Farrakhan v. Gregoire
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM Opinion; Concurrence by Judge THOMAS; Concurrence by Judge GRABER.
OPINION
2Per curiam
Washington’s constitution denies the right to vote to “[a]ll persons convicted of infamous crime unless restored to their civil rights.” Wash. Const, art. VI, § 3. An “infamous crime” is one that’s “punishable by death ... or imprisonment in a state correctional facility.” Wash. Rev. Code § 29A.04.079. Washington has disenfranchised felons since 1866, four years before the Fifteenth Amendment was ratified. Territorial Law of 1866, Rem. & Bal. Code § 4755.
Plaintiffs claim that the state’s felon…
Also in this document: Concurrence.
3Cases cited16 opinions
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- Allen v. State Board of ElectionsSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
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