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Voter Identification in Lawrence, Massachusetts

Robert Timothy Reagan, Margaret S. Williams, Marie Leary, Catherine R. Borden, Jessica L. Snowden, Patricia D. Breen, Jason A. Cantone
March 7, 2023

Morris v. City of Lawrence (Rya W. Zobel, D. Mass. 1:01-cv-11889)
On the day before a municipal election, a voter and two voting-rights organizations filed a federal complaint challenging a city’s planned voter-identification requirement. Defense counsel acknowledged that voters would show up without identification, because they would not be aware of the new requirement, and they would only be able to vote if they signed their ballots. The court enjoined the requirement.
Subject: Voter identification. Topics: Voter identification; case assignment.

One of many Case Studies in Emergency Election Litigation.

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Case Management | Election Litigation | Case Assignment | Voter Identification | Emergency Proceedings | U.S. District Courts | D. Mass.