Legal Opinion
Fernandez v. Kiner
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided December 8, 1983No. 5455-1-IIIPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Loy, J. *
Tony Fernandez is incarcerated in the Washington State Penitentiary pursuant to felony convictions in King and Thurston Counties. He brought the present action following the refusal of county and city officials to allow him to vote. Before an answer was filed, the court granted the defendants' motion for judgment on the pleadings.
Fernandez contends that the federal constitution controls the voting rights of citizens in federal, state and local elections.
Article 6, section 3 of the Washington State Constitution provides:
All idiots, insane persons, and persons convicted of infamous…
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