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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)
  • Memo in Support
• Answer of Beaufort County Defendants  (filed 1/26/17)
• Motion to Dismiss of Cumberland County Defendants  (filed 1/26/17)
  • Memo in Support
• Motion of Moore County Defendants (filed 1/26/17)
  • Memo in Support
• 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)