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Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee v. Ertel
Case Information
Date Filed: November 13, 2018
State: Florida
Issue: Improper Election Administration
Courts that Heard this Case: District Court for The Northern District of Florida (Case 4:18-cv-00526)
Issue:
Whether Florida's ballot-counting rules subject voters to disparate treatment and arbitrary disenfranchisement in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment's Equal Protection Clause and the prohibition against undue burdens on the right to vote in the First and Fourteenth Amendments
Status:
Complaint filed 11/13/18. Emergency Motion for TRO filed 11/13/18. Motion to Intervene granted 11/14/18. Preliminary injunction denied 11/15/18. Status Report filed 12/14/18. Defendant is substitued from Detzner to Ertel filed 1/9/18. Notice of voluntray dismissal by plaintiffs DSCC and Bill Nelson filed 1/18/19. This case is dismissed without prejudice under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure filed 1/22/19.
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