U.S. District Court Rules that Ohio Must Permit Persons in Jail to Vote if they Haven’t been Convicted of a Crime

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By Richard Winger On September 16, U.S. District Court Judge S. Arthur Spiegel, a Carter appointee, ruled that Ohio must let people who are in jail, but who haven’t been convicted of a crime because they are awaiting trial, vote absentee. The state already generally lets such people vote absentee, but for those individuals who happen to be(More)… …read more

Source:: http://www.ballot-access.org/2014/10/u-s-district-court-rules-that-ohio-must-permit-persons-in-jail-to-vote-if-they-havent-been-convicted-of-a-crime/