Voting In Ohio
by Amanda Adams*, 11/2/2006
After much confusion, the latest Ohio voter identification rules are discussed in this news story out of Cincinnati. Yesterday a federal court settlement clarifies Ohio's voter-identification rules, and suspends ID requirements altogether for absentee ballots. This is a success for the poverty and labor groups who filed the lawsuit charging the id law was not being applied equally throughout the state. Yet, the back and forth court decisions have probably left most voters in Ohio very confused.
