U.S. District Court Dismisses Texas Democratic Lawsuit to Restore the Straight-Ticket Device

On June 24, U.S. District Court Judge Marina Garcia Marmolejo, an Obama appointee, dismissed the lawsuit Bruni v Hughs, s.d., 5:20cv-35. This is the case in which the Texas Democratic Party tried to persuade the court to restore the straight-ticket device that the legislature repealed in 2018.

The order says the plaintiffs lack standing. They had argued that without the straight-ticket device, voters would spend more time in the voting booth, leading to longer lines of people waiting to vote. The decision says that is speculative and the Democrats have no concrete injury. Thanks to Linda Curtis for the link.


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U.S. District Court Dismisses Texas Democratic Lawsuit to Restore the Straight-Ticket Device — 4 Comments

  1. The only way to bring the three-party system, is limited voting where both Prez and VP of all parties are elected simultaneously in a two-winner district, and voters get only one vote and not two votes.

    Peaceful Alternative
    By James Ogle for US President or Vice President and LNC Vice Chair
    6/24/2020

    Now there is a new alternative to gerrymandered racial districts and it’s called pure proportional representation.

    The United Coalition USA has been bringing the correct math for the pure proportional representation (PPR) Electoral College since 1992.

    On April 1st 1995 our team nominated Honorable Colin Powell [Independent] as VP and Honorable Harry Browne the Libertarian won.

    PPR voting is the perfect alternative to force and violence and can be used to invigorate elections of the police and military.

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  2. You are not peaceful when you keep denying the three and more gender system. It throws your math completely off.

  3. “Speculative” longer time in ballot booth?!

    Geesh, push one button for a party or go through screen after screen and select/push 80 different candidate’s buttons. That is some easy math judge.

  4. And why is this a problem? Well over 40 states don’t have a straight ticket. It’s kind of past ridiculous to say something the vast and steadily growing number of states do is an issue.

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