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Bertrand v. Woodbury County
Closed. Settled and/or Withdrawn (Number of polling places increased for June 2 primary from two to five)
Bertrand v. Woodbury County, No. 03971 CVCV191798 (Iowa Dist. Ct., Woodbury Cnty.) |
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| Case Summary | A former Republican state senator filed a lawsuit against the Woodbury County auditor, fighting the auditor's decision to open only two polling places in Woodbury County on the June 2nd primary. Bertrand argued that Republicans and men tend to vote on Election Day and the emphasis on absentee voting will harm those voters and their chosen candidates. | |
| Filed | 04/16/2020 | |
| State | Iowa | |
| Type of Court | State | |
| Status | Closed. Settled and/or Withdrawn (Number of polling places increased for June 2 primary from two to five) | |
| Last Updated | 03/13/2021 | |
| Issue Tag(s) | In-Person Voting COVID Concern (Number/Location of Polling Places) | |
| Complaint(s) | 04/16/2020: Complaint filed. | |
| Dispositive Ruling(s) | 04/30/2020: Order/Ruling, On April 30, a judge approved a consent order increasing the number of polling places in Woodbury County for the June 2 primary election from two to five. | |
| 05/01/2020: Order/Ruling, Injunction granted in part 5/1/20 | ||
