BARRY v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA BD. OF ELECTIONS

Civ. A. No. 78-127.

448 F.Supp. 1249 (1978)

Marion BARRY et al., Plaintiffs, v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA BOARD OF ELECTIONS AND ETHICS et al., Defendants, District of Columbia et al., Intervening Defendants.

United States District Court, District of Columbia.

April 14, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Albert J. Beveridge, III, Andrew E. Mishkin, Herbert O. Reid, Sr., Benny L. Kass, Washington, D. C., for plaintiffs.

Winfred R. Mundle, Gen. Counsel, Board of Elections & Ethics, James C. McKay, Jr., Asst. Corp. Counsel, Washington, D. C., for District of Columbia.

JePhunneh Lawrence, pro se.


MEMORANDUM

GESELL, District Judge.

Plaintiff Marion Barry is an at-large member of the Council of the District of Columbia seeking election in the fall as Mayor. Together with eight of his supporters, each a registered voter in one of the District's eight wards, he sues for a declaration and injunction voiding § 15(b) of the District of Columbia Election Act, as amended, D.C.Code § 1-1115(b) (Supp. IV 1977), on the grounds that it violates rights...

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