Legal Opinion
Van Berkel v. Power
New York Court of Appeals
Decided July 9, 1965PublishedCited by 161 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Chief Judge Desmond.
The appeal 'comes directly to this court (CPLR 5601, subd. [b], par. 2) from a Supreme Court judgment which declared “ unconstitutional and null and void ” section 150 of the State Election Law and section 1 of article II of the State Constitution, insofar as they demand in the case of naturalized citizens an additional 90-day delay period before first vote. The New York State constitutional provision so invalidated makes eligible for voting every citizen of the age of 21 years “ who shall have been a citizen for ninety days ” (besides specifying for all citizens time…
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3Cited by161 opinions
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