting was thrown out first by an Ohio judge, then a federal appeals court and denied a hearing by the U.S. Supreme Court, will be back in court again this month after he issued a last-minute directive…
Ohio Secretary of State John Husted said in court documents filed Friday that he’s really, really sorry for refusing to allow early voting preparations in Ohio, and promises not to do it again unless another court gives him permission. That was the result of Judge Peter C. Economus’s ruling Friday,…
Ohio’s Secretary of State, Jon Husted, will not set new early voting hours despite a court order, according to a memo released by his office. “Announcing new hours before the court case reaches final resolution will only serve to confuse voters,” the memo states. “Therefore, there is no valid reason…
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – A referendum issue which Ohio Democrats hope could help President Barack Obama’s chances of winning the battleground state will appear on the November 2012 ballot. On Friday, Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted certified that enough signatures were collected to put legislation dealing with voting procedures up…
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-GA) may be the Republican Party’s leading candidate for their presidential nomination, but that doesn’t mean his campaign has the organization it needs to win. In perhaps a sign of things to come, Gingrich is on track to miss today’s 4 p.m. filing deadline for…
Ever since Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner (who’s one of the nicest people I’ve ever met, by the way) decided that the rights of voters trumped the right of the GOP to not have people vote against it, she’s been under fire for her decision. It’s certainly a sea…