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Judge Issues Injunction Against Ohio’s ‘Wrong Precinct’ Election Law

Wrong Precinct

A U.S. district judge rules against the swing state’s ‘wrong precinct’ law that could cause a voter’s ballot to be discounted. Eliza Shapiro reports.

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Recall your last voting experience: chances are you were packed into a school cafeteria, shuttled along to a table where someone checked your name off a long list of registered voters, and you cast your ballot before rushing to work.

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Until this Monday, in Ohio,

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