Brief note on the postponement of Ohio's primary

I guess... I'm not voting this morning.  As you no doubt know, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine sought a postponement for today's primary due to COVID-19, amid many other measures currently being taken to promote social distancing.  However, the judge ruled against postponement, and DeWine is doing it anyway.

I'll leave it to others to comment on the epidemiology here, as well as the law.  For legal matters, as always, turn to Election Law Blog.  The answer is vote-by-mail.  It works, but the transition is hard.

What is more concerning, though, is the fact that the postponement is occurring in violation of a court order.  There are no good answers here.  Nevertheless, anyone worried about November, and a power grab, should be worried about a postponement that occurs in violation of a court order.  DeWine is, in my assessment, acting in good faith.  I really don't like this precedent, though.  If election administration doesn't get its act together fast, in order to implement vote-by-mail options, this can turn even uglier.

And I wasn't exactly sanguine about the politics of the country before COVID-19.

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