Okay, by stepping into the code I have now figured out the Cases are mutually exlusive. Once I am in the voteauth case the code:

[VBA]If CC.Tag = "voteauthin" Then
If bVoteAuth = True Then
CC.Range.Shading.BackgroundPatternColor = wdColorAutomatic
End If
Else[/VBA]

becomes irrelevant because I am not in the voteauthin case. What I need to figure out is how to reference another case (or content control) while in the current case.