[EL] case number, Puerto Rico 1st circuit decision on voter registration

[Marty Lederman]

DOJ letter brief arguing that NVRA does not apply to Puerto Rico:

*http://tinyurl.com/98z3kqy

*Order of the court of appeals, affirming (not reversing) district court
decision that "serious feasibility issues preclude entry of the relief
sought":

http://www.scribd.com/doc/110492687/Order-Excluded-Voters-1st-Cir-Oct-18-2012


On Mon, Oct 22, 2012 at 3:15 PM, Richard Winger <richardwinger at yahoo.com>wrote:

> 12-2145.  Myrna Colon-Marrero v Hector J. Conty-Perez.  I will amend my
> blog post to include that.  It is an oversight on my part that I omitted
> that.
>
> Richard Winger
> 415-922-9779
> PO Box 470296, San Francisco Ca 94147
>
> --- On *Mon, 10/22/12, Marty Lederman <lederman.marty at gmail.com>* wrote:
>
>
> From: Marty Lederman <lederman.marty at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [EL] 330, 902 Puerto Rico voters can't vote, thanks to First
> Circuit
> To: richardwinger at yahoo.com
> Cc: "John Tanner" <john.k.tanner at gmail.com>, law-election at uci.edu
> Date: Monday, October 22, 2012, 12:02 PM
>
> case number?
>
> On Mon, Oct 22, 2012 at 3:01 PM, Richard Winger <richardwinger at yahoo.com<http://mc/compose?to=richardwinger@yahoo.com>
> > wrote:
>
> Unfortunately, I don't know how to link to anything on Pacer.  Every time
> I try, the result is that the person clicking the link just gets a page
> telling the person to log in to his or her pacer account.
>
>
> Richard Winger
> 415-922-9779
> PO Box 470296, San Francisco Ca 94147
>
> --- On *Mon, 10/22/12, Marty Lederman <lederman.marty at gmail.com<http://mc/compose?to=lederman.marty@gmail.com>
> >* wrote:
>
>
> From: Marty Lederman <lederman.marty at gmail.com<http://mc/compose?to=lederman.marty@gmail.com>
> >
>
> Subject: Re: [EL] 330, 902 Puerto Rico voters can't vote, thanks to First
> Circuit
> To: richardwinger at yahoo.com <http://mc/compose?to=richardwinger@yahoo.com>
> Cc: "John Tanner" <john.k.tanner at gmail.com<http://mc/compose?to=john.k.tanner@gmail.com>>,
> law-election at uci.edu <http://mc/compose?to=law-election@uci.edu>
> Date: Monday, October 22, 2012, 11:44 AM
>
>
> links to the decisions would be welcome, thanks
>
> On Mon, Oct 22, 2012 at 2:38 PM, Richard Winger <richardwinger at yahoo.com<http://mc/compose?to=richardwinger@yahoo.com>
> > wrote:
>
> That's not what the brief says, although I admit I haven't looked at the
> law myself.  The attorney for the voters says the federal law does apply to
> Puerto Rico elections for Delegate to US House (I realize the title of that
> office in Puerto Rico is "resident commissioner").  And neither the US
> District Court nor the 1st circuit said the federal law doesn't cover
> Puerto Rico.  But I know you worked in the Voting Rights section so you
> must know what you are talking about.
>
>
> Richard Winger
> 415-922-9779
> PO Box 470296, San Francisco Ca 94147
>
> --- On *Mon, 10/22/12, John Tanner <john.k.tanner at gmail.com<http://mc/compose?to=john.k.tanner@gmail.com>
> >* wrote:
>
>
> From: John Tanner <john.k.tanner at gmail.com<http://mc/compose?to=john.k.tanner@gmail.com>
> >
> Subject: Re: [EL] 330, 902 Puerto Rico voters can't vote, thanks to First
> Circuit
> To: richardwinger at yahoo.com <http://mc/compose?to=richardwinger@yahoo.com>
> Cc: law-election at uci.edu <http://mc/compose?to=law-election@uci.edu>
> Date: Monday, October 22, 2012, 11:34 AM
>
>
> Unfortunatley, the plain language of the NVRA makes it applicable only to
> states and one colony
>
> On Mon, Oct 22, 2012 at 12:28 PM, Richard Winger <richardwinger at yahoo.com<http://mc/compose?to=richardwinger@yahoo.com>
> > wrote:
>
>
> http://www.ballot-access.org/2012/10/22/puerto-rico-voters-who-didnt-vote-in-2008-and-who-didnt-re-register-in-time-lose-ability-to-vote-in-2012/
>
> Richard Winger
> 415-922-9779
> PO Box 470296, San Francisco Ca 94147
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