Legal Opinion
Rees v. Layton
California Court of Appeal
Decided April 21, 1970No. Docket Nos. 34935, 34947, 34997PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
SCHWEITZER, J.
Theses three cases present the identical question, the validity of section 91 of the Election Code of the City of Los Angeles, 1 and have therefore been consolidated for purposes of appellate review. Section 91 of the city’s Election Code provides in part: “A candidate who is running for the same elective office which he then holds shall have printed on the ballot, immediately underneath his name ... the words designating such elective office. . . . No candidate except an incumbent shall have any designation other than his name.” (Italics added.) As a result an…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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3Cited by24 opinions
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