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Keeping Early Ballots Secret

Robert Timothy Reagan
May 14, 2020

Saball v. Town of Groton (Leo T. Sorokin, D. Mass. 1:18-cv-12312)
A pro se federal complaint alleged that voters’ names on envelopes containing early cast ballots violated the secret ballot. The district judge denied immediate relief for want of compelling arguments and for want of service on the defendants.
Subject: Absentee and early voting. Topics: Early voting; pro se party.

One of many Case Studies in Emergency Election Litigation.

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Tags:
Election Litigation | Absentee Ballots | Early Voting | Emergency Proceedings | Pro Se Litigation | U.S. District Courts | D. Mass.