Legal Opinion

O'HARA v. Wayne County Clerk

Michigan Court of Appeals

Decided March 7, 2000No. Docket 212199PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtSawyer, J.

The trial court granted summary disposition in favor of defendants on plaintiffs’ action for declaratory judgment. Plaintiffs now appeal, and we affirm.

Plaintiffs filed the instant action seeking to clarify certain voting rights with respect to the August 1998 primary election. Specifically, they sought to exclude *613Wayne County offices from the provisions of MCL 168.576; MSA 6.1576, which restricts voters to vote for candidates of only one party in a primary election, and to allow voters to vote for candidates from more than one party in the county races. Plaintiffs’ complaint further sought…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Line v. Board of Election CanvassersMichigan Supreme Court · 1908
  2. Ferency v. Secretary of StateMichigan Court of Appeals · 1991
  3. Lucas v. Wayne County Election CommissionMichigan Court of Appeals · 1985

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Hackel v. Macomb County CommissionMichigan Court of Appeals · 2012
  2. Practical Political Consulting, Inc. v. Secretary of StateMichigan Court of Appeals · 2010

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