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Gollin v. District of Columbia Board of Elections & Ethics
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided June 23, 1976No. 10942PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Per curiam
This case arises from the refusal of the Board of Elections and Ethics (Board) to count 8,617 ballots cast in the District of Columbia Presidential Preference Primary and Delegate Election held on May 4, 1976. The petitioners, alleging that the refusal of the Board has resulted in the disenfranchisement of the voters involved, have asked this court to exercise the power granted to it by D.C.Code 1973, § 1-1111 (b) and order the Board to count the disputed ballots. The respondent Board and the intervenor, Jimmy Carter Presidential Campaign (Carter Campaign), have moved this court to dismiss…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Cousins v. WigodaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Kamins v. Board of Elections, District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1974
- Gulino v. CernyIllinois Supreme Court · 1958
- Sears v. Secretary of the CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
- In Re Petition of Fifteen Registered Voters, Cty. of SussexNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1974
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Pendleton v. District of Columbia Board of Elections & EthicsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
- Lawrence v. District of Columbia Board of Elections & EthicsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1992
- Pendleton v. District of Columbia Board of Elections & EthicsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1981
- Scolaro v. District of Columbia Board of Elections & EthicsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1997
- Best v. District of Columbia Board of Elections & EthicsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2004
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