Friday, October 11, 2013
A question about mootness.
In 2012, Jake Myers went to vote in Indianapolis. He did not show ID, and was told he could not vote, but after 15 minutes the election judge let him vote a provisional ballot, which was then not counted. He made an audio file of the 15 minutes. Myers has now moved to Tennessee, and does not plan to vote in Indiana again. Does he have a live claim? Could he seek a declaratory judgment or an injunction to get his vote counted, or is this all moot now? I genuinely don't know.
With Judge Posner's admission that he was wrong in Crawford, there may (or may not) be interest in bringing follow-up cases to Crawford. If Myers has a live claim, what he needs next is a lawyer, and somebody to fund the case - he is indigent. He is willing. If anybody's remotely interested, let me know.
In 2012, Jake Myers went to vote in Indianapolis. He did not show ID, and was told he could not vote, but after 15 minutes the election judge let him vote a provisional ballot, which was then not counted. He made an audio file of the 15 minutes. Myers has now moved to Tennessee, and does not plan to vote in Indiana again. Does he have a live claim? Could he seek a declaratory judgment or an injunction to get his vote counted, or is this all moot now? I genuinely don't know.
With Judge Posner's admission that he was wrong in Crawford, there may (or may not) be interest in bringing follow-up cases to Crawford. If Myers has a live claim, what he needs next is a lawyer, and somebody to fund the case - he is indigent. He is willing. If anybody's remotely interested, let me know.
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