Major Pending Election Cases | Ohio Democratic Party v. LaRose

Filing Date:

August 25, 2020

Status:

resolved

State:

Ohio

Topics:

Absentee Ballots, Improper Election Administration, Voter Suppression

Most Recent Court:

Tenth District Ohio Court of Appeals (20AP-439)

Issue(s):

Whether Ohio Secretary of State LaRose's directive limiting each Ohio county to a single secure drop box for absentee applications and ballots in the 2020 election is consistent with Ohio law.

Case Progress:

Common Pleas Court Opinion filed 9/15/20.
Entry Granting Preliminary Injunction and Granting Stay Pending Appeal filed 9/16/20.
Defendant Sec. of State LaRose's Notice of Appeal filed 9/16/20.
Appellate Briefs filed 9/21/20 and 9/23/20.
Opinion filed 10/2/20.

Case Commentary

Case Updates: Week of Sept. 14-18, 2020
Case Updates: Week of Sept. 21-25, 2020
Case Updates: Week of Sept. 28-Oct. 2, 2020

Common Pleas Court Documents

Complaint (8/25/20)
Motion for Temporary Restraining Order & Preliminary Injunction (8/25/20)
Answer of Defendant Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose (9/8/20)
Secretary of State Frank LaRose's Combined Motion to Dismiss and Memorandum in Opposition to Preliminary Injunctive Relief (9/8/20)
Intervenor-Defendant Ohio Republican Party Answer (9/8/20)
Opinion (9/15/20)
Entry Granting Preliminary Injunction, and Granting Stay Pending Appeal (9/15/20)
Defendant Secretary of State LaRose's Notice of Appeal (9/16/20)

Tenth District Court of Appeals Documents

Brief of Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose (9/21/20)
Brief of Ohio Republican Party (9/21/20)
Brief of Ohio Democratic Party (9/23/20)
Amicus Brief of Ohio Cities and Counties (9/23/20)
Reply Brief of Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose (9/24/20)
Reply Brief of Ohio Republican Party (9/24/20)
Ohio Democratic Party's Notice of Supplemental Authority (9/25/20)
Opinion (10/2/20)