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Case Details
Ivey v. Lamone
Closed. Settled and/or Withdrawn (Signature requirement reduced by 5% consistent with prior settlement in 2-cv-1253-ELH that applied to Green and Libertarian parties only.)
Ivey v. Lamone, No. 1:20-cv-01995 (D. Md.) |
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| Case Summary | Candidate challenged State of MD's 1% threshold requirement for inclusion on General Election ballot. Plaintiff candidate claimed 1st and 14th amendment right violations as a result of the enforcement of the signature requirement. Candidate requested relief from the 1% threshold requirement as follows: 1) to reduce the 1% requirement to match the 0.5% requirement imposed on Green and Libertarian parties as a result of a settlement in 20-cv-1253-ELH; 2) to extend the deadline to at least 9/8/2020; and 3) to largely abrogate the signature requirement due to the current public health emergency (reduce to 0.005% - roughly the number of signatures the candidate had already collected). | |
| Filed | 07/07/2020 | |
| State | Maryland | |
| Type of Court | Federal | |
| Circuit | Fourth Circuit | |
| Status | Closed. Settled and/or Withdrawn (Signature requirement reduced by 5% consistent with prior settlement in 2-cv-1253-ELH that applied to Green and Libertarian parties only.) | |
| Last Updated | 09/01/2020 | |
| Issue Tag(s) | Candidate Signature Requirement (Threshold Number, Deadline/Time to Collect) | |
| Complaint(s) | 07/07/2020: Complaint filed. | |
| Dispositive Ruling(s) | 07/20/2020: Order/Ruling, Settled. Signature requirement reduced by 50% consistent with prior settlement in 20-cv-1253-ELH that applied to Green and Libertarian parties only. All other relief denied. | |
