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Hurricane Displacement and Voter Registration

Robert Timothy Reagan, Margaret S. Williams, Marie Leary, Catherine R. Borden, Jessica L. Snowden, Patricia D. Breen, Jason A. Cantone
May 27, 2023

Segue v. Louisiana (Kurt D. Engelhardt, E.D. La. 2:07-cv-5221)
A federal complaint alleged that Louisiana’s notification procedures for challenges to voter registrations based on evidence that the voters had registered elsewhere had not been precleared pursuant to section 5 of the Voting Rights Act. The district judge determined that preclearance was not necessary because Louisiana was giving more notice than it was precleared to.
Subject: Nullifying registrations. Topics: Registration challenges; section 5 preclearance; three-judge court.

One of many Case Studies in Emergency Election Litigation.

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Tags:
Election Litigation | Nullifying Registrations | Registration Challenges | Section 5 Preclearance | Three-judge Court | Voting Rights Act | Emergency Proceedings | U.S. District Courts | E.D. La.