Lawsuit on Voting Rights for Certain Residents of Guam and U.S. Virgin Islands on Hold Until U.S. Supreme Court Decides Puerto Rico SSI Case

On March 21, U.S. District Court Judge Jill Otake stayed the proceedings in Borja v Nago, a Hawaii case, 1:20cv-433, until the U.S. Supreme Court issues its opinion in U.S. v Vaello-Madero, 20-303.

Borja v Nago challenges federal law that says U.S. citizens who move from a state, to Guam or the U.S. Virgin Islands, can’t vote absentee in the state in which they formerly lived. By contrast, U.S. citizens who move from a state to a foreign country may continue to vote absentee.

Judge Otake suspended all briefing in the voting rights case until the U.S. Supreme Court issues its opinion in a non-election law case. The issue in U.S. Vaello-Madero is the constitutionality of giving SSI benefits to residents of most U.S. territories, but not to Puerto Rico residents. SSI is federal welfare for the aged and disabled. The U.S. Supreme Court argued that case on November 9, 2021, and has not yet issued its decision.


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Lawsuit on Voting Rights for Certain Residents of Guam and U.S. Virgin Islands on Hold Until U.S. Supreme Court Decides Puerto Rico SSI Case — 1 Comment

  1. Allegiance to USA regime issue — vs USA / foreign area.

    ie move inside USA total area >>> NO absentee to olde area

    move to foreign — YES absentee — IF USA allegiance retained.
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    Legal foreign folks in USA — absentee in their foreign nations

    Mystifying of LAW classifications in MORON courts by party hack judges.

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