Filed Date: 2020
Case Ongoing
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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 November 9, 2020,
Plaintiff Alliance for Retired Americans is suing Defendants Maine Secretary of State and Attorney General, claiming that 6 provisions related to absentee voting are unconstitutional and deny people’s fundamental rights. Plaintiff seeks a preliminary and permanent injunction to prevent the 6 challenged provisions from being enforced for the November general election. The 6 provisions include: paper and pen registration, photocopier requirement, postage tax, absentee ballot assistance restrictions, election day receipt deadline, and rejection without notice/signature matching. Plaintiffs allege 6 counts for relief, based on the 1st and 14th Amendments, Maine’s Constitution, and Maine law.
Beliveau, Severin M (Maine)
Devaney, John M. (District of Columbia)
Elias, Marc Erik (District of Columbia)
Ford, Christina A. (District of Columbia)
Holloway, Tre A. (District of Columbia)
Mead, Andrew (Maine)
Stokes, William R (Maine)
Last updated Aug. 30, 2023, 2:40 p.m.
Docket sheet not available via the Clearinghouse.State / Territory: Maine
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Filing Date: 2020
Case Ongoing: Yes
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