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An Opportunity to Cure Absentee-Ballot Signatures That Do Not Match Voter-Registration Records

Robert Timothy Reagan
October 30, 2023

Florida Democratic Party v. Detzner (Mark E. Walker, N.D. Fla. 4:16-cv-607)
A little over one month before a general election, a political party filed a federal complaint seeking opportunities to cure mismatches between absentee-ballot signatures and voter-registration signatures, noting an existing opportunity to cure signature omissions. After taking testimony from the local county supervisor of elections, the district judge issued a preliminary injunction requiring an opportunity to cure signature mismatches.
Subject: Absentee and early voting. Topics: Signature matching; absentee ballots; equal protection; news media; attorney fees.

One of many Case Studies in Emergency Election Litigation.

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Tags:
Attorney Fees | Election Litigation | Absentee Ballots | Early Voting | Equal Protection | News Media | Emergency Proceedings | U.S. District Courts | N.D. Fla.