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Widespread Voter-Registration Challenges

Robert Timothy Reagan, Margaret S. Williams, Marie Leary, Catherine R. Borden, Jessica L. Snowden, Patricia D. Breen, Jason A. Cantone
October 4, 2023

Miller v. Blackwell (Susan J. Dlott, S.D. Ohio 1:04-cv-735)
One week before the 2004 general election, the Democratic Party filed a federal complaint challenging widespread voter-registration challenges—approximately 22,000—by the Republican Party based on returned mail. The court enjoined administrative hearings on the challenges through the election. After the election, the plaintiffs dropped the case.
Subject: Nullifying registrations. Topics: Registration challenges; intervention; class action; enforcing orders.

One of many Case Studies in Emergency Election Litigation.

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Tags:
Class Actions | Election Litigation | Enforcing Orders | Intervention | Nullifying Registrations | Registration Challenges | Emergency Proceedings | U.S. District Courts | S.D. Ohio