Supreme Court Reinstates Early Voting Restrictions in Ohio
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zimmytws/iStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — In a tight split decision, the U.S. Supreme Court voted on Monday to allow early vote restrictions to go into effect in Ohio.
According to a court order, the court, by a vote of 5-4, granted a request from state officials asking for a stay of a lower court decision. By issuing the stay, even temporarily, a new, shorter voting period is put into effect for the November election.
The stay will be in effect pending a ruling on a petition for a writ of certiorari that will be filed by the state, which will not happen prior to the upcoming election.
Justices Ruth Bader Ginsberg, Stephen Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan said they would have denied the application for a stay.
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