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FitzGerald Applauds Restoration of In-Person Early Voting Hours in Cuyahoga County
Media contact:
John O’Brien (216) 263-4635 or jfobrien@cuyahogacounty.us
Nicole Dailey Jones: (216) 263-4602, (216) 338-0863 or ndjones@cuyahogacounty.us
The Court’s opinion specifically cited Cuyahoga County’s amicus brief, noting the preparation that Cuyahoga County had undertaken in anticipation of this November’s election, including budgeting for the costs to conduct in-person voting hours immediately prior to Election Day. “This year, we included the costs of conducting early voting in our annual budget process, as Cuyahoga County had done in 2008. I am pleased to know that these prudent steps enacted by Cuyahoga County were cited in the opinion,” said FitzGerald. “Nobody wants to see the long voting lines that we saw in 2004.”
The Court’s ruling directs the Secretary of State to direct all elections boards to maintain a “specific, consistent schedule” on the three days before the election to meet the mandate that Ohio’s election process is “uniform, accessible for all, fair and secure.” A link to both the amicus brief filed by Cuyahoga County and the Court’s opinion can be found at the Cuyahoga County Law Department’s website at www.legal.cuyahogacounty.us.
John O’Brien (216) 263-4635 or jfobrien@cuyahogacounty.us
Nicole Dailey Jones: (216) 263-4602, (216) 338-0863 or ndjones@cuyahogacounty.us
County’s “Friend of the Court” Brief cited in Court’s Opinion
CLEVELAND – Cuyahoga County Executive Ed FitzGerald joined voting rights advocates in praising the ruling issued in federal court today restoring in-person voting on the three days immediately preceding Election Day for all eligible Ohio voters. “This ruling reinforces the belief that our government should use all avenues to make voting easier, not harder, for Ohio’s citizens. Permitting in-person voting on the days before the election will make it simpler for working men and women to cast their votes as well as help eliminate the long lines and other voting problems that we have experienced in the past,” said FitzGerald.The Court’s opinion specifically cited Cuyahoga County’s amicus brief, noting the preparation that Cuyahoga County had undertaken in anticipation of this November’s election, including budgeting for the costs to conduct in-person voting hours immediately prior to Election Day. “This year, we included the costs of conducting early voting in our annual budget process, as Cuyahoga County had done in 2008. I am pleased to know that these prudent steps enacted by Cuyahoga County were cited in the opinion,” said FitzGerald. “Nobody wants to see the long voting lines that we saw in 2004.”
The Court’s ruling directs the Secretary of State to direct all elections boards to maintain a “specific, consistent schedule” on the three days before the election to meet the mandate that Ohio’s election process is “uniform, accessible for all, fair and secure.” A link to both the amicus brief filed by Cuyahoga County and the Court’s opinion can be found at the Cuyahoga County Law Department’s website at www.legal.cuyahogacounty.us.
