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Litigation & Arbitration

May 20, 2020

Did emergency orders skew Assembly primary election?

Stockton-based attorney N. Allen Sawyer said his clients are seeking a temporary restraining order preventing certification of the election results before the case is decided.

Did the coronavirus skew the results of an Assembly primary election, and should up to three-dozen disallowed absentee votes be counted?

Federal Judge Kimberly J. Mueller of the Eastern District of California took on this question during a remote hearing on Thursday, peppering both sides with questions for more than 90 minutes. The case was brought by candidate Christina Fugazi, who finished third by just 30 votes in the March 3 pr...

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