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No Early-Voting Site for the Pascua Yaqui Tribe

Robert Timothy Reagan
October 27, 2023

Pascua Yaqui Tribe v. Rodriguez (James A. Soto, D. Ariz. 4:20-cv-432)
A suit to establish an early-voting location on an Indian reservation was unsuccessful. On the one hand, the suit was brought too close to the election. On the other hand, the plaintiff tribe did not show a sufficient barrier to voting for tribal members on the reservation.
Subject: Absentee and early voting. Topics: Early voting; poll locations; laches; Covid-19.

One of many Case Studies in Emergency Election Litigation.

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Tags:
Election Litigation | Absentee Ballots | Early Voting | Poll Location | Emergency Proceedings | Laches | Covid-19 | U.S. District Courts | D. Ariz.