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A Defective Absentee-Ballot Application by a Hospitalized Voter

Robert Timothy Reagan
August 6, 2023

Ramsden v. Husted (Benita Y. Pearson, N.D. Ohio 4:16-cv-641)
After the polls closed, a hospitalized voter filed a federal complaint alleging that election authorities improperly refused to provide the voter with an absentee ballot on election day. The judge determined that the voter’s application was defective and denied the voter relief.
Subject: Absentee and early voting. Topics: Absentee ballots; primary election; provisional ballots.

One of many Case Studies in Emergency Election Litigation.

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Tags:
Election Litigation | Absentee Ballots | Early Voting | Primary Election | Provisional Ballots | Emergency Proceedings