Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Hamilton
California Supreme Court
Decided October 27, 1975No. L.A. 30401PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
RICHARDSON, J.
This case invites our inquiry into an area that has been well illuminated by several recent opinions of this court. The issue presented is the constitutionality of two provisions of the Charter of the City of Long Beach which impose residence requirements upon candidates for city office. We have concluded that the provisions are invalid as violative of the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
Petitioner was a candidate for City Councilman of Long Beach at a primary nominating election held March 18, 1975, and, if successful, would have been a candidate at…
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