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Ballot-Petition Signatures in Public Housing

Robert Timothy Reagan, Margaret S. Williams, Marie Leary, Catherine R. Borden, Jessica L. Snowden, Patricia D. Breen, Jason A. Cantone
October 7, 2023

Mendenhall v. Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority (Sara Lioi, N.D. Ohio 5:09-cv-742)
A district judge determined that it was not a First Amendment violation for a housing authority to prohibit door-to-door solicitation, including the collection of ballot-petition signatures, in public housing.
Subject: Campaign activities. Topics: Door-to-door canvassing; getting on the ballot.

One of many Case Studies in Emergency Election Litigation.