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Yazzie et al v. Hobbs
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Yazzie et al v. Hobbs, 3:20-cv-08222-GMS (D. Ariz.) |
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| Case Summary | Plaintiffs allege that state law requiring that mailed ballots be received, not postmarked, before 7PM on Election Day to be counted is unconstitutional given unique circumstances for Navajo Nation, COVID-19, and USPS reorganizational issues. | |
| Filed | 08/26/2020 | |
| State | Arizona | |
| Type of Court | Federal | |
| Circuit | Ninth Circuit | |
| Status | Closed | |
| Last Updated | 03/04/2021 | |
| Issue Tag(s) | Vote-by-Mail (Mail Voting Deadlines (for Applying, Receiving, Postmark)) | |
| Complaint(s) | 08/26/2020: Complaint filed. | |
| Dispositive Ruling(s) | 09/25/2020: Order/Ruling, With respect to the Voting Rights Act, the Ninth Circuit held that plaintiffs’ showing fails to demonstrate that the receipt deadline results in a disparate burden on Navajo Nation members living on-reservation. With respect to the alleged Equal Protection violation, the Ninth Circuit held that the ballot receipt deadline “falls far below” a required showing of discriminatory intent. | |
| 01/06/2021: Order/Ruling, The court dismissed the case as moot. | ||
Yazzie v. Hobbs, No. 20-16890 (9th Cir.) |
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| Case Summary | Petitioners seek injunctive relief of the ballot receipt deadline for the Navajo Nation. | |
| Filed | 10/15/2020 | |
| State | Arizona | |
| Type of Court | Federal | |
| Circuit | Ninth Circuit | |
| Status | Closed | |
| Last Updated | 03/04/2021 | |
| Issue Tag(s) | Vote-by-Mail (Mail Voting Deadlines (for Applying, Receiving, Postmark)) | |
| Dispositive Ruling(s) | 10/15/2020: Other, The Ninth Circuit affirmed the District Court's denial of petitioner's preliminary injunction seeking to extend the deadline for receipt of mail-in voting because the suit was brought three weeks before the election and the mail-in voting deadline had been in place since 1997. | |
