Schwab v. Klapper
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The Supreme Court denied an amended petition in mandamus and quo warranto filed by the Kansas Attorney General, on behalf of Wyandotte County Election Commissioner Scott Schwab and Wyandotte County Election Commissioner Michael Abbott, seeking dismissal of three lawsuits pending before Wyandotte County District Court Judge Bill Klapper and Douglas County District Judge Mark Simpson, holding that Petitioners' claims did not lie in either mandamus or quo warranto.
Two lawsuits at issue were filed in the Wyandotte County District Court and asked the district court to rule that congressional reapportionment map known as "Ad Astra 2" and contained in Senate Bill 355 violates the Kansas Constitution. The suits named as defendants Schwab and Abbott. The third lawsuit based on these same facts was filed in Douglas County District Court against Shwab. The Supreme Court denied relief, holding that Petitioners' claims did not lie in either mandamus or quo warranto.
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