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Relief from an Absentee-Ballot Application Deadline Because of an Overwhelmed Website

Robert Timothy Reagan
August 2, 2023

Nicholas Jones for Congress v. Idaho Secretary of State (B. Lynn Winmill, D. Idaho 1:20-cv-242)
During the 2020 Covid-19 global infectious pandemic, a federal district judge extended the absentee-ballot application deadline by one week because the secretary of state’s application website was overwhelmed.
Subject: Absentee and early voting. Topics: Absentee ballots; Covid-19; attorney fees; primary election.

One of many Case Studies in Emergency Election Litigation.

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Tags:
Attorney Fees | Election Litigation | Absentee Ballots | Early Voting | Primary Election | Emergency Proceedings | Public Health | Covid-19 | U.S. District Courts | D. Idaho