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Challenge to a Local Recall Election

Robert Timothy Reagan, Margaret S. Williams, Marie Leary, Catherine R. Borden, Jessica L. Snowden, Patricia D. Breen, Jason A. Cantone
October 29, 2023

McBride v. City of Jasper (Zack Hawthorn, E.D. Tex. 1:11-cv-443)
City councilmembers sued to enjoin a recall election on the grounds that the recall effort was motivated by race and the city improperly allowed voters in multiple council districts to sign a recall petition although only voters in a councilmember’s district could vote in the recall election. The parties consented to a magistrate judge’s presiding over preliminary-injunction proceedings. The injunction was denied.
Subject: Recall elections. Topics: Section 2 discrimination; enjoining elections; enforcing orders; intervention; case assignment.

One of many Case Studies in Emergency Election Litigation.

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Tags:
Election Litigation | Case Assignment | Enforcing Orders | Enjoining Elections | Intervention | Recall Elections | Section 2 Discrimination | Voting Rights Act | Emergency Proceedings | U.S. District Courts | E.D. Tex.