Legal Opinion
Harvey v. District of Columbia Board of Elections & Ethics
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 9, 1990No. 90-1197, 90-1203PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHWELB, Associate Judge:
I.Petitioners Harvey and Burns have asked this court to review a decision of the Board of Elections and Ethics of the District of Columbia (the Board) 1 holding that each had failed to qualify for inclusion on the November 6, 1990 ballot as a candidate for an “at large” seat on the Council of the District of Columbia. The Board ruled that both Harvey and Burns had failed to submit petitions bearing 3,000 valid signatures of qualified electors, as required by D.C. Code § l-1312(j)(l). 2 Both men presented petitions bearing more than 3,000 signatures but, in response to…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Yick Wo v. HopkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Reynolds v. SimsSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Bullock v. CarterSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Manhattan General Equipment Co. v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Dankman v. District of Columbia Board of Elections & EthicsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1981
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- Williams v. District of Columbia Board of Elections & EthicsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2002
- Orange v. District of Columbia Board of Elections & EthicsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1993
- Davies v. District of Columbia Board of Elections & EthicsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1991
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