Legal Opinion
Heitmanis v. Austin
District Court, E.D. Michigan
Decided February 11, 1988No. 87-CV-4465-DTPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
WOODS, District Judge.
Plaintiffs bring this constitutional challenge to several sections of the Michigan Election Law, Mich.Comp.Laws (M.C.L.) § 168.1 et seq. The state statute grants automatic delegate status at state and county conventions, as well as automatic membership on county executive committees, to party nominees and party legislators. As such, claim plaintiffs, the statute violates their First Amendment rights of free association and free expression, as well as their right to vote. Defendants, in addition to arguing the constitutionality of the state…
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