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Electronic Ballot-Petition Signatures in Rhode Island During a Pandemic

Robert Timothy Reagan

October 15, 2023

Acosta v. Restrepo (Mary S. McElroy, D.R.I. 1:20-cv-262)
Because of the global Covid-19 infectious pandemic, a district judge in Rhode Island ordered election officials to accept ballot-petition signatures electronically.

Unsuccessful Federal Actions to Achieve Different Results from Unsuccessful State-Court Efforts to Get on a Ballot

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

October 10, 2023

Ramratan v. New York City Board of Elections (Nicholas G. Garaufis and Dora L. Irizarry, 1:06-cv-4770), Bert v. New York City Board of Elections (Charles P. Sifton, 1:06-cv-4789), Brown v. Board of Elections (Kiyo A. Matsumoto, 1:08-cv-3512), Fischer v.

Canceling an Election During a Pandemic

Robert Timothy Reagan

October 10, 2023

Yang v. New York State Board of Elections (Analisa Torres, S.D.N.Y. 1:20-cv-3325)

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)

Section 5 Preclearance and Holding a Special Election on the Same Day as a General Election

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

October 7, 2023

Barron v. New York City Board of Elections (Raymond J. Dearie, E.D.N.Y. 1:08-cv-3839)

Propriety of an Advisory Question on the Ballot in Washington

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

October 6, 2023

Lamar Company v. Spokane County Board of County Commissioners (Fred Van Sickle, E.D. Wash. 2:02-cv-326)
The district court ruled that it was not improper for a county to put on the general-election ballot an advisory question on curtailing roadside billboards.

Injunction Against Content-Based Removal of a Ballot Initiative

Robert Timothy Reagan

October 6, 2023

Hyman v. City of Salem (Thomas S. Kleeh, N.D. W. Va. 1:19-cv-75)
A district judge enjoined removal of a marijuana decriminalization initiative from a city’s ballot as content-based discretion to remove an initiative that might be in conflict with state law.

Requiring Meaningful Review for Keeping an Initiative Off the Ballot

Robert Timothy Reagan

October 6, 2023

Schmitt v. Husted (Edmund A. Sargus, Jr., S.D. Ohio 2:18-cv-966)

Certification Deadline for Ballot-Initiative Signatures

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

October 6, 2023

Personhood Mississippi v. Hood (Daniel P. Jordan III, S.D. Miss. 3:10-cv-71)

State-Court Ballot Litigation and the Federal Deadline for Overseas Ballots

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

October 6, 2023

Board of County Commissioners v. Duran (1:14-cv-844) and New Mexico ex rel. Salazar v. Duran (1:14-cv-848) (Karen B. Molzen, D.N.M.)

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Getting on the Ballot

Electronic Ballot-Petition Signatures in Rhode Island During a Pandemic

Unsuccessful Federal Actions to Achieve Different Results from Unsuccessful State-Court Efforts to Get on a Ballot

Canceling an Election During a Pandemic

Ballot-Petition Signatures in Public Housing

Section 5 Preclearance and Holding a Special Election on the Same Day as a General Election

Propriety of an Advisory Question on the Ballot in Washington

Injunction Against Content-Based Removal of a Ballot Initiative

Requiring Meaningful Review for Keeping an Initiative Off the Ballot

Certification Deadline for Ballot-Initiative Signatures

State-Court Ballot Litigation and the Federal Deadline for Overseas Ballots

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