UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 00-2015

GEORGE R. “TEX” WOOD,

Plaintiff - Appellant,

versus

CAMERON P. QUINN, Secretary of the Board of Elections, Commonwealth of Virginia,

Defendant - Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern Dis- trict of Virginia, at Richmond. James R. Spencer, District Judge. (CA-00-335-3)

Submitted: September 7, 2000 Decided: September 8, 2000

Before NIEMEYER, MOTZ, and TRAXLER, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

George R. “Tex” Wood, Appellant Pro Se. Mark L. Earley, Attorney General, James Walter Hopper, OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF VIRGINIA, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellee.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. See Local Rule 36(c). PER CURIAM:

George R. “Tex” Wood appeals from the district court’s order

granting summary judgment for Defendant in Wood’s action chal-

lenging the constitutionality of Virginia’s requirements for

inclusion on the ballot as an independent candidate for the United

States Senate in the general election in Virginia. In light of the

time-sensitive nature of the issues, we have granted Wood’s motion

to expedite consideration of the appeal. We have reviewed the

record and the district court’s opinion and find no reversible

error. Accordingly, we deny Wood’s motion for an injunction

pending appeal and affirm on the reasoning of the district court.

See Wood v. Quinn, No. CA-00-335-3 (E.D. Va. July 17, 2000). We

dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions

are adequately presented in the materials before the court and

argument would not aid the decisional process.

AFFIRMED

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