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Robinson v. Board of Elections
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Robinson v. Board of Elections, No. 1:20-cv-01364 (D.D.C.) |
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| Case Summary | Washington DC's Board of Elections closed 14 of 17 polling stations in Ward 8, an area that is over 92% African-American, in response to COVID-19. Plaintiffs claim that since at least 2019, an unknown number of Ward 8 residents have not received mail-in ballots. The voters who do not receive mail-in ballots in time will need to travel to in-person poll sites, but most locations will not be opened. Two residents challenged the Board's decision to close the polling stations as a violation of the Voting Rights Act. The parties jointly settled and the Court dismissed the case with prejudice. | |
| Filed | 05/21/2020 | |
| State | District Columbia | |
| Type of Court | Federal | |
| Circuit | D.C. Circuit | |
| Status | Closed | |
| Last Updated | 03/13/2021 | |
| Issue Tag(s) | Vote-by-Mail (Failure to Mail Ballots w/out Application to All Registered Voters) In-Person Voting COVID Concern (Number/Location of Polling Places) |
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| Complaint(s) | 05/21/2020: Complaint filed. | |
| Dispositive Ruling(s) | 05/28/2020: Order/Ruling, The Court denied Plaintiffs' TRO for reasons stated in a May 28, 2020 telephonic hearing. | |
| 06/30/2020: Order/Ruling, The Court dismissed the case with prejudice. | ||
