Legal Opinion
Lester v. Board of Elections for District of Columbia
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided November 20, 1970No. Civ. A. 3130-70PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
CORCORAN, District Judge.
I
The Election Law of the District of Columbia requires that a person have “resided in the District continuously since the beginning of the one-year period ending on the day of such election” in order to participate in all aspects of the electoral process. 1 D.C.Code § 1102 (2) (a) (1967 ed., as amended by Pub.L.No. 91-405, Sept. 22, 1970).
The plaintiffs have brought this suit as a class action 1 on behalf of themselves and “all other persons who reside or are domiciled in the District of Columbia and who satisfy all requirements for registration as…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Reynolds v. SimsSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Shapiro v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Bolling v. SharpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Kramer v. Union Free School District No. 15Supreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Carrington v. RashSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Dunn v. BlumsteinSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Bolanowski v. RaichDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 1971
- Beare v. SmithDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1971
- Gordon v. EXECUTIVE COM. OF DEM. P. OF CITY OF CHARLESTONDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 1971
- Raza Unida Party v. BullockDistrict Court, W.D. Texas · 1972
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