Election Regulation
Ohio Supreme Court docket suspends legislation license of legal professional convicted of voting a number of instances
The Ohio Supreme Court docket on Monday suspended the legislation license of a person convicted of illegally voting in Ohio and Florida in 2020 and 2022. (Picture from Shutterstock)
The Ohio Supreme Court docket on Monday suspended the legislation license of a person convicted of illegally voting in each Ohio and Florida in 2020 and 2022.
James Saunders, a former legal professional for the IRS, was convicted of two felony counts of unlawful voting after casting ballots in each Cuyahoga County, Ohio, and Broward County, Florida, in the course of the 2020 and 2022 normal elections. His final identified enterprise tackle is in Washington, D.C., in keeping with the state supreme court docket in its Oct. 26 order.
The state supreme court docket imposed the suspension after Saunders didn’t reply a disciplinary criticism filed by the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Affiliation, in keeping with a story by Cleveland.com.
Saunders had beforehand been disbarred in Florida. His suspension in Ohio is indefinite, the Ohio Supreme Court docket mentioned, and he “is not going to be reinstated to the follow of legislation in Ohio till such time as respondent is reinstated to the follow of legislation within the state of Florida.”
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