Legal Opinion
Golden v. Clark
New York Court of Appeals
Decided October 23, 1990PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*622OPINION OF THE COURT
Simons, J.
This appeal questions whether the voters of New York City may adopt a Charter provision that requires high city officers to forego certain political offices as a qualification for holding public office. Plaintiffs, various City and political party officials, voters and political parties, instituted this action asserting that the provision, section 2604 (b) (15) of the New York City Charter,1 deprives them of their fundamental rights under the State Constitution, that it does so without compelling justification and that it is, therefore, void. Defendants are the…
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