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Marchant v. Gloria
Closed
Marchant v. Gloria, No. A-20-824884-W (Nev. Dist. Ct., Clark Cty.) |
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| Case Summary | Petitioner, a Nevada Fourth Congressional District Representative, sought injunctive relief against Clark County's use of the Agilis system to verify signatures. Petitioner alleged that state law requires that signature verification be conducted by a human. | |
| Filed | 11/16/2020 | |
| State | Nevada | |
| Type of Court | State | |
| Status | Closed | |
| Last Updated | 05/13/2021 | |
| Issue Tag(s) | Vote-by-Mail (Signature Verification Standards) | |
| Complaint(s) | 11/16/2020: Complaint filed. | |
| Dispositive Ruling(s) | 11/23/2020: Order/Ruling, The court held that it lacked jurisdiction to hear the writ, which was in fact a claim for an election contest. Yet Nevada's election contest statute excludes the federal legislative election at issue in the petition. The court went on to hold that, even if the claim were able to proceed, it would fail on the merits. The plaintiffs invoke a statute that relates to ballot loss or destruction, neither of which has been demonstrated. The court dismissed the case. | |
