Board of Election Commissioners v. Knight
Indiana Supreme Court
From Marion Superior Court (126a) John J. Rockford, Judge. Suit by William W. Knight against the Board of Election Commissioners of the city of Indianapolis and others. From a decree for complainant, the defendants appeal.
1Concurrence
*126Concurring Opinion.
Lairy, J.
— This appeal calls in. question the validity of an act of the general assembly of this state approved February 28, 1917, which purports to extend to women possessing certain qualifications as to age, citizenship and residence, the right to vote at certain elections and for certain officers therein specified, including the right to vote at elections to be held in cities and towns for the election of municipal officers. The validity of the act is challenged,' in so far as it purports to grant to women the right to vote for municipal officers of cities and towns, on…
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- Beauchamp v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1842
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