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Equal Provision of Early Voting in Cook County

Robert Timothy Reagan, Margaret S. Williams, Marie Leary, Catherine R. Borden, Jessica L. Snowden, Patricia D. Breen, Jason A. Cantone
November 1, 2023

Gustafson v. Illinois State Board of Elections (David H. Coar, N.D. Ill. 1:06-cv-1159)
A federal complaint charged a city and its county with unequal provision of early voting. The district judge found that the inconsistencies among the jurisdictions were not so serious as to merit federal-court intervention.
Subject: Absentee and early voting. Topics: Early voting; poll locations; primary election.

One of many Case Studies in Emergency Election Litigation.

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Tags:
Election Litigation | Early Voting | Poll Location | Primary Election | Emergency Proceedings | U.S. District Courts | N.D. Ill.