OH State Court Orders Election Officials to Accept Faxed or Emailed Applications to Vote Absentee

In the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas Civil Division, the Ohio Democratic Party vs Frank Larose, in his Official Capacity as Ohio Secretary of State.

This matter is before the Court upon Motion by Plaintiffs Ohio Democratic Party and Jay Michael Houlahan (hereafter “Plaintiffs”) for Preliminary Injunction as to the Counts’ One-Four of the Complaint. The Plaintiffs seek to Enjoin Defendant Frank LaRose, in his Official Capacity as Ohio Secretary of State, hereafter “Secretary of State”, from Interpreting R.C. 3409.03 as Prohibiting Qualified Electors from making Applications for an Absentee Ballot by Emailing an image of their application to their county board of elections or by other viable electronic form, such as facsimile machine.

Upon review, Defendant’s argument is not well taken. The Court finds that Plaintiffs Houlahan and ODP have standing to challenge the actions of the Secretary of State and have demonstrated a concrete injury.

CONCLUSION: For the aforementioned reasons, Plaintiffs’ Motion for Preliminary Injunction is GRANTED.










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