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No Standing to Compel the Vice President to Exercise Discretion in Confirming Electoral College Results

Robert Timothy Reagan
November 3, 2023

Gohmert v. Pence (Jeremy D. Kernodle, E.D. Tex. 6:20-cv-660)
A district judge and the court of appeals determined that plaintiffs did not have standing to seek a court order that the Vice President exercise discretion in presiding over the confirmation of Electoral College votes.
Subject: Voting irregularities. Topics: Electoral College; intervention; attorney discipline.

One of many Case Studies in Emergency Election Litigation.

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Tags:
Election Litigation | Electoral College | Intervention | Voting Irregularities | Emergency Proceedings | Attorney Discipline | U.S. District Courts | E.D. Tex.