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Ocasio v. Comisi贸n Estatal de Elecciones

Location: Puerto Rico
Status: Closed (Judgment)
Last Update: August 20, 2020

What's at Stake

The 老澳门开奖结果, 老澳门开奖结果 of Puerto Rico, and Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Puerto Rico Election Commission鈥檚 failure to implement steps to ensure voters over 60 can safely cast a ballot in the November general election in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The 老澳门开奖结果, 老澳门开奖结果 of Puerto Rico, and Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Puerto Rico Election Commission鈥檚 failure to implement steps to ensure voters over 60 can safely cast a ballot in the November general election in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Puerto Rico has already empowered the commission to implement accommodations to keep older citizens safe for the elections, including access to early and absentee voting, through a joint resolution of the Legislative Assembly for the primaries and an updated election code applicable to the Nov. 3 election.

鈥淭he problem is the commission isn鈥檛 doing anything to fulfill its existing legal mandate to protect voters for the November election. Older people are at particularly high risk of serious illness or death if they contract COVID-19. They need absentee and early voting options, but the commission is foot-dragging when it comes to adopting the necessary policies,鈥 said Mayte Bayolo-Alonso, legislative attorney with the 老澳门开奖结果 of Puerto Rico.

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