Texas Cases January 07, 2022: In re Claire
Court: Texas Court of Appeals
Date: Jan. 7, 2022
Case Description
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IN RE DEANNE CLAIRE, Relator
No. 05-22-00018-CV
Court of Appeals of Texas, Fifth District, Dallas
January 7, 2022
Original Proceeding from Dallas County, Texas
Before Justices Schenck, Reichek, and Carlyle
MEMORANDUM OPINION
DAVID J. SCHENCK, JUSTICE
In this original proceeding, relator asks this Court to direct the chair of the Dallas County Democratic Party to reinstate relator's name on the Democratic primary election ballot as a judicial candidate for the 330th Judicial District.
The Texas election code grants the Court limited jurisdiction to consider a petition for writ of mandamus to "compel the performance of any duty imposed by law in connection with the holding of an election . . . regardless of whether the person responsible for performing the duty is a public officer." Tex. Elec. Code § 273.061.
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Because we conclude that relator has failed to show her entitlement to the relief requested, we deny the petition for writ of mandamus.