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Unsuccessfully Challenging Private Grants to Local Election Authorities

Robert Timothy Reagan
August 22, 2023

Wisconsin Voters Alliance v. City of Racine (William C. Griesbach, E.D. Wis. 1:20-cv-1487), Pennsylvania Voters Alliance v. Centre County (Matthew W. Brann, M.D. Pa. 4:20-cv-1761), Texas Voters Alliance v. Dallas County (Amos L. Mazzant, E.D. Tex. 4:20-cv-775), and Minnesota Voters Alliance v. City of Minneapolis (Michael J. Davis, D. Minn. 0:20-cv-2049)
Courts in the Eastern District of Wisconsin, the Middle District of Pennsylvania, and the District of Minnesota held that the plaintiffs did not have standing to challenge private grants to election authorities, because the complaints alleged only policy grievances.
Subject: Voting procedures. Topics: Voting technology; equal protection; Covid-19; interlocutory appeal; Help America Vote Act (HAVA); National Voter Registration Act; laches.

One of many Case Studies in Emergency Election Litigation.

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Tags:
Equal Protection | Election Litigation | Equal Protection | Help America Vote Act (HAVA) | Interlocutory Appeal | National Voter Registration Act | Voting Procedures | Voting Technology | Emergency Proceedings | Laches | Covid-19 | U.S. District Courts | D. Minn. | M.D. Pa. | E.D. Tex. | E.D. Wis.