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Injunction Against Content-Based Removal of a Ballot Initiative

Robert Timothy Reagan
October 6, 2023

Hyman v. City of Salem (Thomas S. Kleeh, N.D. W. Va. 1:19-cv-75)
A district judge enjoined removal of a marijuana decriminalization initiative from a city’s ballot as content-based discretion to remove an initiative that might be in conflict with state law.
Subject: Ballot measures. Topics: Ballot measure; getting on the ballot.

One of many Case Studies in Emergency Election Litigation.

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Tags:
Election Litigation | Ballot Measure | Getting on the Ballot | Emergency Proceedings | U.S. District Courts | N.D. W. Va.