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No Preliminary Injunction for Erroneous Voter-Registration Cancelations in Georgia in 2020

Robert Timothy Reagan
October 4, 2023

Black Voters Matter Fund v. Raffensperger (Steve C. Jones, N.D. Ga. 1:20-cv-4869)
A preliminary-injunction motion sought remedies for voter-registration cancelations based on erroneous change-of-address data. On the one hand, the plaintiffs did not give the state’s secretary of state adequate notice of the alleged errors before filing suit. On the other hand, they had not shown that the errors discriminated against any group.
Subject: Nullifying registrations. Topics: Registration procedures; National Voter Registration Act; equal protection; intervention; laches.

One of many Case Studies in Emergency Election Litigation.

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Tags:
Election Litigation | Equal Protection | Intervention | National Voter Registration Act | Nullifying Registrations | Registration Procedures | Emergency Proceedings | Laches | U.S. District Courts | N.D. Ga.