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Unsuccessful Challenge to Straight-Ticket Voting

Robert Timothy Reagan, Margaret S. Williams, Marie Leary, Catherine R. Borden, Jessica L. Snowden, Patricia D. Breen, Jason A. Cantone
August 26, 2023

Meyer v. Texas (Kenneth M. Hoyt, S.D. Tex. 4:10-cv-3860)
An independent write-in candidate for Congress filed a pro se federal complaint challenging the constitutionality of state election laws favoring party candidates, including straight-ticket voting. The district judge concluded that the complaint did not allege a constitutional violation, and the state laws served the state’s interest in regulating elections.
Subject: Voting procedures. Topics: Pro se party; write-in candidate.

One of many Case Studies in Emergency Election Litigation.

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Election Litigation | Voting Procedures | Write-in Candidate | Emergency Proceedings | Pro Se Litigation | U.S. District Courts | S.D. Tex.