Legal Opinion
Palla v. Suffolk County Board of Elections
New York Court of Appeals
Decided June 7, 1972PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtScileppi, J.
These three companion cases under section 331 of the Election Law, arise out of and challenge the recent amendments to section 151 of the Election Law.
In Palla v. Suffolk County Bd. of Elections, the petitioners, 64 students at the State University at Stony Brook, were denied registration by the Suffolk County Board of Elections on the ground that residence in a university dormitory did not qualify them to vote under sections 150 and 151 of the Election Law. Special Term, on the basis of questionnaires in a form directed in a prior proceeding (Blumenthal v. Suffolk County Bd. of *43Elections,…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Dunn v. BlumsteinSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Harper v. Virginia Board of ElectionsSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Bullock v. CarterSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Kramer v. Union Free School District No. 15Supreme Court of the United States · 1969
- McLaughlin v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
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3Cited by35 opinions
- People v. O'HARANew York Court of Appeals · 2001
- MATTER OF HOSLEY v. CurryNew York Court of Appeals · 1995
- Worden v. Mercer County Board of ElectionsSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1972
- Ramey v. RockefellerDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1972
- Stewart v. Chautauqua County Board of ElectionsNew York Court of Appeals · 2010
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