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People First of Alabama v. Merrill

Issue

Whether the coronavirus pandemic requires alleviating the enforcement of three Alabama election provisions: that absentee ballots must be signed in the presence of a notary or two adult witnesses, that applications for absentee ballots must include copies of valid photo ID, and that counties may not offer curbside voting.
State Alabama (AL)
Court U.S. Supreme Court
Status Witness and photo ID requirements upheld by 11th Circuit; Curbside voting ban reinstated by U.S. Supreme Court

See Merrill v. People First of Alabama

Coverage and Analysis

Proceedings and Orders

Date Proceedings and Orders
05/01/2020 Complaint filed by People First of Alabama, et al., in federal district court
06/15/2020 District court injunction lifting witness and photo ID requirements and curbside voting ban for run-off election
06/17/2020 Application for stay of injunction filed by John Merrill, secretary of state of Alabama, et al., in 11th Circuit
06/25/2020 11th Circuit order denying application for stay
06/29/2020 Application for stay of 11th Circuit ruling filed by John Merrill, et al., at U.S. Supreme Court
07/02/2020 Supreme Court order granting application for stay, reinstating requirements for run-off election
07/06/2020 Amended complaint filed by People First of Alabama, et al., in federal district court
08/17/2020 District court order tailoring claims in amended complaint
09/30/2020 District court injunction lifting all three requirements for general election
10/02/2020 Application for stay of district court ruling filed by John Merrill, et al., in 11th Circuit
10/13/2020 11th Circuit order reinstating witness and photo ID requirements, maintaining lift on curbside voting ban
10/15/2020 Application for stay of 11th Circuit ruling filed by John Merrill, et al., at U.S. Supreme Court
10/21/2020 Application for stay granted by U.S. Supreme Court