Last Updated: September 10, 2010 at 1:39 PM
League of Women Voters of New Mexico v. Herrera
Case Information
Date Filed: October 23, 2008
State: New Mexico
Issue: Improper Election Administration
Courts that Heard this Case: New Mexico Supreme Court (Case 31,386)
Issue:
The issue in this case is what constitutes a legal vote in the State of New Mexico and whether official are allowed to discern the intent of voters even when the ballot is marked improperly.
Status:
NOTICE: The electronic docket for this case is not freely available to the public. Filings in this case are not being monitored on a daily basis. Select documents will be added to this page when possible.
Emergency Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed on 10/23/08. Response due on 10/29/08. Writ of Mandamus granted on 10/30/08.
New Mexico Supreme Court Documents
- Emergency Petition for Writ of Mandamus
(filed 10/23/08)
- Writ of Mandamus (entered 10/30/08)
Commentary
Gerrymandering as Viewpoint Discrimination: A "Functional Equivalence" Test
Edward B. Foley
A First Amendment test for identifying when a map is functionally equivalent to a facially discriminatory statute.
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