SKAFTE v. ROREX

No. 27008.

553 P.2d 830 (1976)

Peter SKAFTE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Clela ROREX, Boulder County Clerk, Defendant-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

August 23, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jonathan B. Chase, Boulder, for plaintiff-appellant.

French & Riddle, Robert W. Stone, Boulder, for defendant-appellee.


PRINGLE, Chief Justice.

The appellant, Peter Skafte, a permanent resident alien, brought this suit in Boulder County District Court, seeking a declaratory judgment that the Colorado statutes which deny aliens the right to vote in school elections are unconstitutional. The appellant also sought appropriate injunctive relief. Specifically, the appellant claimed that such a limitation violates the Equal Protection Clause and Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment...

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