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Prompt Delivery of Absentee Ballots by Guam

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

United States v. Guam (Frances M. Tydingco-Gatewood, D. Guam 1:10-cv-25)
On October 6, 2010, the Justice Department filed a federal action to enforce Guam’s compliance with the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act. Guam filed a notice that it would not oppose the action, and after an October 13 hearing the district court ordered compliance. For elections in 2012, the district court issued a stipulated order of compliance, because Guam had not yet achieved compliance legislatively.
Subject: Absentee and early voting. Topics: Absentee ballots; Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA).

One of many Case Studies in Emergency Election Litigation.

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Tags:
Election Litigation | Absentee Ballots | Early Voting | Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA) | Emergency Proceedings | U.S. District Courts | D. Guam