Legal Opinion
Manhattan State Citizens' Group, Inc. v. Bass
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided October 30, 1981No. 81 Civ. 5883 (GLG)PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GOETTEL, District Judge:
Under the New York Election Law, persons who have been adjudged incompetent, *1271or are involuntarily committed to a mental institution by court order, lose their right to vote. N.Y. Election Law § 5-106(6) (McKinney 1978) (“section 5-106(6)”). Plaintiff Manhattan State Citizens’ Group, Inc. (“Citizens’ Group”), a not-for-profit corporation, some of whose members are involuntarily committed patients of the Manhattan Psychiatric Center (“Manhattan State”), challenge the constitutionality of this statute on the grounds that it violates the Equal Protection and Due…
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