Legal Opinion
Williams v. District of Columbia Board of Elections & Ethics
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided August 14, 2002No. 02-AA-854PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Per curiam
Anthony Williams, the Mayor of the District of Columbia, petitions for review of a decision of the District of Columbia Board of Elections and Ethics (the Board) denying him a place on the ballot for the Democratic mayoral primary election scheduled for September 10, 2002. 1 The Mayor’s principal argument before us is that the Board exceeded its authority in categorically excluding the signatures contained on nominating petitions allegedly circulated by three individuals, Scott Bishop, Sr., Scott Bishop, Jr., and Crystal Bishop. The Board’s disallowance of these signatures left Mayor Williams…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Buckley v. American Constitutional Law Foundation, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1999
- Mills v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1991
- Dankman v. District of Columbia Board of Elections & EthicsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1981
- Brousseau v. FitzgeraldArizona Supreme Court · 1984
- Weisberger v. CohenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1940
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3Cited by7 opinions
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