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Party Quota for a Board of Elections

Robert Timothy Reagan, Margaret S. Williams, Marie Leary, Catherine R. Borden, Jessica L. Snowden, Patricia D. Breen, Jason A. Cantone
September 11, 2023

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.

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Tags:
Election Litigation | Enjoining Certification | Getting on the Ballot | Primary Election | Write-in Candidate | Emergency Proceedings | Laches | U.S. District Courts | D.V.I.