Legal Opinion
O. C. Taxpayers for Equal Rights, Inc. v. Mayor of Ocean City
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided July 13, 1977No. [No. 111, September Term, 1976.]PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtEldridge, J.
This case concerns the validity of charter amendments adopted by the Mayor and City Council of Ocean City, Maryland, which changed the qualifications for voters in the city elections.
When Ocean City was incorporated by Chapter 209 of the Acts of 1880, the voting franchise was extended not only to residents of the town, but also to certain non-residents owning an interest in Ocean City real estate. This franchise remained substantially unchanged through the next 95 years. Immediately prior to the adoption of the charter amendments at issue in this case, non-residents owning property with an…
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