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No Remedy for the Malfunction of a Voter-Registration Website Because the State Provided a Small Remedy

Robert Timothy Reagan
June 19, 2023

Namphy v. DeSantis (Mark E. Walker, N.D. Fla. 4:20-cv-485)
A voter-registration website malfunctioned on the last day of registration. A district judge determined that the secretary of state’s remedy of extending the registration deadline by a few hours was inadequate, but not so inadequate as to require the court’s intervention.
Subject: Registration procedures. Topics: Registration procedures; Covid-19.

One of many Case Studies in Emergency Election Litigation.

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Election Litigation | Registration Procedures | Emergency Proceedings | Covid-19 | U.S. District Courts | N.D. Fla.