Legal Opinion
Allen v. Merrell
Utah Supreme Court
Decided December 15, 1956No. 8589PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CROCKETT, Justice.
Preston Allen, an American Indian residing on the Uintah Indian Reservation in Duchesne County, Utah, instituted original proceedings in this court, for himself and others similarly situated, seeking a writ to compel the defendant, Porter Merrell, County Clerk, to issue him a ballot and permit him to vote.
The refusal of the defendant, Merrell, to give plaintiff a ballot was based on the definition of “resident” as a qualification to vote contained in Par. 11, Sec. 20-2-14, U. C.A.1953, which reads:
“Any person living upon any Indian or military reservation shall not be deemed…
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