Major Pending Election Cases | Texas Democratic Party v. Hughs

Filing Date:

March 25, 2020

Status:

resolved

State:

Texas

Topic:

Improper Election Administration

Most Recent Court:

Texas Court of Appeals for the Fourteenth Judicial Circuit (Case 14-20-00358)

Issue(s):

Plaintiffs are asking for a relaxing of the vote by mail requirements to allow any eligible voter, regardless of age and physical condition, to request, receive and have counted, a mail-in ballot if they believe they should practice social distancing.

Case Progress:

Plaintiffs' original petition and application for temporary injunction 3/20/20.
Notice of interlocutory appeal 4/17/20.
Motion to dismiss granted 7/16/20.

Travis County Court Documents

Original Petition (3/20/20)
Texas Plea in Intervention (3/20/20)
Texas Plea to the Jurisdiction (3/20/20)
Response to Plea to the Jurisdiction (3/20/20)
LWV Petition in Intervention (3/20/20)
Travis County Counter Petition (3/20/20)
LWV Application for Temporary Injunction (3/20/20)
Memo in Support of Temporary of Injunction (3/20/20)
Texas Response to Application for Temporary Injunction (3/20/20)
Order Modifying Voting Procedures (3/20/20)
Travis County Clerk Answer (3/20/20)
Harris County Amicus Brief (3/20/20)
Intervenor-Plaintiffs' Response In Opposition To Defendant's Counter-Petition To Align Early Voting Periods (4/14/20)
Objections To Declarations (4/14/20)
Unsigned Proposed Order (4/14/20)
Plaintiffs' and Intervenor-Plaintiffs' Joint Response To Intervenor-Defendant's Objections To Proposed Order (4/16/20)
Defendants' Objections To Plaintiffs' Proposed Order (4/16/20)
Order Modifying Certain Early Voting Procedures (4/16/20)
Order On Application For Temporary Injunction And Plea To The Jurisdiction (4/17/20)

14th Circuit Court of Appeals Documents

Notice Of Interlocutory Appeal (4/17/20)
Request For Posting Of The Appellate Record By Political Scientist As Amicus Curiae (5/7/20)
Appellant’s Brief For The State Of Texas (5/11/20)
Intervenor-Appellant’s Response To Appellees Plaintiffs’ And Intervenor-Plaintiffs’ Verified Motion For Emergency Relief (5/11/20)
Reply In Support Of Appellees, Plaintiffs’ And Intervenor-Plaintiffs’ Verified Motion For Emergency Relief (5/11/20)
Amicus Letter of The Communications Workers of America (5/11/20)
Appellees' Unopposed Joint Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction (6/9/20)
Opinion Dismissing Appeal for Lack of Jurisdiction (7/16/20)