Hanlen v. Gessler’s Empirical Analysis

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10 state decisions

Most-quoted passages

The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 11 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “commit a breach or neglect of duty or other wrongful act,”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Kuhn v. Williams · Carson v. Reiner

2. “): A petition ... that has been verified and appears to be sufficient under this code shall be deemed valid unless a petition for review of the validity of the petition pursuant to section 1-1-113 is filed with the district court within five days after the election official's statement of sufficiency is issued.... (Emphases added.) Thus, the Election Code expressly contemplates that, within a narrow, five-day window after the election official issues a statement of sufficiency, a challenge to the”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. Kuhn v. Williams

3. “Upon filing, the designated election official for the political subdivision shall review all petition information and verify the information against the registration records , and, where applicable, the county assessor's records.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Kuhn v. Williams