Legal Opinion
Doherty v. Meisser
New York Supreme Court
Decided May 12, 1971PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBertram Harnett, J.
Is a voting registrant over 18, but under 21, entitled to vote in the Democratic primary in Nassau County this September 14,1971? The question is simple to state, but the answer is not.
I. Legal Setting
Until Congress passed the Voting Rights Act Extension of 1970, there was no question whatsoever but that only people over *55121 could vote in New York elections, primaries or otherwise. (N. Y. Const., art. II, § 1; Election Law, § 150.) Then came the Voting Rights Act Extension of 1970, in which Congress sought to reduce the voting age throughout the country to age 18. In sweeping terms, Congress…
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