In Ohio, voters are allowed by law to vote early in person, up until the Friday before an election. If they can't vote on or before that particular Friday, they must wait until the following Tuesday, the normal day for voting. Military personnel are also allowed to vote in person on the day before the election, which would be a Monday. Considering all they do for us, I would think that giving them this little bit of accommodation would be perfectly reasonable. It would be merely a small token of our appreciation. Unfortunately, however, some people don't see it that way.
On July 17th, the Obama for America Campaign, the Democratic National Committee and the Ohio Democratic Party filed suit in OH to strike down part of that state's law governing voting by members of the military. Their suit said that part of the law is "arbitrary" with "no discernible rational basis."
Currently, Ohio allows the public to vote early in-person up until the Friday before the election. Members of the military are given three extra days to do so. While the Democrats may see this as "arbitrary" and having "no discernible rational basis," I think it is entirely reasonable given the demands on servicemen and women's time and their obligations to their sworn duty. [emphasis in original]
Read the full story at Breitbart's
Big Government and the
Ohio law itself.
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