Legal Opinion
Touhey v. Donovan
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided October 28, 1960No. 38,217PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Knutson, Justice.
Plaintiff James Malcolm Williams was a candidate for nomination for the United States Senate on the Republican ticket at the primary election held on September 13, 1960. Plaintiff Dorothy E. Touhey is an independent voter in the State of Minnesota. By this action, both challenge the constitutionality of Minn. St. 203.35, subd. 7, which reads:
“The party ballot shall be headed by the words, ‘Consolidated Primary Election Ballot.’ Each political party shall have a separate ticket on the consolidated ballot, under which the names of all the candidates of the political party shall…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- First National Bank v. SargeantNebraska Supreme Court · 1902
- State Ex Rel. 25 Voters v. SelvigSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1927
- State ex rel. Gulden v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1902
- State ex rel. Nordin v. EricksonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1912
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Moe v. AlsopSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1970
- Johnson v. GroweSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1980
- Scoles v. HurdSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1967
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