Columbus, Ohio, USA (AP) - the Supreme Court cleared the way on Tuesday, for voters to vote in the election of the first three days of battlefield state Ohio, give Democrats and the President barack Obama who election campaign in the first three weeks of victory.
The court refused the request state republican election long and attorney-general to get ahead of the vote.
Ohio is in 34 states and the district of Columbia, people can without giving any reason early voting. In 2008, about 30% of the swing state of total votes - about 1.7 million votes - before on election day. The key is Obama's victory, that year in Ohio, north Carolina and Florida vote in advance.
Four years ago, Obama win Ohio, but his republican rivals Romney (Mitt Romney) is a strong play for this year. No republican candidate won the White House did not Ohio in the column.
Obama's campaign activities and Ohio Democrats in the state law changes, took the three days of vote, for the majority of people filed a lawsuit against the state officials, military personnel and Ohio live in overseas exception.
Their litigation lists a recent study says, in 2008, nearly 105000 people vote for the first three days, they think that everyone should have the opportunity to vote in those days. They also said, eliminate in those days, the Ohio resident voters opportunities, but also let the military or overseas voters have a chance to do so, led to the unfair treatment.
For the country's lawyer said, a lot of laws have been granted to military personnel special vote accommodation, such as sending requirements of absentee ballots in 45 days before the general election. They believe that the local board still need those last days, to prepare for the election.
On October 5,, a federal appeals court on Monday at the weekend before the election and voting and recovery, return to setup time on those days, local is at the discretion of the parliamentary elections.
Ohio state secretary of state Husted Jon appeal, the Supreme Court ruling last week. And he said, it opened up a chance to Ohio 88 county parliamentary elections set up different rules, also ordered all voters are deemed to be identical.
But the high court ruling allowed in a sentence stand the decision of the lower court.
In findlay, Ohio changes in the law, local parliament elect their own early voting time. And these time different national county.
, Husted have accepted proposal of the board of directors, a few hours dispute, in his appeal without success.
About an hour later, the high court ruling, Husted orderly uniform hours across the state. Business hours are from 8 am to 2 PM, nov. 3, (Saturday), nov. 4 (Sunday), at 1 to 5 p.m and November 5, (Monday) morning 8 at 2 PM.
Husted said, despite of the high court, he think Ohio legislature, rather than the federal court, should be set the voting rules.
However, the time has come the election question does not talk about, "he said in a statement.
Husted said, the state new three days time to Ohio vote chance, regardless of their home county.
Bob Bauer, Obama for America's general counsel, praised the Supreme Court decision.
"We now take our pay full attention to education of voters in Ohio when and how they can put forward clear choice, they choose next President faced by voting," Powell said in a statement.
In findlay, Ohio Democrats and republicans have practice more than a year of national vote ahead of time. Along the party's route problem has basically broken, Democrats to more long time and republican opposition.
Shortly after the Supreme Court decision, Ohio Democratic Party chairman use it to be a fundraising calls for donors.
"This is to prove that you are a difference", the company chairman Chris LeiDeFen in electronic mail wrote.
The United States of Ohio election officials, executive director of the association, Aaron Ockerman said, in Ohio volume smaller, rural county election officials have said disappointed, because they feared that the new weekend time cost, keep open the door.
The two parties do not take the new position on the hour. Ockerman said, the association's members are "all the map" advice, Husted on time.
Usually is bigger, various counties urban weekend vote before election day poll, trying to put a stop to the queue.
In Cleveland at or above the county level of the top officials said, he thought, time can be more convenient, but he did not complain about something cost may be the election committee.
"Open for several hours, on the weekend is worthy, kay huo add county, the democratic President Ed Fitzgerald said."




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