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Consent Judgment That Circulators of a Ballot Petition Do Not Have to Be Eligible to Vote in the Election

Robert Timothy Reagan
October 26, 2023

Malone v. Raffensperger (Leigh Martin May, N.D. Ga. 1:20-cv-2513)
Four days after a case was filed, a district judge issued a consent judgment that it was unconstitutional to require circulators of a recall petition to be eligible to vote in the recall election.
Subject: Recall elections. Topic: Getting on the ballot.

One of many Case Studies in Emergency Election Litigation.

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Tags:
Election Litigation | Getting on the Ballot | Recall Elections | Emergency Proceedings | U.S. District Courts | N.D. Ga.