Legal Opinion
Minnesota Fifth Congressional District Independent-Republican Party v. State ex rel. Spannaus
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided August 8, 1980No. 50531PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WAHL, Justice.
The question for our decision is whether Minn.Stat. § 202A.22, subd. l(m) (1978), which requires that any candidate filing for a partisan municipal office as an “Independent” state in his affidavit of candidacy “that he did not seek, does not intend to seek, and will not accept any party’s support for his candidacy,” violates First Amendment rights of political association and expression. We hold that it does and affirm the order of the Hennepin County District Court declaring Minn.Stat. § 202A.22, subd. l(m) (1978) unconstitutional and permanently enjoining its enforcement.
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