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Sterne v. Adams
Closed. Settled and/or Withdrawn
Sterne v. Adams, No. 20-CI-00538 (Ky. Cir. Ct., Franklin Cnty.) |
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| Case Summary | KY issued order to allow "fear of COVID-19" to be a reason for absentee ballots for the primary and they are seeking to extend that for the November Elections. In addition, KY has recently implement a new ID requirement in order to receive a ballot and the recent shutdown of Government offices due to the virus has impacted peoples' abilities to get these IDs. | |
| Filed | 07/07/2020 | |
| State | Kentucky | |
| Type of Court | State | |
| Status | Closed. Settled and/or Withdrawn | |
| Last Updated | 05/04/2021 | |
| Issue Tag(s) | Vote-by-Mail (Failure to Allow No-Excuse Vote by Mail, Other Vote-by-Mail Issue, Witness and/or Notary Requirement, Failure to Include ID/Documentation) In-Person Voting COVID Concern (ID/Documentation Requirements) |
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| Complaint(s) | 07/07/2020: Complaint filed. | |
| 07/31/2020: Complaint, Plaintiffs sue under Section 6 of the Kentucky Constitution for declaratory and injunctive relief to: 1) require Kentucky election officials to extend the no-excuse absentee voting rules used for the June 23, 2020 primary election for the duration of the Covid-19 pandemic, including for the upcoming November 3, 2020 general election, and 2) require that election officials electronically transmit ballots to voters with visual disabilities who vote by mail. filed. | ||
| Dispositive Ruling(s) | 08/14/2020: Order/Ruling, Secretary of State Adams submitted recommendations to Governor Beshar expanding no-excuse absentee voting in accordance with the requests of the plaintiffs. | |
| 08/14/2020: Order/Ruling, Governor Beshar accepted and implemented Secretary of State Adams's recommendation through Executive Order. | ||
