Major Pending Election Cases | League of Women Voters of Ohio v. LaRose

Filing Date:

July 31, 2020

Status:

resolved

State:

Ohio

Topic:

Absentee Ballots

Most Recent Court:

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio (Case: 2:20-cv-03843)

Issue(s):

Plaintiffs are bringing this action to stop local Board of Elections from disqualifying absentee ballot applications and ballots due to signature mismatching.

Case Progress:

Complaint filed 7/31/20.
Motion for Preliminary Injunction filed 8/24/20.
Opinion and Order Denying Motion for Preliminary Injunction filed 9/27/20.
Preliminary Pretrial Order filed 2/18/21.
Stipulation of Dismissal Without Prejudice filed 5/20/21.

Case Commentary

Case Updates: Week of Sept. 28-Oct. 2, 2020

U.S. District Court Documents

Complaint (7/31/20)
Answer of Defendant Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose (8/14/20)
Donald J. Trump for President, Inc., The Ohio Republican Party, The Republican National Committee, and the National Republican Congressional Committee's Motion to Intervene (8/17/20)
Motion for Preliminary Injunction (8/24/20)
First Amended Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief (8/24/20)
Opinion and Order (9/4/20)
Proposed Answer of Donald J. Trump for President, Inc., The Ohio Republican Party, The Republican National Committee, and The National Republican Congressional Committee (9/4/20)
Answer of Defendant Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose to First Amended Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief (9/8/20)
Answer to First Amended Complaint of Donald J. Trump for President, Inc., The Ohio Republican Party, The Republican National Committee, and The National Republican Congressional Committee (9/8/20)
Defendant Secretary of State Frank LaRose's Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction (9/12/20)
Intervenors Donald J. Trump for President, Inc., The Ohio Republican Party, The Republican National Committee, and The National Republican Congressional Committee's Memorandum in Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion for a Preliminary Injunction (9/12/20)
Plaintiff's Reply in Support of Motion for Preliminary Injunction (9/15/20)
Opinion and Order Denying Motion for Preliminary Injunction (9/27/20)
Preliminary Pretrial Order (2/18/21)
Proposed Stipulated Protective Order by Defendant LaRose (3/2/21)
Stipulation of Dismissal Without Prejudice (5/20/21)