Case: American Women v. Missouri

20AC-CC00333 | Missouri 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 10, 2020, After the Missouri officials realized the pandemic would affect the November 3 election, they passed a new bill loosening many of its previous requirements, but only for some voters and not others. These plaintiffs challenge five restrictions that either remain after or were imposed by these rule changes…

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 10, 2020,

After the Missouri officials realized the pandemic would affect the November 3 election, they passed a new bill loosening many of its previous requirements, but only for some voters and not others. These plaintiffs challenge five restrictions that either remain after or were imposed by these rule changes: (1) application of the notarization requirement to some voters but not others; (2) the election day receipt requirement; (3) the ban on ballot collection; (4) the "inconsistent and indiscriminate evaluation criteria" used to determine whether a ballot is valid or will be rejected; and (5) a requirement that some absentee voters must return their ballots by mail, while others may return them in person. In addition to challenging all restrictions under the Right of Suffrage and Equal Protection provisions of the Missouri Constitution, the plaintiffs also challenge the Election Day Deadline under the Procedural Due Process Clause of the Missouri Constitution, and the Ballot Collection Ban under the Freedom of Speech Clause of the Missouri Constitution.

People


Judge(s)

Green, Daniel (Missouri)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Elias, Marc Erik (District of Columbia)

Gonski, Sarah Rae (Arizona)

Hatfield, Charles W. (Missouri)

Nkwonta, Uzoma (District of Columbia)

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

Document

20AC-CC00333

Petition for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief

American Women v. State of Missouri

Aug. 20, 2020

Aug. 20, 2020

Complaint

20AC-CC00333

Judgment

American Women v. State of Missouri

Oct. 22, 2020

Oct. 22, 2020

Order/Opinion

Resources

Docket

Last updated Aug. 30, 2023, 1:27 p.m.

Docket sheet not available via the Clearinghouse.

Case Details

State / Territory: Missouri

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