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Category: Voting Rights

November 2, 2021Constitutional Challenge, Declaratory Judgments, Voting Rights

A charter election proposition that receives more votes than a second charter proposition on the same ballot can invalidate a second charter proposition if proper notice is given. 

Special contributing author Laura Mueller, City Attorney for Dripping Springs Hotze v. Sylvestor Turner, Mayor  and City of Houston, Texas., No. 14-19-00959-CV […]

July 23, 2020Declaratory Judgments, Mandamus, Preemption, Ultra Vires, Voting Rights

Dallas Court of Appeals holds comprehensive plan ordinance is subject to referendum petition

Carruth, et al v Henderson, 05-19-01195-CV (Tex. App. – Dallas, July 22, 2020). This is a mandamus action (and second interlocutory opinion) […]

January 27, 2019Agency, Elections, Litigation, Procedure, Voting Rights

Texas Supreme Court holds election contest moot, but trial court was still in error when it awarded sanctions

Laura Pressley v Geregorio Casar, 17-0052 (Tex. January 25, 2019) This is an election contest case for a city council seat where […]

March 1, 2017Constitutional Challenge, Elections, Sec. 1983, Voting Rights

US Supreme Court remands redistricting case to determine if state improperly used race as a basis for redistricting lines

Bethune-Hill v. Virginia State Bd. of Elections, No. 15-680 (U.S. March 1, 2017) In this U.S. Supreme Court redistricting case, the Court […]

August 1, 2016Constitutional Challenge, Mandamus, Voting Rights

Texas Voter ID statute held unconstitutional by U.S. 5th Circuit.

Marc Veasey, et al.,  v. Greg Abbott et al.,  v. United States of America, et al.  14-41127 (5th Cir. July 20, 2016) […]

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