9th Circuit Says Navajo Members Lack Standing To Enjoin Arizona’s Voting Deadline

Mealey's (October 19, 2020, 11:16 AM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — Six members of the Navajo Nation do not have standing to seek an injunction forcing Arizona to extend the deadline for receiving mail-in ballots for the Nov. 3 general election because they did not show that they will be personally harmed by the normal 7 p.m. Election Day deadline, even though some tribal members face hardships when voting, the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals held Oct. 15 (Darlene Yazzie, et al. v. Katie Hobbs, No. 20-16890, 9th Cir.)....