· 9/26/2023
Diaz Paunetto Arquitectos, LLC v. Departamento De La Vivienda
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- recognizing that voting is a fundamental, but not absolute, right and that the interests of states in “assur[ing] that elections are operated equitably and efficiently” requires “a more flexible standard” when reviewing voting regulations
- deciding the constitutionality of a state law prohibiting tabulation of write-in votes in 1986 election
- explaining that “[e]lection laws will invariably impose some burden upon individual voters,” and are subject to a “flexible standard” of review
- noting that states \retain the power to regulate their own elections\
- upholding Hawaii’s ban on write-in voting in the primary where doing so places a minimal burden on one’s voting right and supports the state’s interest in supporting its ballot access scheme
- “recogniz[ing] that States retain the power to regulate their own elections”
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