Legal Opinion
Appeal of McDonough
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided February 11, 2003No. 2002-814PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtNadeau, J.
The petitioner, Peter McDonough, appeals a decision of the New Hampshire Ballot Law Commission (BLC) affirming the New Hampshire Secretary of State’s certification' of his opponent, John Coughlin, as the winner of the November 5,2002 election for Hillsborough County Attorney. McDonough also asks us to exercise our original jurisdiction to address his constitutional concerns about New Hampshire straight ticket voting laws. While this appeal was pending, we temporarily *107enjoined Coughlin from taking the oath of office. See RSA 653:10 (1996). We vacate the injunction and affirm.
I. Background
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2Cases cited19 opinions
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