· 6/6/2024
Bridget Renee Safrit v. the State of Texas
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- holding that the trial court must allow a candidate to cure defects a party chair overlooked and approved
- stating that a writ of mandamus may be appropriate for reviewing a temporary injunction
- stating that a writ of mandamus may be appropriate for reviewing a temporary injunction
- granting mandamus relief when signatures in support of candidate were invalid on pages of petition accompanying an application
- “As we have noted many times in recent years, provisions that restrict the right to hold office must be strictly construed against ineligibility.”
- “The public interest 1s best served when public offices are decided by fair and vigorous elections, not technicalities leading to default.”
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