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Nullification of an Absentee-Ballot Witness Requirement During a Global Infectious Pandemic

Robert Timothy Reagan
October 30, 2023

League of Women Voters of Virginia v. Virginia State Board of Elections (Norman K. Moon, W.D. Va. 6:20-cv-24)
During the global Covid-19 infectious pandemic, seven weeks before a primary election, a district judge approved a consent decree that nullified the witness requirement for absentee ballots in the election. Later, the judge approved a similar consent decree for the general election.
Subject: Absentee and early voting. Topics: Covid-19; absentee ballots; intervention; primary election; attorney fees.

One of many Case Studies in Emergency Election Litigation.