SAN ANTONIO – A lawsuit filed in Bexar County this month seeks to have a candidate for the 285th District Court thrown off the primary ballot.
The suit, filed Dec. 17, accuses candidate Lisa Uresti-Dasher of having multiple discrepancies on her sworn application for the position. A hearing in the case is slated to start next week.
Uresti-Dasher’s primary opponent, attorney Nadine Neito, filed the suit which also names the Bexar County Democratic Party. It comes roughly two months before the primary election, set to take place on March 1.
The 15-page lawsuit claims that Uresti-Dasher’s application filed with the Bexar County Democratic Party last month contained “several facial defects,” including using two versions of her name: Lisa Uresti-Dasher and Lisa Uresti Dasher.
“Thus, she has not filed a sworn application using her stated legal name as required by the Texas Election Code. Defendant Dasher, the Bexar County Democratic Party and (Bexar County Democratic Party Chair Monica) Alcantara are in violation of the Texas Election Code by insisting on including ‘Lisa Uresti-Dasher’ on the ballot for the Democratic Party primary because Dasher’s surname is ‘Dasher’ not ‘Uresti-Dasher’ as the name on the sworn application suggests. Dasher herself writes that her last name is Dasher on her application but swears to the application under a...
Mombasa County Commissioner Mohamed Noor said investigations conducted so far have found no evidence that any victim had actually lost their genital organs despite widespread rumours circulating ...