Legal Opinion
Mississippi State Board of Election Commissioners v. Meredith
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided October 16, 1974No. 48466PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SUGG, Justice:
This is an appeal by the Mississippi State Board of Election Commissioners from an order of the Circuit Court of the First Judicial District of Hinds County. The court ordered the Board to place the name of James H. Meredith on the ballot for the general election to be held on November 5, 1974, as an independent candidate for the office of Representative in the Congress of the United States from the Fourth Congressional District.
On July 26, 1974, the Board denied Meredith’s petition to place his name on the ballot as an independent candidate for the office and on August 12,…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Storer v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Allen v. State Board of ElectionsSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Ruhr v. CowanMississippi Supreme Court · 1927
3Cited by5 opinions
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- Fanning v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1986
- Opinion of the Justices to the House of RepresentativesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
- MISS. ST. BD. OF ELECTION COM'RS v. MeredithMississippi Supreme Court · 1974
- Willie Wilson v. Delbert HosemannMississippi Supreme Court · 2016