Case: Alliance for Retired Americans v. Dunlap

CV-20-95 | Maine state trial court

Filed Date: 2020

Case Ongoing

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Case Summary

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 pr…

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.

People

Judge(s)
Attorney for Plaintiff

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)

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

Document

CV-20-95

Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief

June 24, 2020

June 24, 2020

Complaint

CV-20-95

Decision on Motion for Preliminary Injunction

Sept. 30, 2020

Sept. 30, 2020

Order/Opinion

Ken-20-262

Opinion

Alliance for Retired Americans v. Secretary of State

Maine state supreme court

Oct. 23, 2020

Oct. 23, 2020

Order/Opinion

240 A.3d 240

Resources

Docket

Last updated Aug. 30, 2023, 2:40 p.m.

Docket sheet not available via the Clearinghouse.

Case Details

State / Territory: Maine

Case Type(s):

Election/Voting Rights

Special Collection(s):

COVID-19 (novel coronavirus)

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Key Dates

Filing Date: 2020

Case Ongoing: Yes

Plaintiffs

Attorney Organizations:

Perkins Coie