POLITICS
Judge Rules Ohio Homeless Can Use Park Benches As Addresses
2008-10-28 01:24pm
A federal judge Tuesday ruled that homeless voters can use park benches and other places that aren't buildings as addresses on their registration.
U.S. District Judge Edmund Sargus also ruled in Columbus that provisional ballots could not be invalidated simply because of errors committed by poll workers.
The ruling resolved the final parts of an agreement between the Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless and Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner.
The group agreed to drop a constitutional challenge to the state's voter identification law until after the Nov. 4 election. Brunner and the group in return agreed on provisions to verify provisional ballots across all state counties.
The coalition said it was concerned that unequal treatment of provisional ballots could result in the disenfranchisement of some voters.
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