Jones v. Gill

On September 14, 1968, by letter dated September 13, the Peace and Freedom Party was duly informed by the Lieutenant Governor that the name of Eldridge Cleaver could not appear as a presidential candidate on the ballot as he was 33 years of age and did not meet the specific requirement of Article II, Section 1 of the United States Constitution.

He also informed the party by this letter that under Act 42, S.L.H. 1968, his office was required to make available to voters a special new resident’s ballot sixty days before the general election or by September 6, that he was already a week late under…