People v. Mayer

Opinion

ARMSTRONG, J.

The City of South Gate requires a candidate for the city council to be a registered voter of the city for 29 days before the election. One can be a registered voter of the city only if one is a resident of the city. Appellant badly wanted to be an elected member of the South Gate City Council. He was not, however, a resident of the city. To avoid the residency requirement, appellant arranged to use the address of a person who lived in the city as his mailing address. He signed under penalty of perjury papers required to qualify him as a candidate in three elections,…