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County Jail Ordered to Provide Inmates with Absentee Ballots

Robert Timothy Reagan
October 24, 2023

Cannavan v. County of Ventura (Fernando M. Olguin, C.D. Cal. 2:20-cv-10012)
A district judge ordered a county to provide its jail inmates with absentee ballots in an action filed on the Friday before a general election.
Subject: Absentee and early voting. Topics: Absentee ballots; class action.

One of many Case Studies in Emergency Election Litigation.

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Tags:
Class Actions | Election Litigation | Absentee Ballots | Early Voting | Emergency Proceedings | U.S. District Courts | C.D. Cal.