Filed Date: June 23, 2020
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NOTE: This case is being tracked in close to real time by the Stanford/MIT Healthy Elections Project. So for information, see their tracker.
According to their summary as of 09/01/2020,
Proponents of ballot initiative seek a suspension or extension of the usual 180-day deadline for collecting petition signatures for such an initiative. They allege that COVID restrictions have impeded their ability to collect signatures, and that a failure to relax the deadline would, among other things, constitute a violation of the First and Fourteenth Amendments. Plaintiffs sought a peremptory writ of mandamus extending the 180 day deadline until all counties had been authorized to move to stage 3 of the re-opening guidelines.
Summary Authors
Corey Berman (1/27/2025)
Macarro v. Padilla, California state trial court (2020)
Arguelles, James P (California)
Andrews, Emily A (California)
Caplan, Deborah B. (California)
Boutin, Gabrielle Downey (California)
Benbrook, Bradley A. (California)
Last updated Jan. 26, 2024, 1:26 p.m.
State / Territory: California
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Healthy Elections COVID litigation tracker
Law Firm Antiracism Alliance (LFAA) project
Key Dates
Filing Date: June 23, 2020
Case Ongoing: Perhaps, but long-dormant
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
An elector in the state of California who is one of the proponents of the proposed ballot initiative, and a ballot measure committee registered with California's Secretary of State in support of the proposed initiative
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Public Interest Lawyer: Yes
Filed Pro Se: No
Class Action Sought: No
Class Action Outcome: Not sought
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Prevailing Party: Plaintiff
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