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Lendall v. Jernigan

District Court, E.D. Arkansas

Decided January 5, 1977No. LR-76-C-309PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

EISELE, Chief Judge.

This is the third in a series of attacks by the plaintiff upon the laws of the State of Arkansas establishing a filing deadline and petition requirements for persons seeking to run as independent candidates in general elections.

The first suit was filed on October 7, 1974. It challenged the law, in effect at that time, which required the filing of a pledge and also of petitions (signed by not less than 15 percent of the qualified electors of the subdivision involved) within the same period of time allowed for the filing and qualification of candidates for…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Yick Wo v. HopkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
  2. Reynolds v. SimsSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  3. National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. ButtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  4. Shapiro v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  5. Sherbert v. VernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1963

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Illinois State Board of Elections v. Socialist Workers PartySupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Mark Moore v. Mark MartinCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2017
  3. Socialist Workers Party v. Chicago Board of Election CommissionersDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1977
  4. Rock v. BryantDistrict Court, E.D. Arkansas · 1978
  5. American Party v. JerniganDistrict Court, E.D. Arkansas · 1977

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