Legal Opinion
Allen v. District of Columbia Board of Elections & Ethics
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided August 4, 1995No. 95-AA-595PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHWELB, Associate Judge:
In this case, we must resolve a controversy over an extraordinarily close election. Following an evidentiary hearing, the District of Columbia Board of Elections and Ethics held that Eydie Whittington was the victorious candidate, by a single vote, in the May 2, 1995 special election to choose a member of the Council of the District of Columbia for Ward 8. That seat had become vacant when the former Councilmember from that ward, Marion Barry, was elected Mayor.
Ms. Whittington’s principal adversary, petitioner Sandy Allen, together with petitioners Walter Glover and…
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