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Ballot Access for Minor Parties in Tennessee

Robert Timothy Reagan, Margaret S. Williams, Marie Leary, Catherine R. Borden, Jessica L. Snowden, Patricia D. Breen, Jason A. Cantone
September 14, 2023

Tomasik v. Goins (William J. Haynes, Jr., M.D. Tenn. 3:13-cv-1118)
A federal complaint filed on October 9, 2013, alleged that ballot-access rules were so onerous that the Libertarian Party was unable to qualify for a November 21 special election for a state house seat. After an October 31 hearing, the district judge granted the plaintiffs relief, based in part on his rulings in previous related cases. He awarded the plaintiffs $26,091 in attorney fees and costs.
Subject: Getting on the ballot. Topics: Getting on the ballot; case assignment; attorney fees; early voting.

One of many Case Studies in Emergency Election Litigation.

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Attorney Fees | Election Litigation | Case Assignment | Early Voting | Getting on the Ballot | Emergency Proceedings | U.S. District Courts | M.D. Tenn.