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Manning v. Rogers
Closed
Manning v. Rogers, No. MA-118774 (Okla. S. Ct.) |
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| Case Summary | Facts/claims: Secretary of State has delayed signature counting and verification for a State Question (law prohibiting extreme sentencing) due to COVID-19 related difficulties. Court agreed and directed Secretary of State to begin signature count to consider petition. | |
| Filed | 05/07/2020 | |
| State | Oklahoma | |
| Type of Court | State | |
| Status | Closed () | |
| Last Updated | 09/05/2020 | |
| Issue Tag(s) | In-Person Voting COVID Concern (Other In-Person Voting Issue) Petition Signature Requirement (Other Petition Signature Requirement Issue) Whether COVID19 can be used to delay signature verification/count to determine if a petition meets threshold |
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| Dispositive Ruling(s) | 05/07/2020: Petition | |
| 05/07/2020: Appellant Brief | ||
| 05/26/2020: Order/Ruling, Supreme Court of Oklahoma ruled in favor of petitioners/proponent in this case. They issued a Writ of Mandamus requiring the respondent to accept for filing the petitions in question within 10 calendar days of the order. Petition Granted because the Court finds Respondent has not established the signature-counting process cannot be performed in an efficient manner. The Supreme Court assumed original jurisdiction. | ||
