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Limit Of 1 Ballot Box Per County Reaches Ohio Appeals Court

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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A lawyer for the Ohio Democratic Party says Republican Secretary of State Frank LaRose’s evolving public statements and erratic actions prior to issuing a directive limiting ballot drop boxes to one per county prove his order is not reasonable.

The lawyer made the remarks before a three-judge panel of a state appellate court Friday.

LaRose’s attorney argues the directive was reasonable because the secretary of state was protecting county election boards from chaos and security risks.

A box to drop off absentee ballots sits in the parking lot of the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections in Cleveland.
A box to drop off absentee ballots sits in the parking lot of the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections in Cleveland. [Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau]

The court is expected to decide an appeal of a trial judge’s order blocking the order as arbitrary and unreasonable.