Boesch v. Democratic State Central Committee

I respectfully dissent from the majority opinion which results in decreeing Representative Boesch ineligible as a candidate in the Democratic Primary Election to the House of Representatives from the 103rd Representative District because of his failure to meet the two-year residency requirement by reason of the reapportionment decree of the U. S. District Court.

This court granted writs of certiorari and mandamus to review the failure by the trial judge1 to grant a devolutive appeal while denying a suspensive appeal from the decision enjoining the Secretary of State from printing a ballot…