Legal Opinion
Kay v. Mills
District Court, E.D. Kentucky
Decided November 25, 1980No. 2:09-misc-00004PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
BERTELSMAN, District Judge.
STATEMENT OF FACTS
This action arises out of the attempt by Richard Kay, an announced candidate for the Democratic party nomination as President of the United States, to have his name placed on the ballot in the Kentucky Presidential Primary.
The Statutes of the Commonwealth of Kentucky allow candidates for the presidential nomination of political parties two ways to gain access to the primary ballot. The applicable statutes are:
K.R.S. 118.580 Nomination of candidates by state board of elections. — “The state board of elections shall convene in…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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- Yick Wo v. HopkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
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- Williams v. RhodesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
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