Model Amicus Brief of Praxis Foundry in Bernard v. Landry: Election Suspension, Voter Continuity, and the Ballot Already Received

This artifact is a public model amicus brief written as if submitted in support of Plaintiffs’ emergency request for declaratory and injunctive relief in Bernard v. Landry, No. 3:26-cv-00487-JWD-SDJ, in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana. The brief has not been filed in any court and is not legal advice. A professional lawyer would need to adapt, verify, format, and file any actual brief. The brief addresses an emergency election problem: what happens when a State opens an election, issues ballots, receives votes, and then attempts to suspend the election after voters have already participated. It argues that once the State has received a valid ballot, the voter’s political…