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Cynthia Phillips's avatar

I believe that S.Ct would have to agree to hear it as an expedited appeal. Meaning they skip the 5th Cir Ct of Appeals. I don't know enough about how this case is postured. Someone needs to ask Mark Elias. His group brought the case.

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Veda's avatar

I heard somewhere a person suggesting that candidates would lose their filing fee if it changes to the original and they filed under the new one. That does not seem right but then laws are not always meant to be right. I think about those that voted for the property relief amendments not thinking about it destroying the public school financing.

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Veda's avatar

My comment was about timing for the Court. What can be done when? Filing has to be soon.

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Eva Camacho Guzman's avatar

So, based on the above text, this isn’t over until The Supreme Court hears it. Or the Texas Supreme Court? I’m wondering and concerned for those candidates that have to pay a second filing fee. If those are the rules?

I just want it to be April. ☺️

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Liza Hameline's avatar

Republicans will appeal to the Supreme Court.

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Michelle H. Davis's avatar

Where to?

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Cynthia Phillips's avatar

I just read the Tex Trib. Voting rights cases go straight up to the Supremes. Trib points out the possibility that the Louisiana case pending may need to be decided first because its issues are foundational to this case. Need some expert court watchers input as to the chances of 2021 map staying in place. [Edited for grammar, punctuation and clarity because I can't type on my phone.]

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Michelle H. Davis's avatar

Thank you.

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Veda's avatar

You could be like me and have a phone that makes up additions to words, like adding my as you see here. As I was typing, I put "ng" after adding which it does sometimes but today it changed it to my. And I turned off the auto spell feature.

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Michelle H. Davis's avatar

No, I didn’t really mean to tell my sister to “duck off,” when we were arguing over text. 🤣

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Veda's avatar

We just thought that was a new expression. 😂😂

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