US Supreme Court Overturns Effort by Ohio GOP to Block Voters

CNN reports:

"The [US Supreme Court] justices in an unsigned opinion Friday blocked a lower court order directing the Ohio Secretary of State -- a Democrat -- to update its voter registration database after information provided by some newly registered voters did not match up with Social Security and driver registration numbers.

The state Republican party had asked for enforcement of a temporary restraining order, but the justices ultimately denied that request."

Ohio Democrats had appealed the lower court ruling, fearing it would potentially disenfranchise tens of thousands of duly - but newly - registered voters in the Buckeye State.

Hooray for the Supreme Court!  (You won't read that here very often.)

Critical Election Dates This Week: Sept 22-Sept 28

Every Monday, ElectBlue will post critical dates in the upcoming week for participating in the November election. These critical dates include voter registration deadlines and early voting information.  

Voter Registration: Voter registration is still open in all fifty states and the District of Columbia through this week.

Early Voting: Early voting is now underway in the following states: GA, KY and VA. Early voting will begin tomorrow (Tuesday, Sept 23rd) in IA.

Action: Call, text, email or talk in person to everyone you know. Make sure they are registered to vote and encourage them to early vote where possible.