Legal Opinion
Consumer Party v. Davis
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided February 12, 1986No. Civ. A. 85-0836PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FINDINGS OF FACT and CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
SHAPIRO, District Judge.
This action is before the court following a final hearing. The court’s earlier order granting the plaintiffs preliminary relief was vacated by the Court of Appeals on November 27, 1985, 778 F.2d 140. Plaintiffs contend that Act 190, 25 P.S. § 2872.1 (“Act 190”), enacted by the Pennsylvania General Assembly to solve the “ballot clutter” problem in Democratic Party primary elections in Philadelphia is unconstitutional as applied to the Consumer Party and its members. Act 190 markedly increased the number of signatures necessary to…
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