United States v. Alabama

OPINION

MYRON H. THOMPSON, District Judge.

In this lawsuit, plaintiff United States of America named as defendants the State of Alabama and its Secretary of State and asserted claims based on the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act of 1986 (“UOCAVA”), as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 1973ff. The United States sought to enforce the right of military members, their families, and other United States citizens living overseas (“UOCAVA voters”) to vote by absentee ballot in Alabama’s federal elections. Jurisdiction is proper under 42 U.S.C. § 1973ff-4 and 28 U.S.C. §§ 1345 and 2001.

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