Obama campaign sues over Ohio early voting law
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President Obama's re-election campaign is suing Ohio's top elections official in a dispute over a state law that restricts early, in-person voting during the three days before Election Day.
The lawsuit filed Tuesday in federal court in Columbus follows a series of election law changes cleared by the state's Republican-controlled Legislature and signed by its Republican governor, John Kasich.
Obama's campaign and Democrats argue that the law unfairly ends early, in-person voting for most Ohioans on the Friday evening before the election but gives military personnel and overseas voters until Monday to cast ballots.
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Before the changes, local election boards could decide whether to allow in-person voting during those final three days.
In 2008, about 30 percent of Ohio's total vote came in before Election Day.