COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Ohio's election chief has set hours for the final three days of early voting that were subject to a legal dispute in the battleground state.
Secretary of State Jon Husted on Tuesday directed the state's 88 county boards of elections to be open from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3; from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 4; and from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday, Nov. 5.
The move came an hour after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected Husted's appeal of a federal appeals court decision reinstating in-person early voting on the disputed days.
President Barack Obama's campaign and Democrats had sued Husted over part of Ohio's law that cuts off early voting for most residents on the Friday evening before a Tuesday election.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Ohio's elections chief says it's time to move on after the Supreme Court refused his request to get involved in a dispute over early voting in the battleground state.
The high court on Tuesday sided with Democrats, clearing the way for early voting on the final three days before Election Day.
Republican Secretary of State Jon Husted says in a statement that despite the ruling, he believes the Ohio Legislature, not the federal courts, should set the voting rules.
But he says it's time to set aside the issue for this election.
President Barack Obama's campaign and Democrats sued the state over changes in Ohio law that took away the three days of voting for most people. The changes made exceptions for military personnel and Ohioans living overseas.
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WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court is siding with Democrats in refusing to block early voting in the battleground state of Ohio.
The court on Tuesday refused a Republican request to get involved in a dispute over early voting in the state on the three days before Election Day.
The campaign of President Barack Obama and Ohio Democrats sued the state over changes in Ohio law that took away the three days of voting for most people, but made exceptions for military personnel and Ohioans living overseas. Democrats say nearly 100,000 people voted in the three days before the election in 2008.
A federal appeals court ruling reinstated voting on the weekend before the election and Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted, a Republican, appealed that ruling to the Supreme Court.
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