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Voter Intimidation by Stealth

Robert Timothy Reagan
March 5, 2023

New Jersey Democratic State Committee v. New Jersey Oath Keepers (Jose L. Linares, D.N.J. 2:16-cv-8230)
Four days before a general election, a party committee filed a federal complaint to enjoin voter intimidation allegedly encouraged by a website that urged “incognito intelligence gathering” on election day. The district court “fail[ed] to see how Defendant’s members could intimidate voters who are not even aware of their presence.”
Subject: Polling-place activities. Topic: Campaign materials.

One of many Case Studies in Emergency Election Litigation.