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2020 Ballot-Petition Signature Requirements in West Virginia

Robert Timothy Reagan
September 13, 2023

Wilson v. Justice (Thomas E. Johnston, 2:20-cv-526) and West v. Warner (Irene C. Berger, 2:20-cv-570) (S.D. W. Va.)
Southern District of West Virginia district judges denied 2020 independent candidates relief from West Virginia’s ballot-petition signature requirements. Independent candidates for President and governor argued that the requirements were too onerous, especially during a global infectious pandemic.
Subject: Getting on the ballot. Topics: Getting on the ballot; Covid-19; laches; interlocutory appeal; case assignment.

One of many Case Studies in Emergency Election Litigation.

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Tags:
Election Litigation | Case Assignment | Getting on the Ballot | Interlocutory Appeal | Emergency Proceedings | Laches | Covid-19 | U.S. District Courts | S.D. W. Va.