Legal Opinion
Rimarcik v. Johansen
District Court, D. Minnesota
Decided February 4, 1970No. 4-69 Civil 216PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM DECISION
MILES W. LORD, District Judge:
This case raises the . issue of whether a provision in a state statute requiring a 55% favorable vote for adoption of an amendment to a home rule charter is unconstitutional as violative of the Equal Protection Clause. The statute in question is Chapter 1027, § 2, Laws of Minnesota 1969, which provides that any provisions in a home rule charter which prohibit the sale of intoxicating liquor or wine in certain areas shall not be amended or removed unless a proposition to that effect received 55% of the votes cast. For reasons which follow, we…
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