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Disqualification of a Primary-Election Candidate for Previously Running as an Independent

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

March 24, 2023

Swanson v. Pitt (Myron H. Thompson, M.D. Ala. 2:04-cv-534)
A would-be candidate for the United States Senate filed a pro se federal complaint alleging that it was improper to exclude him as a candidate in a primary election for having previously run as an independent. The district judge declined to issue a temporary restraining order; later, he granted the defendants summary judgment.
Subject: Getting on the ballot. Topics: Getting on the ballot; primary election; pro se party.

One of many Case Studies in Emergency Election Litigation.

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Disqualification of a Primary-Election Candidate for Previously Running as an Independent