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Voter Registrations Voided Because a Deputy Registrar Was Dismissed

Robert Timothy Reagan, Margaret S. Williams, Marie Leary, Catherine R. Borden, Jessica L. Snowden, Patricia D. Breen, Jason A. Cantone
May 29, 2023

Johnson v. Helander (Charles R. Norgle, Sr., N.D. Ill. 1:00-cv-6926)
A high-school student filed a federal complaint to validate high-school voter registrations that had been voided because of sloppy work by a deputy registrar. The district judge denied class certification, and he denied immediate injunctive relief. The county attorney presented evidence that the plaintiff had received notice of his voided registration in time to cure it.
Subject: Nullifying registrations. Topics: Registration procedures; student registration; class action.

One of many Case Studies in Emergency Election Litigation.

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Class Actions | Election Litigation | Nullifying Registrations | Registration Procedures | Student Registration | Emergency Proceedings | U.S. District Courts | N.D. Ill.