Legal Opinion
Whalen v. Heimann
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided January 10, 1974No. Civ. 15789PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION
NEWMAN, District Judge.
This suit raises interesting questions as to whether in certain circumstances the unavailability of absentee ballots impairs constitutionally protected voting rights. Plaintiffs are qualified electors who were unable, by reason of physical disability or absence from the state for business reasons, 1 to appear at the polls to vote in a referendum held in the Town of Trumbull on May 15, 1973. An unincorporated voluntary association of electors in Trumbull is also a plaintiff. The suit challenges the constitutionality of Conn.Gen.Stat. § 9-369…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- United Mine Workers of America v. GibbsSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Dunn v. BlumsteinSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Bullock v. CarterSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- McDonald v. Board of Election Comm'rs of ChicagoSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Gaffney v. CummingsSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Thompson v. ColoradoCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2001
- Thompson v. State of ColoradoCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2001
- Pollard v. City of HartfordDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1982
- Thompson v. ColoradoCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2001
- Burrell v. NortonDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1974
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