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Democratic Party of Georgia v. Crittenden
Case Information
Date Filed: November 11, 2018
State: Georgia
Issues: Absentee Ballots, Provisional Ballots
Courts that Heard this Case: U.S District Court Northern District of Georgia (Case 1:18-cv-05181)
Issue:
Whether Georgia unlawfully rejected absentee ballots due to insufficient information in the elector oath; whether Georgia counties must treat provisional ballots cast by voters in a another county the same as provisional ballots cast by voters within the wrong precinct in the same county
Status:
Complaint filed 11/11/18. Emergency Motion for Preliminary Injunction filed 11/12/18. Preliminary Injunction granted in part filed 11/15/18. Stipulation of Dismissal filed 1/11/19. Clerks entry of Dismissal APPROVING stipulation and civil case terminated filed 1/14/19.
District Court Documents
- Complaint
(11/11/18) - Emergency Motion for Preliminary Injunction (11/12/18)
- Affidavit of Rachel Knowles (11/12/18)
- Affidavit of Terekesha Graves (11/12/18)
- Affidavit of Lona Tate (11/12/18)
- Affidavit of Lauren Groh-Wargo (11/12/18)
- Affidavit of Rebecca DeHart (11/12/18)
- Affidavit of Quinn Muholland (11/12/18)
- Defendants Response in Opposition to Motion for Preliminary Injunction (11/13/18)
- Secretary of State Response to Motion for Preliminary Injunction (11/13/18)
- Intervenor Defendant Brief in Opposition to Motion for Restraining Order (11/13/18)
- Dekalb Board Response to Emergency Motion for Preliminary Injunction (11/13/18)
- Motion of Georgia Republican Party to Intervene (11/13/18)
- Affidavit of Chris Harvey (11/13/18)
- Defendant-Intervenor's General Submission in Response to Request for Information (11/13/18)
- Defendants' Response to The court's Request for Information (11/14/18)
- Motion to Intervene Granted (11/14/18)
- Defendants' Response to Request for Information (11/14/18)
- Emergency Motion for Preliminary Injunction Granted in Part (11/14/18)
- Answer in Intervention (11/15/18)
- Stipulation of Dismissal (1/11/19)
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Commentary
The Perils of Voting by Mail
Steven F. Huefner
Anecdotal evidence of fraudulent absentee ballot harvesting in North Carolina in last month's midterm election already demonstrates the need for greater vigilance in how states conduct voting by mail, whether or not North Carolina ultimately must rerun the election for its 9th Congressional District.
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