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Unsuccessful Vote-Dilution Challenge to Automatic Mailing of Absentee Ballots in Vermont

Robert Timothy Reagan
July 30, 2023

Martel v. Condos (Geoffrey W. Crawford, D. Vt. 5:20-cv-131)
A district judge dismissed a federal complaint alleging that mailing absentee ballots to all registered voters created an unconstitutional risk of vote dilution arising from ballots cast by ineligible voters. The judge found the concern to be a general grievance that did not afford the five plaintiffs standing to pursue the claims.
Subject: Absentee and early voting. Topics: Absentee ballots; Covid-19.

One of many Case Studies in Emergency Election Litigation.