Legal Opinion
Gaona v. Anderson
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 24, 1993No. 93-55145PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Per curiam
This lawsuit arises out of a special election scheduled to take place on March 2, 1993 in California state senate district 16 (“SD 16”).1 The election will fill the vacancy created when State Senator Don Rogers resigned from his SD 16 seat, to which he was elected in 1990.
California has 40 state senators who are elected to four-year staggered terms. Cal. Const., art. IV, sec. 2. Senators in the 20 even-numbered districts were elected in 1990; senators in the 20 odd-numbered districts were elected in 1992. Cal.Elec.Code § 30121. In 1991, when the Legislature failed to reach agreement on…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Thornburg v. GinglesSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Mario Lopez v. Margaret M. Heckler, Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
- Garza v. County of Los AngelesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
- Legislature v. ReineckeCalifornia Supreme Court · 1973
- Wilson v. EuCalifornia Supreme Court · 1992
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Colleton County Council v. McConnellDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 2002
- Gaona v. AndersonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1993