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In the United States District Court Southern District of Ohio Eastern Division Case: 2:20-cv-02781-JLG-CMV Doc #: 12 Filed: 06/15/20 Page: 1 of 20 PAGEID #: 155 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO EASTERN DIVISION HOWARD “HOWIE” HAWKINS , et al., : : Plaintiffs, : Case No. 2:20-cv-2781 : v. : Judge James L. Graham : : Magistrate Judge Chelsey M. Vascura RICHARD “MIKE” DeWINE, et al., : : Defendants. : PLAINTIFFS’ MEMORANDUM OPPOSING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS AMENDED VERIFIED COMPLAINT AND SUPPORTING PLAINTIFFS’ AMENDED MOTIONS FOR TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER AND/OR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION I. STATEMENT OF FACTS As stated in the Amended Verified Complaint (Doc. 8), Plaintiffs Howard “Howie” Hawkins and Dario Hunter are independent candidates for election as President of the United States. They are seeking to qualify for the November 3, 2020 general election ballot in the State of Ohio. Amended Verified Compl., at ¶¶17-18 (Doc. 8, PageID #56). Plaintiffs Joseph DeMare, Becca Calhoun, Nathaniel Lane, Brett Joseph, and Anita Rios are registered voters in the State of Ohio. They are an experienced circulator of candidates’ nominating petitions, has successfully gathered signatures to nominate candidates, and seek to do so for the November 3, 2020 general election in the State of Ohio. They also seek to circulate, and gather signatures for, a petition to form the Green Party of Ohio as a minor political party under Ohio law. They are in one or more high-risk categories subject to life-threatening complications from “COVID-19”. Amended Verified Compl., at ¶¶19-23 (Doc. 8, PageID #56-57). [1] Case: 2:20-cv-02781-JLG-CMV Doc #: 12 Filed: 06/15/20 Page: 2 of 20 PAGEID #: 156 Plaintiffs Hawkins and Hunter are hereinafter referred to as the “Independent Candidates”. Plaintiffs DeMare, Calhoun, Lane, Joseph, and Rios are hereinafter referred to as the “Petition Circulators”. Collectively, they are referred to as the “Plaintiffs”. In the 2018 general election held in the State of Ohio, the candidate for Governor nominated by the Green Party of Ohio failed to receive three percent (3%) of the total vote cast for this office. As a result, the Green Party of Ohio lost its minor party status in Ohio.1 Its candidates for federal offices on the November 3, 2020 general election ballot are now required by the laws of the State of Ohio to run as independent candidates. Amended Verified Compl., at ¶28 (Doc. 8, PageID #58). To qualify the above-named Independent Candidates for the November 3, 2020 general election ballot, their nominating petitions for election as President of the United States must be filed with the Ohio Secretary of State no later than 4:00 p.m. on August 5, 2020. Their nominating petitions must contain no fewer than 5,000 signatures of qualified Ohio electors.2 Amended Verified Compl., at ¶¶29 (Doc. 8, PageID #58-59). For these nominating petitions, the Petition Circulators are required to sign a statement under penalty of perjury saying: (a) the circulator witnessed the affixing of each signature on the petition; (b) all signers, to the best of the circulator’s knowledge and belief, were qualified to sign; and (c) each signature is, to the best of the circulator’s knowledge and belief, the signature of the person whose signature it purports to be.3 Circulators of nominating petitions for the Independent Candisates must therefore collect and witness the signature of each elector in person. Amended Verified Compl., at ¶¶30-31 (Doc. 8, PageID #59). 1 Ohio Rev. Code §3501.01(F). 2 Ohio Rev. Code §3513.257. 3 Ohio Rev. Code §3501.38(E). [2] Case: 2:20-cv-02781-JLG-CMV Doc #: 12 Filed: 06/15/20 Page: 3 of 20 PAGEID #: 157 To form the Green Party of Ohio as a minor political party in the State of Ohio, the Petition Circulators must file their party formation petition with the Ohio Secretary of State. It is also required that the party formation petition be filed no later than 4:00 p.m. on June 30, 2020.4 Amended Verified Compl., at ¶32 (Doc. 8, PageID #59). For this minor party formation petition, the Petition Circulators must sign a statement under penalty of perjury saying: (a) the circulator witnessed the affixing of each signature on the petition; (b) all signers, to the best of the circulator’s knowledge and belief, were qualified to sign; and (c) each signature is, to the best of the circulator’s knowledge and belief, the signature of the person whose signature it purports to be.5 Circulators of a minor party formation petition for the Green Party of Ohio must therefore collect and witness the signature of each elector in person. Amended Verified Compl., at ¶¶33-34 (Doc. 8, PageID #59). On March 9, 2020, Defendant DeWine authored and signed Executive Order 2020-01D in his capacity as Governor, declaring an emergency in the entire State of Ohio “to protect the well- being of the citizens of the Ohio from the dangerous effects of COVID-19, to justify the authorization of personnel of State departments and agencies as are necessary, to coordinate the State response to COVID-19, and to assist in protecting the lives, safety, and health of the citizens of Ohio.”6 Amended Verified Compl., at ¶40 (Doc. 8, PageID #60). Before this, the Petition Circulators were circulating and collecting signatures on nominating petitions to place the Independent Candidates on the November 3, 2020 general 4 Ohio Rev. Code §3517.012(A). 5 Ohio Rev. Code §3517.011. 6 https://governor.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/governor/media/executive-orders/executive- order-2020-01-d [3] Case: 2:20-cv-02781-JLG-CMV Doc #: 12 Filed: 06/15/20 Page: 4 of 20 PAGEID #: 158 election ballot, and were circulating and collecting signatures on a petition to form the Green Party of Ohio as a minor political party. Amended Verified Compl., at ¶41 (Doc. 8, PageID #60). On March 12, 2020, Defendant Acton ordered that “mass gatherings are prohibited in the State of Ohio”, and defined mass gatherings as “any event or convening that brings together one hundred (100) or more persons in a single room or single space at the same time, such as . confined indoor or outdoor space[s] . [including] parades, fairs, and festivals.”7 Although this social distancing order said that it did not apply to “gatherings for the . expression of First Amendment protected speech”, the Petition Circulators say that such language is vague and failed to give them fair notice as to whether circulating petitions was allowed or prohibited. Amended Verified Compl., at ¶43 (Doc. 8, PageID #61). On March 17, 2020, Defendant Acton issued an Amended Order extending her ban on mass gatherings to groups of fifty (50) or more persons and ordered that most recreational sites in Ohio be closed, including “bowling alleys; health clubs/fitness centers/workout facilities/gyms/yoga studios; indoor trampoline parks; indoor water parks; movie theatres and performance theatres; public recreation facilities and indoor sports events.8 Although this amended social distancing order said that it did not apply to “gatherings for the . expression of First Amendment protected speech”, the Petition Circulators say that such language is vague and failed to give them fair notice as to whether circulating petitions was allowed or prohibited. Amended Verified Compl., at ¶50 (Doc. 8, PageID #62). 7 https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/OHOOD/2020/03/12/file_attachments/1399681/ ODH%20Order%20to%20Limit%20and%20Prohibit%20Mass%20Gatherings,%203.12.20.pdf 8 https://coronavirus.ohio.gov/wps/wcm/connect/gov/dd504af3-ae2c-4d2e-b2bd-02c1a3beed89/ Director%27s+ Order-+Amended+Mass+Gathering+3.17.20+%281%29.pdf?MOD= AJPERES&CONVERT_TO=url&CACHEID=ROOTWORKSPACE.Z18_ M1HGGQO9DDDDM3000-dd504af3-ae2c-4d2e-b2bd-02c1a3beed89-n6XVz7y [4] Case: 2:20-cv-02781-JLG-CMV Doc #: 12 Filed: 06/15/20 Page: 5 of 20 PAGEID #: 159 On March 22, 2020, Defendant Acton issued a “Stay at Home” social distancing order that everyone in the State of Ohio “stay at home or at their place of residence” unless subject to a specific exception for “essential” services, businesses, and operations; that everyone maintain at least a six foot social distance between themselves and others outside “a single household or living unit”; and that completely banned gatherings of ten or more people.9 Although this social distancing order said that “First [A]mendment protected speech” was essential, the Petition Circulators say that such language is vague and failed to give them fair notice as to whether circulating petitions was allowed or prohibited. Amended Verified Compl., at ¶52 (Doc. 8, PageID #63). On April 30, 2020, Defendant Acton issued a “Stay Safe Ohio” social distancing order that still required the general public to abide by “Social Distancing Requirements as defined in this Order . [for] maintaining six-foot social distancing . [between] members of the public”, and also alleged that it did not apply to “petition or referendum circulators”.10 The Petition Circulators say that this order is self-contradictory, vague, and failed to give them fair notice as to whether circulating petitions was allowed or prohibited. Defendant Acton’s purported exclusion of petition circulators from her “Stay Safe Ohio” order is overshadowed by requiring the general public to continue six-foot social distancing. The Petition Circulators say that they cannot gather petition signatures while social distancing orders continue because fewer people congregate in public places and fewer people will open their doors to strangers. Amended Verified Compl., at ¶¶53-54 (Doc. 8, PageID #63). 9 https://coronavirus.ohio.gov/static/DirectorsOrderStayAtHome.pdf 10 https://coronavirus.ohio.gov/static/publicorders/Directors-Stay-Safe-Ohio-Order.pdf [5] Case: 2:20-cv-02781-JLG-CMV Doc #: 12 Filed: 06/15/20 Page: 6 of 20 PAGEID #: 160 No person may violate any rule the director of health or department of health adopts or any order the director or department of health issues under this chapter to prevent a threat to the public caused by a pandemic, epidemic, or bioterrorism event.” A violation of this statute is a second- degree misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to $750.00, up to 90 days in jail, or both.11 Amended Verified Compl., at ¶44 (Doc.
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