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Disqualified Presidential Electors

Robert Timothy Reagan, Margaret S. Williams, Marie Leary, Catherine R. Borden, Jessica L. Snowden, Patricia D. Breen, Jason A. Cantone
May 25, 2023

Phillips v. Galvin (Reginald C. Lindsay, D. Mass. 1:00-cv-12067)
A minor party’s presidential campaign filed a federal complaint seeking an injunction placing the party’s candidates on the November ballot despite a finding that some of its proposed presidential electors were not qualified. The court ruled against the party, in part because of laches.
Subject: Getting on the ballot. Topics: Getting on the ballot; laches; interlocutory appeal.

One of many Case Studies in Emergency Election Litigation.

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Election Litigation | Getting on the Ballot | Interlocutory Appeal | Emergency Proceedings | Laches | U.S. District Courts | D. Mass.