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Relaxing Rules on Absentee and Early Voting for Senior Citizens in Puerto Rico During an Infectious Pandemic

Robert Timothy Reagan

October 25, 2023

Ocasio v. Comisión Estatal de Elecciones (Pedro A. Delgado-Hernández, D.P.R. 3:20-cv-1432)
During the global Covid-19 infectious pandemic, two senior voters sought a court order relaxing absentee and early-voting eligibility for senior voters generally. The district judge granted them first a preliminary injunction and then a permanent injunction.
Subject: Absentee and early voting. Topics: Early voting; Covid-19; attorney fees.

One of many Case Studies in Emergency Election Litigation.

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Relaxing Rules on Absentee and Early Voting for Senior Citizens in Puerto Rico During an Infectious Pandemic