State Attorney General Mike DeWine and Secretary of State Jon Husted yesterday explained the rationale for treating some voters differently from others in a 74-page brief filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals in Cincinnati.
“The Equal Protection Clause does not prevent a government from applying different rules to those in demonstrably different circumstances,” DeWine said. Military voters face “special burdens” not shared by civilians including deployment on short notice and active-duty travel restrictions, he said. Link to full story