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North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP v. The North Carolina State Board of Elections
Case Information
Date Filed: October 31, 2016
State: North Carolina
Issue: Voter Registration
Current Court: U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina (Case 16-cv-1274)
Issue:
Whether the North Carolina and County Boards of Elections cancellation of the voter registrations of thousands of North Carolina voters, based on a single piece of undeliverable mail, in the final weeks and months before Election Day violates that National Voter Registration Act and other federal laws.
Status:
Complaint filed 10/31/16. Order granting preliminary injunction filed 11/4/16. Answer of NC Board of Elections filed 12/22/16. Answers and Motions to Dismiss of County Defendants filed 1/26/17. NC Board of Elections' Opposition to Motions to Dismiss filed 2/16/17. Plaintiffs' Memo in Opposition to Motions to Dismiss of County Defendants filed 4/14/17. County Defendants' Replies filed 4/27/17, 4/28/17, and 5/12/17. Opinion and Order Granting in Part and Denying in Part Defendants' Motions to Dismiss filed 9/26/17. Answer and Cross-Claim of Cumberland County defendants filed 10/10/17. Answer of North Carolina State Board of Elections filed 10/31/17. Status Report filed 1/12/18.
District Court Documents
- Complaint
(filed 10/31/16)
- Motion for Temporary Restraining Order
(filed 10/31/16)
- Motion to Dismiss
(filed 11/1/16)
- Memorandum Opinion
(filed 11/4/16)
- Order Granting Preliminary Injunction
(filed 11/4/16)
- Answer of NC Board of Elections
(filed 12/22/16)
- Motion to Dismiss of Beaufort County Defendants
(filed 1/26/17)
- Answer of Beaufort County Defendants
(filed 1/26/17)
- Motion to Dismiss of Cumberland County Defendants
(filed 1/26/17)
- Motion of Moore County Defendants
(filed 1/26/17)
- Answer of Moore County Defendants
(filed 1/26/17)
- NC Board of Elections' Opposition to Motions to Dismiss of County Defendants
(filed 2/16/17)
- Plaintiffs' Memo in Opposition to Motions to Dismiss
(filed 4/14/17)
- Reply of Moore County in Support of Motion to Dismiss
(filed 4/27/17)
- Reply of Beaufort County in Support of Motion to Dismiss
(filed 4/28/17)
- Reply of Cumberland County in Support of Motion to Dismiss
(filed 5/12/17)
- Opinion and Order Granting in Part and Denying in Part Defendants' Motions to Dismiss
(filed 9/26/17)
- Answer and Cross-Claim of Cumberland County Defendants
(filed 10/10/17)
- Answer of North Carolina State Board of Elections
(filed 10/31/17)
- Status Report
(filed 1/12/18)
Commentary
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Edward B. Foley
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