Golden v. Virgin Islands (Raymond L. Finch, D.V.I. 1:05-cv-5)
An election-board incumbent came in fourth as a write-in candidate in a general election for four seats on the board. She filed a federal complaint challenging an attorney-general opinion that she could not avoid a maximum quota of four members of the same party on the board by changing her party affiliation after the election. The court denied the plaintiff a preliminary injunction.
Subject: Getting on the ballot. Topics: Enjoining certification; write-in candidate; laches; primary election.
One of many Case Studies in Emergency Election Litigation.