Ex Parte Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill and Director of Elections Ed Packard (in Re: Virginia Tuggle V…

Summary

The court granted mandamus relief and directed dismissal because the plaintiffs did not allege a concrete, particularized injury sufficient to establish standing, leaving the trial court without subject-matter jurisdiction. The challenge to the preliminary injunction as applied to the completed special election was moot because reversal could no longer affect the parties' rights. The court therefore did not reach the injunction's merits.