Whether Ohio law allowing for Republican and Democratic Parties' election observers while requiring Independent candidates to obtain consent from four other candidates before appointing election observers violates the Equal Protection Clause

QUESTION PRESENTED The question presented is whether Ohio law allowing for Republican and Democratic Parties’ election observers in any Ohio precinct or board of ; elections while requiring that statewide Independent candidates obtain consent from:four other candidates _ before ‘being allowed to appoint election. observers © violatés the Equal Protection Clause of the ‘14th Amendment of the Constitution of the United States.