Legal Opinion
Communist Party v. Austin
District Court, E.D. Michigan
Decided September 6, 1974No. Civ. 39798PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
Before O’SULLIVAN, Senior Circuit Judge, THORNTON, Senior District Judge, and DeMASCIO, District Judge. DeMASCIO, District Judge.
The Michigan Election Code [M.C.L. A. § 168.685] provides that a new or minor political party may obtain' ballot position by filing petitions bearing the signatures of qualified electors equal to 1% of the total vote cast for the successful candidate for Secretary of State. Having thus obtained ballot status, Michigan law further provides that when the “principal candidate” of such new or minor political party receives a vote equal to 1% of the…
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3Cited by2 opinions
- McCarthy v. AustinDistrict Court, W.D. Michigan · 1976
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