State ex rel. Blackwell v. Crawford

{¶ 1} This is an original action for a writ of prohibition to prevent a trial court from proceeding in a case seeking declaratory and injunctive relief against the Secretary of State.

{¶ 2} In 2002, following the problems that arose from the 2000 presidential election, Congress passed the Help America Vote Act (“HAVA”), Sections 15301 et seq., Title 42, U.S.Code. See, e.g., Sequoia Voting Sys., Inc. v. Ohio Secy. of State, 125 Ohio Misc.2d 7, 2003-Ohio-4799, 796 N.E.2d 598, ¶ 8. The title of HAVA specifies that one of its purposes is “to provide funds to States to replace punch card voting…