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Mi Familia Vota et al. v. Fontes (2021)

Filing Date:
August 17, 2021
Status:
pending
State:
Arizona
Topics:
Absentee Ballots, Provisional Ballots, Voter ID, Voter Suppression, Voting Rights Act
Most Recent Court:
U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona (2:21-cv-01423)
Issue(s):

Civil rights organizations challenge two bills introduced in the Arizona State Senate in the wake of the 2020 election which change the state's early voting system. The first, Senate Bill 1485, purges voters from Arizona's permanent early voting list if voters do not cast a mail-in ballot in two consecutive election cycles. The second, Senate Bill 1003, requires voters who submit early ballots without a signature to "cure" the ballot by 7:00 PM on Election Day.

Case Progress:
  • Complaint 8/17/21
  • RNC and RNSC's Motion to Intervene 9/2/21
  • DSCC and DCCC's Motion to Intervene 9/24/21
  • Order Granting Motions to Intervene 10/4/21
  • DSCC and DCCC's Complaint 10/4/21
  • Motion to Stay Plaintiffs' Anderson-Burdick Signature Claim 11/01/21
  • Plaintiffs' Opposition to Motion to Stay 11/15/21
  • Defendants' Motion to Dismiss 11/17/21
  • Defendants' Reply to Plaintiffs' Opposition to Motion to Stay 11/22/21
  • Order Denying Defendants' Motion to Stay 11/24/21
  • Defendants' Amended Motion to Dismiss 11/24/21
  • Plaintiffs' Opposition to Amended Motion to Dismiss 1/04/22
  • Defendants' Response to Opposition to Amended Motion to Dismiss 2/16/22
  • Order Granting and Denying in Part Motion to Dismiss 6/24/22
  • Defendants' Motion to Enter Judgment on Dismissed Claims 8/18/22
  • Attorney General's Answer to Complaint (09/26/22)
  • Attorney General's Answer to Intervenor Complaint (09/26/22)
  • Report of Joint Summary of Discovery Dispute Regarding Legislative Privilege by Plaintiff (03/02/23)
  • Plaintiffs’ Motion to Compel Discovery from Non-party Arizona Legislators (03/14/23)
  • Defendants' Response to Motion to Compel Discovery from Non-party Arizona Legislators (03/28/23)
  • Plaintiffs’ Reply to Response to Motion to Compel Discovery from Non-party Arizona Legislators (04/04/23)
  • Order for Supplemental Breifing on Motion to Compel (05/26/23)
  • Defendants' Supplemental Brief on Motion to Compel (06/09/23)
  • Plaintiffs' Supplemental Brief on Motion to Compel (06/09/23)
  • Order Partially Granting Plaintiffs' Motion to Compel (07/18/23)
  • Joint Summary Report of Discovery Dispute (08/22/23)
  • Motion to Compel The Republican Party of Arizona by Arizona Coalition for Change (09/08/23)
  • Reply to Response to Motion to Compel Arizona Coalition of Change (09/22/23)
  • Response to Motion to Compel Republican Party of Arizona (09/22/23)
  • Order Granting In-part Plaintiffs' Motion to Compel Arizona Republican Party (10/08/23)
  • Report of Joint Summary of Discovery Dispute Relating to Legislative Privilege (02/09/24)
  • Motion to Compel Discovery from Third Party Subpoena Recipients (03/11/24)
  • Response to Motion to Compel Discovery from Thrid Party Subpoena Recipients (04/19/24)
  • Reply to Response to Motion to Compel Discovery from Third Party Subpoena Recipients (05/02/24)
  • Order Denying Plaintiffs' Motion to Compel (10/02/24)
  • Joint Report Regarding the Post-Fact Discovery Schedule by Plaintiffs (11/21/24)
  • Motion to Withdraw and Dismiss Claims of Plaintiff-Intervenors by Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (01/13/25)
  • Order Granting Plaintiffs' Unopposed Motion (01/14/25)

District Court Documents