UPDATE: Catoosa County GOP Ruling Vacated on Appeal

UPDATE: Catoosa County GOP ruling vacated on appeal

This federal court decision allows the Catoosa County GOP's lawsuit move forward.

Federal appeals court revives Catoosa County GOP lawsuit over unwanted candidates

A federal appeals court has revived a First Amendment lawsuit filed by the Catoosa County GOP that claims the the county's Board of Elections forced it to put c

Georgia county Republicans have standing to challenge primary ballot rules that “forced” them to associated with unwanted candidates, Eleventh Circuit holds

The decision in the Eleventh Circuit is an unpublished per curiam opinion, but a reversal of the trial court–something of a rare combination of events, in my view. The summary of Catoosa County Republican Party v. Catoosa County Board of … Continue reading The post Georgia county Republicans have standing to challenge primary ballot rules that “forced” them to associated with unwanted candidates, Eleventh Circuit holds appeared first on Election…

Eleventh Circuit Revives Catoosa GOP Lawsuit Over Primary Ballot Control – Peach Pundit™

Our chief legal correspondent, Jason Shepherd, is currently on the road and unable to continue his excellent series breaking down the Catoosa County GOP legal battle, so I’ll pick up the baton for now.If you haven’t been following the saga, the Catoosa County Republican Party refused to allow four candidates to qualify for the GOP primary last year. Local party leaders believed those candidates didn’t reflect the principles of the Republican Par…