Federal judge rules Ohio must extend 3 early-voting days to all, not just military

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FOX News:

A federal judge in Ohio on Friday granted a request from President Obama's campaign to give all voters in the swing state the option of casting their ballot in person during the three days before Election Day.

 

U.S. District Judge Peter Economus in Columbus issued a preliminary injunction in the case involving state law that cuts off early voting for most residents on the Friday evening before a Tuesday election. The law makes an exception for military personnel and Ohio voters living overseas.

 

Economus concluded that the law was unconstitutional in changing the in-person early voting deadline and that the state was wrongly valuing certain votes above others.

 

Attorney General Mike DeWine quickly announced he would appeal the decision.

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Democrat appointee, figures.