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

Mon Oct 22 12:52:49 PDT 2012

Thank you, Marty.  I amended my post to include that and thanked you.

Richard Winger

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--- On Mon, 10/22/12, Marty Lederman <lederman.marty at gmail.com> wrote:

From: Marty Lederman <lederman.marty at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: case number, Puerto Rico 1st circuit decision on voter registration
To: richardwinger at yahoo.com
Cc: "John Tanner" <john.k.tanner at gmail.com>, law-election at uci.edu
Date: Monday, October 22, 2012, 12:28 PM

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> 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> 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, 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> 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> wrote:

From: John Tanner <john.k.tanner at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [EL] 330, 902 Puerto Rico voters can't vote, thanks to First Circuit

To: richardwinger at yahoo.com

Cc: law-election at 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> 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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