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Improper Change in the Ballot-Petition Signature Requirement During an Election Cycle

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

Nader 2000 Primary Committee v. Hechler (Charles H. Haden II, S.D. W. Va. 2:00-cv-839)
Supporters of a presidential candidate challenged his disqualification from the general-election ballot while another candidate qualified by submitting his ballot petition on the day before the number of signatures required to qualify doubled. The district judge granted the plaintiffs a preliminary injunction, also finding that it was probably unconstitutional for the state to require petition circulators to be registered to vote in the state.
Subject: Getting on the ballot. Topics: Getting on the ballot; attorney fees.

One of many Case Studies in Emergency Election Litigation.

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Attorney Fees | Election Litigation | Getting on the Ballot | Emergency Proceedings | U.S. District Courts | S.D. W. Va.