Another victory for democracy.

The Obama campaign won another victory in Ohio Friday, when a federal appeals court backed a trial judge’s decision to block a measure that restricted early voting in the swing state.

The Obama campaign and others who challenged the law argued that it disproportionately affected minority and working class residents. In August, U.S. District Judge Peter Economus blocked the measure, saying that all Ohioans have a constitutionally protected right to participate in the 2012 election on an equal basis. The judge’s order restored in-person early voting to all Ohio voters up to the day before the election.

“While we readily acknowledge the need to provide military voters more time to vote, we see no corresponding justification for giving others less time,” wrote Judge Eric Clay, a Clinton appointee, for the majority.