Legal Opinion

Pendleton v. District of Columbia Board of Elections & Ethics

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided August 2, 1982No. 79-1270PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MACK, Associate Judge:

Petitioner, an unsuccessful write-in candidate for an Advisory Neighborhood Commission seat in the November 1979 election, successfully appealed from a decision of the Board of Elections and Ethics which credited two contested write-in votes to interve-nor De Long Harris, Jr. and certified him winner of the election by a one-vote margin. See Pendleton v. District of Columbia Board of Elections and Ethics, D.C.App., 433 A.2d 1102 (1981) (per curiam) (reversing Board of Elections decision which credited write-in ballot marked “Mr. Long” to inter-venor, declaring election a…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Southern Pacific Terminal Co. v. Interstate Commerce CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1911
  2. Citizens Ass'n of Georgetown, Inc. v. District of Columbia Zoning CommissionDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
  3. Solomon Feldman, Jr. v. State Board of Law ExaminersCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1971
  4. Jameson's Liquors, Inc. v. District of Columbia Alcoholic Beverage Control BoardDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
  5. Sartin v. Barlow Ex Rel. SmithMississippi Supreme Court · 1944

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. Nova University v. Educational Institution Licensure CommissionDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1984
  2. Atchison v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1991
  3. Hessey v. BurdenDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1992
  4. Cooper v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1991
  5. Walker v. LutherCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1987

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