Legal Opinion
Anderson v. Ludgin
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided August 1, 1978PublishedCited by 87 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*546Speziale, J.
The primary issues raised on this appeal are whether the minority representation statute, General Statutes § 9-167a,1 applies to local legislative bodies such as the Hartford city council, and, if so, whether the statute, as applied, is unconstitutional.
The relevant facts are not in dispute: At the November 8, 1977 election, the voters of the city of *547Hartford elected, on an at-large basis, all nine members of the city conneil. The plaintiff, Jacqueline J. Anderson, an enrolled Republican, appeared on the ballot as a nominee of the Republican party for the position of member of the…
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