Ohio’s 2006 election law ... violated the First and Fourteenth Amendments ... Project Vote v. Blackwell [former Secretary of State]

Judge Rules Ohio Curbs on Voter Registration Drives Unenforceable | Submitted by: John Michael Sp... on Wed, 02/13/2008 - 13:07

ONB COLUMBUS: US District Judge Kathleen O’Malley imposed a permanent injunction Tuesday against enforcement of certain provisions of Ohio’s 2006 election law that imposed curbs on voter registration drives she ruled violated the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution and the National Voter Registration Act of 1993.

Because they impede the purpose and intent of these statutes, O’Malley declared them unenforceable.

The case, Project Vote v. Blackwell, originally filed in May 2006 on behalf of nonprofit groups who were conducting voter registration drives in Ohio, challenged several provisions of Ohio House Bill 3, enacted in 2006, as well as the Secretary of State’s implementation of those provisions. ...