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Identification Numbers and Voter Registration

Robert Timothy Reagan, Margaret S. Williams, Marie Leary, Catherine R. Borden, Jessica L. Snowden, Patricia D. Breen, Jason A. Cantone
October 26, 2023

Lucas County Democratic Party v. Blackwell (James G. Carr, N.D. Ohio 3:04-cv-7646)
Eighteen days before a general election, a suit alleged that a directive by Ohio’s secretary of state not to process voter-registration forms that left blank the box for a driver’s license or Social Security number violated the Help America Vote Act and the National Voter Registration Act. The court denied immediate relief, because there was not enough time to develop an evidentiary record.
Subject: Registration procedures. Topics: Registration procedures; Help America Vote Act (HAVA); National Voter Registration Act; laches.

One of many Case Studies in Emergency Election Litigation.

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Tags:
Election Litigation | Help America Vote Act (HAVA) | National Voter Registration Act | Registration Procedures | Emergency Proceedings | Laches | U.S. District Courts | N.D. Ohio