MORE from today's big win on drop boxes:
"It is readily apparent that the words “deliver” and “transmitted to” were used interchangeably by the General Assembly. It is also plain that delivery or transmission of an absentee ballot can be accomplished using a drop box..."
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"...that puts the ballot securely into the custody of the director of a board of elections, or by actually handing the ballot over to the director face-to-face, or delivering it to his or her staff. No statute says that delivery must occur with only one box per county...."
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"...No statute says that delivery would be improper to a drop box controlled by a board and placed at a safe location separate and apart from the main board office. The statute is silent on such matters. The Secretary cannot slip new words into the law...."
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"...Based upon the evidence in this case, the court concludes R.C. 3509.05(A) is ambiguous. It does not support the Secretary’s announced one ballot drop box limit...."
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"...A voter is personally delivering their absentee ballot to the director of their board of elections whether they drop it in the only available box, or potentially deposit the ballot in one of multiple boxes under the control of their elections board...."
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"...Either way, ballots are delivered. This is true regardless of the location at which a box is placed in the county."
Exactly what we've said from the beginning of this unnecessary battle.
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