Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Maloney v. McCartney
West Virginia Supreme Court
Decided April 22, 1976No. 13697PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*515Neely, Justice:
This action in mandamus was brought to challenge the right of the respondent incumbent Governor to seek a third consecutive term as Chief Executive of this State. In November 1968 His Excellency the Governor of West Virginia, Arch A. Moore, Jr., was elected to his first term as Governor under W. Va. Const., Art. VII, §4 which provided:.. The Governor shall not be eligible to said office for the four years next succeeding the term for which he was elected.”1
In November 1970 the people of this State ratified an amendment to that section known popularly as the “Governors…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Dunn v. BlumsteinSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Williams v. RhodesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Bullock v. CarterSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Gordon v. LanceSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Constitutional Prohibitory AmendmentSupreme Court of Kansas · 1881
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3Cited by61 opinions
- Legislature v. EuCalifornia Supreme Court · 1991
- State v. CousanSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1996
- State Ex Rel. Barker v. ManchinWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1981
- State Ex Rel. Cohen v. ManchinWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1985
- State ex rel. Piccirillo v. City of FollansbeeWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1977
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