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DALLAS (AP) - The comptroller of Texas sued the secretary of state Friday, claiming he is hurting her campaign for governor by unfairly enforcing rules for independent political candidates.
Keeton Strayhorn, elected as comptroller in 1998 and running as an independent against Republican Gov. Rick Perry, has complained for weeks about Secretary of State Roger Williams and even urged that he be removed from office because of his close ties with Perry. Williams, a Perry appointee, is the state's chief elections officer.
Strayhorn's campaign sued in federal court in Austin over Williams' plan to have her petition examined manually, signature by signature, instead of using statistical sampling, which examines only a portion of the signatures. The lawsuit says Williams' plan violates her constitutional rights.
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