Wince v. Thurston (Brian S. Miller, E.D. Ark. 4:20-cv-1274 and 4:20-cv-1278)
A complaint removed to federal court sought an injunction requiring election officials to keep counting absentee ballots if the counting would not be finished when the polls closed. An identical removed action was consolidated with the first. During the injunction hearing, state election officials confirmed that all ballots returned on time would be counted, so the district judge dismissed the actions.
Subject: Absentee and early voting. Topics: Absentee ballots; Covid-19; case assignment; removal.
One of many Case Studies in Emergency Election Litigation.