Meyer v. Jacobsen
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The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the district court dismissing for failure to state a claim Plaintiff's complaint against the Secretary of State and the Gallatin County Election Administrator alleging that they violated Montana election laws and the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, holding that the district court did not err.
Plaintiff, who sought to run as an Independent candidate for Montana Attorney General in the 2020 general election, brought the complaint alleging that Defendants violated Montana election laws and the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act when they rejected his petition for nomination forms because they contained only electronic signatures. The district court dismissed the complaint for failure to state a claim. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that Plaintiff failed to state a claim that would entitle him to relief.
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