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1 Motion for Leave to File Brief of Amici Curiae Election Cybersecurity Experts and Voting Rights Organizations in Support of Plaintiff's Motion for Preliminary Injunction and to File an Extended Memorandum [i] (2020)

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                       THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
                          FRANKLIN COUNTY, OHIO

OHIO DEMOCRATIC PARTY, ET AL.,          Case No: 20 CV 4997

            Plaintiffs,

V.                                      Judge: Stephen L. McIntosh

FRANK LAROSE, IN HIS OFFICIAL
CAPACITY AS OHIO SECRETARY OF STATE,

            Defendant.




                         MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE
        BRIEF OF AMICI CURIAE ELECTION CYBERSECURITY EXPERTS
                    AND VOTING RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS
    IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION
                 AND TO FILE AN EXTENDED MEMORANDUM

      Proposed amici Dr. Dan Wallach, Dr. Juan E. Gilbert, Dr. J. Alex Halderman, Dr. Poorvi

L. Vora, Dr. Edward W. Felten, Dr. Douglas Jones, Dr. Ronald Rivest, and Dr. Matt Blaze

(together, the Cybersecurity Amici), in conjunction with proposed amici The Brennan Center

for Justice at New York University School of Law (the Brennan Center), the American Civil

Liberties Union of Ohio Foundation (ACLU of Ohio), and Northeast Ohio Voter Advocates

(NOVA) (the Brennan Center, the ACLU of Ohio, and NOVA together are the Voting Rights

Organization Amici), move for leave to file the attached proposed amicus curiae brief. In

support of this motion, the Amici state as follows:

      1.    Cybersecurity Amici are a group of leading election security experts who have

advanced the security and integrity of election systems nationwide. Election officials regularly

rely on their research and knowledge to identify and address vulnerabilities in voting machines,

registration databases, and other election infrastructure. In response to challenges brought on by

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