Legal Opinion
Hammond v. Agran
California Court of Appeal
Decided December 9, 1999No. G024266PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
SILLS, P. J.
The narrow issue on which this case turns is the scope of the word “qualifications” as used in the Elections Code statute governing the content of candidates’ statements in voters’ pamphlets. (See Elec. Code, § 13307, formerly Elec. Code, § 10012.) It is now established that the word does not encompass attacks on one’s opponents. (See Clark v. Burleigh (1992) 4 Cal.4th 474, 488-489 [14 Cal.Rptr.2d 455, 841 P.2d 975].) But does it encompass a candidate’s ideas or platform'?
The answer is yes: The Legislature envisioned that a candidate’s ideas and views (as distinct from…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- People v. McPetersCalifornia Supreme Court · 1992
- MacLeod v. Tribune Publishing Co.California Supreme Court · 1959
- In Re AnastaploSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Clark v. BurleighCalifornia Supreme Court · 1992
- Scott v. Continental InsuranceCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1996
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Wasatch Property Management v. DegrateCalifornia Supreme Court · 2005
- Californians for Alternatives to Toxics v. California Department of Pesticide RegulationCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2006
- Hammond v. AgranCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2002
- People v. CostellaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2017
- HORNEFF v. City and County of San FranciscoCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2003
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