U.S. District Court in Georgia Finalizes Interim Rules for U.S. House Petitions for 2022

On September 3, U.S. District Court Judge Leigh Martin May finalized interim petition relief for Georgia district and partisan county offices for 2022. She reiterated her original plan to require petitions of 1% of the number of registered voters, plus the filing fee. That will be severe for U.S. House; a candidate will need approximately 5,150 signatures. Cowen v Raffensperger, n.d., 1:17cv-4660. She still seems to be applying the order to legislative and county races as well as U.S. House races.


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U.S. District Court in Georgia Finalizes Interim Rules for U.S. House Petitions for 2022 — 2 Comments

  1. 5,150 valid petition signatures for a US House candidate is still kind of high, but at least it is not as bad as it was before.

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