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Priorities USA v. Benson
Case Information
Date Filed: October 30, 2019
State: Michigan
Issue: Absentee Ballots
Courts that Heard this Case: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan (Case 19-cv-13188)
Issue:
Case concerns a constitutional challenge to Michigan's signature match laws, which require election officials to reject absentee applications and ballots if they determine that the signature provided with the applications or ballots does not match the voter's signature on file with election authorities.
Status:
Complaint Filed 10/30/19. Amended Complaint 12/30/19. Motion To Dismiss Amended Complaint 1/13/20. Response to Motion to Dismiss 2/3/20. Order Denying Motion To Dismiss Amended Complaint 3/24/20. Answer to ameded complaint with affirmative defenses 4/17/20. Motion to dismiss 4/21/20. Stipulated order dismissing case without prejudice 5/8/20.
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