Hawkins v. DeWine

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO EASTERN DIVISION Howard “Howie” Hawkins, et al., Case No: 2:20-cv-2781 Plaintiffs, Judge Graham v. Magistrate Judge Vascura Richard Michael DeWine, in his official capacity as the Governor of Ohio, et al., Defendants. Opinion and Order This case presents the question of whether it is constitutional to apply certain Ohio election laws – those requiring in-person signatures of petitions and in-person witnessing by circulators of the affixing of signatures – during the time of the COVID-19 pandemic and Ohio’s stay-at-home…