Legal Opinion
George R. Wood, A/K/A George R. "Tex" Wood v. M. Bruce Meadows, Secretary of the State Board of Elections, Commonwealth of Virginia
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided July 1, 1997No. 96-1832PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Reversed and remanded by published opinion. Judge LUTTIG wrote the opinion, in which Judge COPENHAVER and Senior Judge MICHAEL joined.
OPINION
LUTTIG, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff-appellee George R. Wood sought to have his name included on the Commonwealth’s November 1994 general election ballot as an independent candidate for the United States Senate. Because Wood had failed to comply with Virginia’s filing deadline for independent candidates, see Va.Code Ann. §§ 24.2-506, 24.2-507(1), the Commonwealth refused to place his name on the ballot. Wood thereafter brought this suit, alleging that the…
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3Cited by8 opinions
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