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BREAKING: for months, Ohio's SOS Larose has claimed that he wanted to expand drop boxes in Ohio counties, but that Ohio law prevented him from doing so.

Just now, all three judges in our drop box appeal agreed with us that nothing in Ohio law prevents him from adding more.

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"We agree with the trial court that the Secretary's interpretation of R.C. 3509.05 is not reasonable and that the statute neither prescribes nor prohibits ballot drop boxes at locations other than the boards of elections....

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"...If, as appellees argue, the Secretary wants to permit additional drop boxes, he has the authority to do so and nothing in this decision prohibits him from rescinding Directive 2020-16 and issuing a new directive accordingly."

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Now that the law is clarified....for the third time....as allowing more drop boxes, we call on Frank Larose to make good on his public and private commitment to add drop boxes.

There is still time to add them for the final weeks of this election.

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