Legal Opinion
Mahlon D. Green v. James B. McKeon
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided October 12, 1972No. 71-2077PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PHILLIPS, Chief Judge.
This is an appeal from a decision, 335 F.Supp. 630, declaring unconstitutional a section of the city charter of Plymouth, Michigan, which requires two years residence in the city as a condition of eligibility to hold elective office. We affirm.
One week prior to the filing deadline for the August 1971 primary election, Mahlon D. Green filed with the Plymouth City Clerk a nominating petition for the office of City Commissioner. On the deadline date the Plymouth Elections Commission rejected Green’s petition on the grounds that he had not complied with the two year…
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