Candidate for Irving mayor sues to get opponent kicked off the May 6 ballot
An Irving mayoral candidate has filed a lawsuit seeking to have one of her opponents removed from the May 6 ballot.
The suit, filed April 4 by a lawyer for Elvia Espino, asks Dallas County Elections Administrator Toni Pippins-Poole to remove Kristi Pena from consideration. The suit cites a discrepancy in the signatures on Pena's application to be placed on the ballot.
According to the suit, the inclusion of Pena's name on the ballot goes against the state's election code because her petition "failed to satisfy the requirements for eligibility regarding the requisite number of verified registered voters' signatures."
It additionally states that Espino was harmed because Pena's inclusion on the ballot required the city to redraw for ballot position, moving Espino's position on the ballot from first to third.
Read more: https://www.dallasnews.com/news/irving/2017/04/11/irving-mayoral-candidate-sues-get-opponent-kicked-may-6-ballot
