Legal Opinion
Gilhool v. Chairman & Com'rs, Philadelphia Co. Bd. of Elec.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided March 2, 1970No. Civ. A. 69-2139PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
MASTERSON, District Judge.
Plaintiffs brought this action to enjoin the City of Philadelphia “from preparing or utilizing voting machines or ballots employing straight party voting levers for the offices of Councilman in the First and Seventh Councilmanic Districts in the special elections to be held in those Districts in Philadelphia on November 4, 1969, or from conducting the election in any other manner causing discrimination against independent candidates for Councilman, their supporters, or electors wishing to vote for such candidates.”
The plaintiffs are residents and…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- City of Cleveland v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Harley McLain v. Ben Meier, Secretary of State and Allen Olsen, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1979
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- Nelson v. RobinsonDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1974
- Ulland v. GroweSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1978
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