Updates to our Terms of Use

We are updating our Terms of Use. Please carefully review the updated Terms before proceeding to our website.

Friday, March 29, 2024 | Back issues
Courthouse News Service Courthouse News Service

Ballot Access

A Texas independent congressional candidate is asking a federal judge to block state officials from enforcing a petition signature requirement for placement on the November ballot, arguing the threshold of 500 signatures is effectively impossible to meet during the Covid-19 pandemic.

AUSTIN, Texas — A Texas independent congressional candidate is asking a federal judge to block state officials from enforcing a petition signature requirement for placement on the November ballot, arguing the threshold of 500 signatures is effectively impossible to meet during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Categories / Government, Law, Politics

Subscribe to Closing Arguments

Sign up for new weekly newsletter Closing Arguments to get the latest about ongoing trials, major litigation and hot cases and rulings in courthouses around the U.S. and the world.

Loading...