Title: IN RE PETER KELLY (Per Curiam)

State: texas

Issuer: Texas Supreme Court

Document:

Supreme Court of Texas ══════════ No. 24-0011 ══════════ In re Peter Kelly, Relator ═══════════════════════════════════════ On Petition for Writ of Mandamus ═══════════════════════════════════════ PER CURIAM Justice Devine did not participate in the decision. Today the Court granted relief in In re Morris, No. 24-0007, ___ S.W.3d ___ (Tex. 2024), holding that a primary election official has no discretion to remove a candidate from the ballot for failure to comply with Election Code Section 141.0311. For the same reason, the Court denies the requested relief in the present case. OPINION DELIVERED: January 10, 2024