Legal Opinion
Donohue v. Board of Elections of State of NY
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided December 7, 1976No. 76 C 2142PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Memorandum of Decision and Order
MISHLER, Chief Judge.
Plaintiffs, who include Republican and Conservative Party supporters of President Ford, and members of the Labor Party, bring this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983, 1985(3) and 1988 1 seeking an or der: (1) enjoining the Secretary of the State of New York and the Governor from certifying the Democratic Presidential electors; (2) declaring the Presidential election conducted in New York on November 2, 1976, null and void; and (3) directing that a new election be held. Plaintiffs allege that state officials, acting under the color of…
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