True the Vote Celebrates Denial of Sanctions Against It as Victory in #MSSEN Case

Talk about spin. From TTV’s weekly email:

One Last Dispatch from Mississippi

As most of us began our Labor Day weekend, the Federal Court in Mississippi handed down its verdict in our lawsuit against the State of Mississippi and the Republican Party involving election records in the 2014 Republican Senate Primary Run-Off. Essentially, the Court recognized that True the Vote had rightfully sued the Secretary of State and the MSGOP, despite the MS Republican Party’s protestations to the contrary. Consequently, the Court also denied the Party’s filing for sanctions against True the Vote and the 21 Mississippi voters who joined our suit as additional plaintiffs against the Party. Though we were pleased by those favorable decisions, we were disappointed in the Court’s ruling on the heart of our case which sought access to absentee ballot applications, envelopes, and poll book – all of which are public documents essential in an election audit. True the Vote was told that we had not waited long enough to file suit, and that that the Court believed many of the records sought should not be shared as a matter of public record under federal law.

(My emphasis)

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