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Prohibited Use of “Reelection” for a Previous Office Holder Who Is Not the Incumbent

Robert Timothy Reagan
October 6, 2023

Make Liberty Win v. Cegavske (Robert C. Jones, D. Nev. 3:20-cv-592)
Election statutes forbade campaign materials from referring to the election of a previous office holder who was not the incumbent as reelection. The district judge agreed that application of the statutes to a specific campaign was unconstitutional but did not agree that the statutes were facially unconstitutional.
Subject: Campaign activities. Topics: Campaign materials; door-to-door canvassing; Covid-19.

One of many Case Studies in Emergency Election Litigation.

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Tags:
Election Litigation | Campaign Activities | Campaign Materials | Door-to-door Canvassing | Emergency Proceedings | Covid-19 | U.S. District Courts | D. Nev.