Legal Opinion
De La Rosa v. United States
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided January 20, 1994No. Civ. 91-2506(RLA)PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
ACOSTA, District Judge.
This is an action filed by residents of Puerto Rico who wish to vote for the President and the Vice President of the United States. Some of the plaintiffs have always resided in Puerto Rico and have never participated in presidential elections. Others had exercised their right to vote while residing in a state of the union but have become ineligible because of their change of residence to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The complaint alleges that the inability to vote in the presidential elections violates their constitutional rights and seeks…
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