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TASHJIAN v. REPUBLICAN PARTY OF CONNECTICUT

No. 85-766.

479 U.S. 208 (1986)

TASHJIAN, SECRETARY OF STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. REPUBLICAN PARTY OF CONNECTICUT ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided December 10, 1986

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elliot F. Gerson, Special Assistant Attorney General of Connecticut, argued the cause for appellant. With him on the briefs were Joseph I. Lieberman, Attorney General, and Barney Lapp, Daniel R. Schaefer, and Henry S. Cohn, Assistant Attorneys General.

David S. Golub argued the cause and filed a brief for appellees.*

Stephen E. Gottlieb filed a brief for James MacGregor Burns et al. as amici curiae urging affirmance.

Bruce A. Morrison, pro se, filed a brief for Senator Christopher J. Dodd et al. as amici curiae.

JUSTICE MARSHALL delivered the opinion of the Court.

Appellee Republican Party of the State of Connecticut (Party) in 1984 adopted a Party rule which permits independent voters — registered voters not affiliated with any political party — to vote in Republican primaries for federal and statewide offices. Appellant Julia Tashjian, the Secretary of the State of Connecticut, is charged with the administration of the State's election statutes, which include...

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