No. 22-620

Daniel Cox v. Maryland State Board of Elections

Lower Court: Maryland
Docketed: 2023-01-06
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: election-law elections-clause mail-in-ballots maryland-general-assembly montgomery-county moore-v-harper representative-elections u.s-constitution united-states-constitution
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Latest Conference: 2023-02-17
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Maryland Circuit Court for Montgomery County violated the Elections Clause of the United States Constitution

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED This case presents a question nearly identical to that of Moore v. Harper, 142 8. Ct. 2901, 213 L. Ed. 2d 1114, 90 U.S.L.W. 3403, 2022 WL 2347621 (2022): Whether the Maryland Circuit Court for Montgomery County violated the Elections Clause of the United States Constitution when it suspended the laws enacted by the Maryland General Assembly as to how elections for United States Representatives are conducted, namely the opening and tabulation of mail-in ballots more than a month prior to the date allowed by statute.

Docket Entries

2023-02-21
Petition DENIED.
2023-01-18
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/17/2023.
2023-01-12
Waiver of right of respondent Maryland State Board of Elections to respond filed.
2023-01-04
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 6, 2023)

Attorneys

Daniel L. Cox
C. Edward Hartman IIIHartman, Attorneys at Law, Petitioner
C. Edward Hartman IIIHartman, Attorneys at Law, Petitioner
Maryland State Board of Elections
Daniel Michael KobrinMaryland Office of the Attorney General, Respondent
Daniel Michael KobrinMaryland Office of the Attorney General, Respondent