Legal Opinion
Michael Schaefer v. Mischelle Townsend, Registrar of Voters, County of Riverside Bill Jones, Secretary of State, State of California
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 20, 2000No. 98-55718PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
O’SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge:
We must decide whether California may require that candidates for the United States House of Representatives reside in the state when filing nomination papers, as distinguished from when elected.
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Michael Schaefer, a Nevada resident, sought to file as a candidate in the special Congressional election of April 7, 1998 to fill the vacancy for the 44th Congressional District of California. The seat was previously held by the late Congressman Sonny Bono who died while in office. Mischelle Townsend, the Registrar of Voters for Riverside County, refused to give Schaefer…
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