Stein ex rel. Stein v. State Administrative Board of Election Laws

The plaintiffs, minor residents of Maryland, brought an action in the District Court requesting that a three-judge court be convened to enjoin the enforcement of Article I, § 1 of the Constitution of Maryland and art. 33, §§ 3-4 and 3-5 of the Code of Maryland, which limit the franchise to persons twenty-one years of age or older, as it applies to the general election to be held in November 1970.1 The District Court denied the request and dismissed the complaint, holding that no question of substance was presented.

The plaintiffs have moved for an accelerated hearing because their case will be…