An agreement between Ohio elections officials and an anti-abortion group voids a state ban that kept businesses and unions from funding broadcast ads in support of specific candidates within 30 days of an election.
A story from the AP says, the agreement reached Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Columbus settles part of a 2008 lawsuit brought by Ohio Right to Life Society Inc. against the Ohio Elections Commission and Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner, alleging that the ban violated the First Amendment. It follows a January decision in which a divided U.S. Supreme Court struck down a similar federal ban.
"This is a game-changer for Ohio," Ohio Right to Life executive director Mike Gonidakis told The Columbus Dispatch. "We couldn't use the resources we had at our disposal. Now, it allows us to hopefully impact the election this fall."
Brunner told the paper that the state law became unenforceable after the U.S. Supreme Court ruling.
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