Obama\u2019s campaign is fighting back, calling Romney\u2019s statement a \u201cblatant attempt to mislead\u201d voters.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis lawsuit seeks to treat all Ohio citizens equally under the law,\u201d Obama for America attorney Bob Bauer said in a statement. \u201cWe want to restore the right of all to vote before Election Day.\u201d<\/p>\n
Under the Obama administration, the Justice Department has filed 10 lawsuits and reached nine settlements with various states to protect military voters under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA).<\/p>\n
Late update: Obama for America Veterans and Military Family Vote Director Rob Diamond issued this statement::<\/p>\n
\u201cMitt Romney and his campaign have completely fabricated a claim that the Obama campaign is trying to restrict military voting in Ohio. In fact, the opposite is true: the Obama campaign filed a lawsuit to make sure every Ohioan, including military members and their families, has early voting rights over the last weekend prior to the election. The case filed with the court could not be clearer on this point. The real story of what is happening in the Buckeye State is that Mitt Romney supports the Republican effort to stop people from voting by restricting their access to the polls. In 2008, more than 93,000 Ohioans utilized early voting in the three days before the election. In complete disregard of the will of Ohio voters expressed last year through the referendum process, the Republican legislature is attempting to remove from the vast majority of voters \u2014 including veterans of our armed services \u2014 the early voting rights they enjoyed in 2008. This latest Republican attack on rights of voters is shameful \u2014 and so is Mitt Romney\u2019s endorsement of it.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n