In Re Cahill

OPINION

Opinion by

Chief Justice VALDEZ.

Relator, Vanessa Cahill, filed a petition for writ of mandamus in the above cause on May 23, 2008, asking this Court to compel Michael A. Bertuzzi, the Nueces County Republican Chairman (“County Chair”), to grant relator access to copies of precinct convention minutes. After duly considering the petition and the County Chair’s response thereto, the Court conditionally GRANTS the petition for writ of mandamus as stated herein. 1

I. BACKGROUND

In March 2008, Cahill, who was elected as a delegate to the Republican County Convention for Nueces County, requested…