The Supreme Court late Monday rejected a request from the Democratic Party in Ohio to reimpose a court order on Republican poll watching efforts in the state, according to Reuters.
{mosads}Ruth Bader Ginsburg was the only Supreme Court justice to provide her own statement on the decision, saying that Ohio already has laws in place to prevent voter intimidation.
“Mindful that Ohio law proscribes voter intimidation … ‘Harassment in violation of the election law’ includes an ‘improper practice or attempt tending to obstruct, intimidate, or interfere with an elector in registering or voting at a place of registration or election,’ I vote to deny the application,” Ginsburg said, according to The Columbus Dispatch.
The Supreme Court’s decision is seen as a win for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, who leads Democrat Hillary Clinton in polls of Ohio ahead of Tuesday’s election.
Democrats have filed lawsuits across the country seeking to limit GOP’s poll-watching efforts but have mostly been rebuffed by the courts.
Trump and running mate Mike Pence have warned of possible voter fraud that could tilt the election, urging Republicans to volunteer as poll watchers.