Texas Appeals Court Rejects Galveston County Precinct Map Challenge
The court left the county’s post-primary map in place for now after plaintiffs failed to meet the high standard for mandamus relief.
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Texas court denies petition to block Galveston County precinct map weeks before election
The county’s new precinct boundaries were redrawn and approved June 29, in between the March primary election and the November general election. The emergency petition argued the change wasn’t fair to voters or potential candidates whose precincts changed mid-election year.
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Democracy Docket: A Texas appeals court Thursday denied an emergency effort to stop Galveston County from using new voting districts in the November election, allowing the GOP-led county’s post-primary map change to move forward for now as the general election… Continue reading The post “Texas appeals court won’t block GOP-led county from changing voting maps after primary” appeared first on Election Law Blog.
Texas appeals court won’t block GOP-led county from changing voting maps after primary
A Texas appeals court denied an emergency effort to stop Galveston County from using new voting districts in the November election, allowing the GOP-led county’s post-primary map change to move forward for now as the general election approaches.
Texas Appeals court rejects Galveston County precinct map challenge
Fourteenth Court of Appeals Justices Brad Hart, Tonya McLaughlin and Maritza Antú denied a petition for writ of mandamus from Precinct 3 Constable Derreck Rose and residents Wilma Green and Diane Merchant. The ruling came after the Texas Supreme Court…
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