COVID-Related Election Litigation Tracker

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This database consolidates and tracks litigation concerning the effect of the pandemic on election law. The purpose of this tool is to provide an interactive list of relevant cases that can be searched by issue, court, status, and jurisdiction.

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Delisle v. Boockvar

Closed. Settled and/or Withdrawn

Delisle v. Boockvar, No. 95-MM-2020 (Penn. Sup. Ct.), transferred to: No. 319-MD-2020 (Penn. Commonw. Ct.)

  Case Summary The case concerns an emergency petition for an extension of time to allow the Bucks County, PA, Board of Elections to count the Voted Absentee and Mail-in Ballots that were received during the 2020 Pennsylvania Primary Election. On May 29, 2020, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Middle District, issued an order transferring the matter to Pennsylvania’s Commonwealth Court, on account of expiration of the 180-day time period during which the Court had jurisdiction to adjudicate the matter under relevant law.
Filed 05/25/2020
State Pennsylvania
Type of Court State
Status Closed. Settled and/or Withdrawn ()
Last Updated 09/05/2020
Issue Tag(s) Vote-by-Mail (Mail Voting Deadlines (for Applying, Receiving, Postmark))
Dispositive Ruling(s) 05/25/2020: Other, Emergency Application for Special Relief
05/29/2020: Order/Ruling, Transferred
05/29/2020: Order/Ruling, Transferred

Delisle v. Boockvar, No. 319-MD-2020 (Penn. Commonw. Ct.), transferred from: No. 95-MM-2020 (Penn. Sup. Ct.)

  Case Summary The case concerns an emergency petition for an extension of time to allow the Bucks County, PA, Board of Elections to count the Voted Absentee and Mail-in Ballots that were received during the 2020 Pennsylvania Primary Election. On May 29, 2020, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Middle District, issued an order transferring the matter to Pennsylvania’s Commonwealth Court, on account of expiration of the 180-day time period during which the Court had jurisdiction to adjudicate the matter under relevant law.
Filed 05/25/2020
State Pennsylvania
Type of Court State
Status Closed. Settled and/or Withdrawn ()
Last Updated 12/06/2020
Issue Tag(s) Vote-by-Mail (Mail Voting Deadlines (for Applying, Receiving, Postmark))
Dispositive Ruling(s) 06/01/2020: Order/Ruling, Pettioners' Preliminary Injunction denied.
06/11/2020: Order/Ruling, After plaintiffs filed a Praecipe for Discontinuance, the court discontinued and ended the case.
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