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JOHN M. GORE 

Acting Assistant Attorney General 

Civil Rights Division 

T. CHRISTIAN HERREN, JR.

ROBERT S. BERMAN

DAVID G. COOPER (NY Bar #4683371)

NEAL R. UBRIANI (NY Bar #5139217)

Attorneys, Voting Section

Civil Rights Division

U.S. Department of Justice

950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20530

Telephone: (202) 307-2767

Facsimile: (202) 307-3961

Email: david.cooper@usdoj.gov

Counsel for Plaintiff 

United States of America 

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA 

United States of America,

Plaintiff, 

v. 

The State of Arizona; and 

Michele Reagan, Secretary of 

State of Arizona, in her 

official capacity, 

 Defendants. 

Case No.: 

JOINT MOTION REQUESTING 

EXPEDITED ENTRY OF 

CONSENT DECREE 

Plaintiff United States of America and Defendants, through their undersigned 

counsel, respectfully move this Court to enter the accompanying Consent Decree. The 

Complaint in this action is being filed simultaneously with this motion. 
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The United States and Defendants have negotiated in good faith and have agreed to 

entry of the proposed Consent Decree as a necessary and appropriate form of relief to 

provide UOCAVA voters a fair and reasonable opportunity to participate in the 2018 

special primary and general election to fill a vacated seat in Arizona’s Eighth 

Congressional District, and in future special federal elections. The parties share the goal 

of providing UOCAVA voters with the opportunity guaranteed by Federal law to 

participate in the 2018 special election cycle, as well as future special elections for Federal 

office. Given the imminence of the upcoming special election, and the time-sensitive 

provisions for notice to UOCAVA voters contained in the Decree, the parties request the 

Court’s expedited consideration of this Joint Motion. 

WHEREFORE, the parties move that the accompanying Consent Decree be entered 

by this Court.

AGREED AND CONSENTED TO, February 14, 2018.
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For the Plaintiff United States of America: 

JOHN M. GORE 

Acting Assistant Attorney General 

Civil Rights Division 

 /s/ David G. Cooper 

T. CHRISTIAN HERREN, JR.

ROBERT S. BERMAN

DAVID G. COOPER (NY Bar #4683371)

NEAL R. UBRIANI (NY Bar #5139217)

Attorneys, Voting Section

Civil Rights Division

U.S. Department of Justice

950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Rm. 7254 NWB

Washington, D.C. 20530

Telephone: (202) 307-2767

Facsimile: (202) 307-3961

Email: david.cooper@usdoj.gov

Date: February 14, 2018 
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For the Defendants State of Arizona, et al.:

MARK BRNOVICH

Attorney General of Arizona

/s/ Joseph E. La Rue

JOSEPH E. LA RUE (AZ Bar #031348)

Assistant Attorney General

State Government Division

2005 N. Central Avenue

Phoenix, AZ 85007

Telephone: (602) 542-1763 

Facsimile: (602) 542-4385

Email: joseph.larue@azag.gov

Date: February 14, 2018
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that on February 14, 2018, I electronically transmitted the attached 

document to the Clerk’s Office using the CM/ECF System for filing and transmittal of a 

Notice of Electronic Filing to the following CM/ECF registrants:

JOSEPH E. LARUE

Assistant Attorney General

State Government Division

2005 N. Central Avenue

Phoenix, AZ 85007

Telephone: (602) 542-1763 

Facsimile: (602) 542-4385

Email: joseph.larue@azag.gov

 /s/ David G. Cooper

David G. Cooper