Legal Opinion
McClendon v. Slater
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided August 19, 1976No. 49974PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DOOLIN, Justice.
To what extent may this sovereign state regulate the presidential election process by its election laws ?
The petitioners in this matter, who seek mandamus directed to the Secretary of the State Election Board to place them on the *776general election ballot of November 1976, suggest that no regulation is permissible. They submit that the power to regulate and legislate as to rules concerning presidential electors has been reserved in the people under the Ninth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States and Art. V, § 1 of the Constitution of the State of Oklahoma.
They also…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Williams v. RhodesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- McPherson v. BlackerSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- McCarthy v. SlaterSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1976
- Lillard v. CordellSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1948
- State ex rel. Beeson v. MarshNebraska Supreme Court · 1948
3Cited by10 opinions
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- State Ex Rel. Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation v. WarrenSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1998
- Unit Petroleum Co. v. Oklahoma Water Resources BoardSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1995
- Arutunoff v. Oklahoma State Election BoardCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1982
- Arutunoff v. Oklahoma State Election BoardCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1982
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