Greaves v. State Board of Elections of North Carolina

ORDER

DUPREE, Chief Judge.

This action is before the court on the parties’ cross motions for summary judgment. Plaintiffs seek a declaration that certain provisions of the election laws of North Carolina relating to independent candidates are unconstitutional and an injunction prohibiting enforcement of those laws. The facts are not in dispute and the case is ripe for disposition. 1 The court having found that plaintiffs are entitled to relief, their motion for declaratory and injunctive relief is granted.

Plaintiff Percy L. Greaves is a resident of New York who sought a position on the North…