A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of Ohio dominated Wednesday that Ohio should allow most unlawfully purged voters to vote in November. In September the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit struck down the procedure implemented by Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted that effectively eliminated inactive registered voters if they failed to reply to letters requesting confirmation of their standing and addresses. The court acknowledged the logistical difficulties posed by the upcoming election and provided steering on how to allow as several purged voters as doable to vote in the election:
Despite the imperfect circumstances now faced by the parties and Ohio voters purged underneath Ohio’s Supplemental Process, it is the Court’s hope that the remedies detailed during this Opinion and Order can successfully restore the rights of many Ohio voters prior to the upcoming election.
Husted commented [press unleash] on the ruling and expressed that the state will adjust to the court's ruling.
The proper to vote has become particularly contentious because the presidential election approaches. Earlier in October the US District Court for the Northern District of Florida issued an order requiring Florida to provide a technique for voters to mend signature problems arising from vote-by-mail ballots. The choose was highly critical of the state's opposition to permitting these voters to confirm their votes are counted, calling it an odd and unconstitutional double-standard ensuing in disenfranchisement of thousands of Florida voters. Also in October a federal court issued a preliminary injunction in favor of the Pyramid Lake and Walker River Paiute Native American tribes difficult Nevada's voting procedure of failing to provide polling places on Native American reservations. In July voter restrictions were overturned in North Carolina, Kansas and Wisconsin
