Ohio Keeps Making It Harder to Vote – Ari Berman / The Nation

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early_voting_ohio_2012_ap_img-jpgre-jpg2Black voters were five times more likely than whites to cast a ballot during the early voting days eliminated by Ohio Republicans.

The Supreme Court declined to overturn a ruling from the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit that upheld Ohio’s elimination of the first week of early voting in the crucial battleground state. There was no explanation for the decision or dissents.

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