Legal Opinion
Paula Werme v. Stephen Merrill, Governor of New Hampshire
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided May 23, 1996No. 95-1982PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
We must determine in the course of this appeal whether New Hampshire overstepped constitutional bounds by denying a recognized third party the right, enjoyed by the state’s two most popular political parties, to have election inspectors and ballot clerks present at the polls on Election Day. We conclude, as did the district court, that the state’s statutory scheme passes constitutional muster.
I. BACKGROUND
The material facts are not in genuine dispute. In New Hampshire, as elsewhere, the Democratic and Republican parties dominate the political scene. Nevertheless, third…
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