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Disability Law Center of Alaska v. Meyer
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Disability Law Center of Alaska v. Meyer, No. 3AN-20-07060 (Alaska Super. Ct., 3d Dist.), transferred to: No. 3:20-cv-00173 (D. Alaska) |
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| Case Summary | Alaska LT. governor and Division of Elections only mailed absentee ballots to registered voters over age 65. Plaintiffs allege intentional age discrimination that violates Alaska Constitution, the 1st, 14th and 26th Amendments of the US Constitution, and the Americans with Disabilities Act. Case was filed and is pending - Plaintiffs are asking for the current mailing to be declared discriminatory and for absentee ballots to be mailed to all qualified Alaska voters for the Primary and General Elections of 2020. | |
| Filed | 07/17/2020 | |
| State | Alaska | |
| Type of Court | State | |
| Status | Active | |
| Last Updated | 03/13/2021 | |
| Issue Tag(s) | Vote-by-Mail (Failure to Mail Ballots w/out Application to All Registered Voters, Failure to Provide Vote-by-Mail Accommodations for Voters with Disabilities) | |
| Complaint(s) | 07/17/2020: Complaint filed. | |
| Dispositive Ruling(s) | 07/20/2020: Other | |
| 09/03/2020: Order/Ruling, Court denied plaintiffs' motion for injunction. Plaintiffs' claimed State action to only send ballots proactively to seniors was unconstitutional discrimination of voting rights to those who were not sent ballots. Court found no harm present. Plaintiffs appealed: No. 20-35778 (9th Cir. Sep 04, 2020). | ||
Disability Law Center of Alaska v. Meyer, No. 3:20-cv-00173 (D. Alaska), transferred from: No. 3AN-20-07060 (Alaska Super. Ct., 3d Dist.) |
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| Case Summary | Alaska LT. governor and Division of Elections only mailed absentee ballots to registered voters over age 65. Plaintiffs allege intentional age discrimination that violates Alaska Constitution, the 1st, 14th and 26th Amendments of the US Constitution, and the Americans with Disabilities Act. Case was filed and is pending - Plaintiffs are asking for the current mailing to be declared discriminatory and for absentee ballots to be mailed to all qualified Alaska voters for the Primary and General Elections of 2020. | |
| Filed | 07/22/2020 | |
| State | Alaska | |
| Type of Court | Federal | |
| Circuit | Ninth Circuit | |
| Status | Active | |
| Last Updated | 03/13/2021 | |
| Issue Tag(s) | Vote-by-Mail (Failure to Mail Ballots w/out Application to All Registered Voters, Failure to Provide Vote-by-Mail Accommodations for Voters with Disabilities) | |
| Complaint(s) | 07/22/2020: Complaint filed. | |
| Dispositive Ruling(s) | 09/03/2020: Order/Ruling, Court denied plaintiffs' motion for injunction. Plaintiffs' claimed that the State's action of sending ballots proactively only to seniors was unconstitutional age discrimination of the voting rights of those who were not sent ballots. Court found no harm present. Plaintiffs appealed: No. 20-35778 (9th Cir. Sep 04, 2020). | |
Disability Law Center of Alaska v. Meyer, 20-35778 (9th Cir.) |
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| Case Summary | Alaska LT. governor and Division of Elections only mailed absentee ballots to registered voters over age 65. Plaintiffs allege intentional age discrimination that violates Alaska Constitution, the 1st, 14th and 26th Amendments of the US Constitution, and the Americans with Disabilities Act. Case was filed and is pending - Plaintiffs are asking for the current mailing to be declared discriminatory and for absentee ballots to be mailed to all qualified Alaska voters for the Primary and General Elections of 2020. | |
| Filed | 09/04/2020 | |
| State | Alaska | |
| Type of Court | Federal | |
| Circuit | Ninth Circuit | |
| Status | Active | |
| Last Updated | 03/13/2021 | |
| Issue Tag(s) | Vote-by-Mail (Failure to Mail Ballots w/out Application to All Registered Voters, Limiting Mail Voting to Senior Voters) | |
| Dispositive Ruling(s) | 09/04/2020: Appellant Brief, Appeal entered. | |
| 09/20/2020: Order/Ruling, The Court declined to grant a stay pending appeal. | ||
