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Preclearance of an Election to Incorporate a City

Robert Timothy Reagan, Margaret S. Williams, Marie Leary, Catherine R. Borden, Jessica L. Snowden, Patricia D. Breen, Jason A. Cantone
October 6, 2023

Sabel v. Pinal County (James A. Teilborg, D. Ariz. 2:07-cv-2000)
A suit to enjoin an election on the incorporation of a city for lack of preclearance was filed three weeks before the election. A three-judge district court determined that incorporation elections did not require preclearance.
Subject: Ballot measures. Topics: Section 5 preclearance; enjoining elections; three-judge court; case assignment.

One of many Case Studies in Emergency Election Litigation.