Legal Opinion
Atkin v. Onondaga County Board of Elections
New York Court of Appeals
Decided June 7, 1972PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtScileppi, J.
Petitioners, who first became county residents in September, 1971, sought to register for the November 2, 1971 general election, but were refused registration because they would not have been residents of Onondaga County for three *404months prior to election day (see N. Y. Const., art. II § 1; Election Law, § 150). This proceeding under section 331 of the Election Law, challenging the 90-day New York durational residency requirement followed.
Though the States have the recognized authority to establish the conditions under which the right to vote may be exercised (see, e.g., Evans v. Cornman, 398…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Shapiro v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Dunn v. BlumsteinSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Shelton v. TuckerSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Bullock v. CarterSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Kramer v. Union Free School District No. 15Supreme Court of the United States · 1969
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Tucker v. ToiaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1976
- Ramey v. RockefellerDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1972
- Jarmel v. PutnamSupreme Court of Colorado · 1972
- Echevarria v. CareyDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1975
- Hunter v. City of New YorkNew York Supreme Court · 1976
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